It's Time For a Diet

Last night at the Maria Shriver event, fellow SV Moms blogger and start up lawyer, Linsey K was teasing me about checking my five email accounts on my iphone.  She was right.  I was embarrassed.  Instead of using the great night to chat with the 60 some fascinating women who were also there, my head was down checking email as if anything so important happened in the last hour that I couldn't address later that night or the next day.  The live social networking was much better than checking my email which I was going to do again about ten more times later.  I put my phone down and met some fantastic fellow bloggers.  New to the group but an avid reader, it was great to put faces with the blogs.  I felt as if I already knew some of the stories behind these women. 

So lesson learned, put down addictive piece of technology and talk to people live.

  I recently wrote on my truly unhealthy obsession with technology.  My daughter looks so sad every time she seems me pick up my phone these days. Work has becoming overwhelming and as I try to spend time with my girls instead of just letting someone else watch them, I am doing a disservice to work, my kids and myself.  A couple of days ago, I read a post on Citymama.com that inspired me to change things up.  The highlight for me was " Now that I am working again, I am doing it right this time. No more trying to juggle working at home only to make everyone miserable and cranky. Me because of the constant interruptions, the girls because they want to play not be ignored."  I am cranky and short with my exquisite little girl, BooBoo, and feeling guiltier each day that I am not spending enough time with Giggles, who much to my surprise turned eight months old last week.  Where did the time go?  Am I missing it all? 

I am MISERABLE and CRANKY! And, no, it is not PMS.  I miss my kids, my hubby, myself.  Am I doing too much? Of course.  But the big issue is that I can't let go of my technology, so I never get a break.  Last week I went to Monterey for two days.  I had my phone with me, but blissfully left it in the hotel most of the time and I felt so much more relaxed.  My kids were happy, I was happy, and my hubby was thrilled to have me back.  So even as I type this sitting in bed with my 8 month old passed out across me and my iphone on my nightstand, I hereby declare that I am going on my first ever diet - a technology diet. 

Diet Goals:

1. When I am with my kids, the phone will be left in my bag or at home and only used to answer phone calls of absolute importance.
2. No more than two hours of laptop time a day
3. Go to work and let the kids play so they get the attention they deserve and need
4. Leave my phone at home on date night - we always have my hubby's
5. No more Twitter unless have something truly interesting to say

I think that is enough for now.  What diet does your life need?