Society Is Spoiled

     Yesterday we had a power outage around noon. It lasted only an hour and a half, but I can't believe how bored I became in such a short time. My eyes were definitely opened to how much we depend on electricity; me and society in general.

     I work from home, so no power means no work. At first, I thought this was awesome and I was glad to have an unavoidable break (we are so busy right now with tax season right around the corner). Boy was I wrong! I quickly remembered that no power means no internet when I tried to check my email; and no internet means there's not a lot I can do. I felt a little helpless and extremely frustrated. Sad, I know.

     I can't tell you how many times in those 90 minutes that I flipped on a light switch when I entered a room...Every...Single...Time. With this down time I thought, I'll get dinner started. Nope. I'll just watch some TV/Netflix. Nope. I'll work on some Shutterfly projects. Nope. Everything I came up with, I couldn't do because nothing works without electricity.

     I've decided that we have evolved into a spoiled society. We depend way too much on electricity and the internet to preoccupy our time. I need to fix this in my life. I need to be able to last longer than 90 short minutes before becoming bored out of my mind.

     Luckily, after about half an hour of trying to figure out what was happening, I walked to the mailbox and there was a letter from my brother! So I wrote him back since you don't need electricity for that! It was so good to hear from him and to know how great he's doing. Only about a month left before graduation. I'm so proud of him!

     Anyway, today the power went out again. Same time and everything. But this time, I used the time wisely instead of being bored with "nothing" to do. I rough drafted this blog post, did a little workout, cleaned the bathroom and kitchen, and read my book. Don't let electricity and technology run your life; take back control!

xoxo