Monday, January 4, 2021

Notifications, do you hear what I hear?

I confess, I've got this obsession when it comes to notifications, sounds and haptics. I'm so bothered by all the noises apps make that I keep my phone on silent. 

The rings and clicks just drive me crazy.

Sound crazy, I probably am.

I don't need to know every time I get an email or response from Facebook or Instagram or a text by a ring, the little red bubble is notification enough.

Now with the husbands phone, not that he is on social media because he's not, rings and dings at every other little thing. 

I'm not dogging him I know I'm the odd man out in this department and since his phone is his business it's more of a necessity for him but at night.... when its sitting on the charger and we're in bed....I can't sleep.

With the volume on high, I hear every notification while he's snoozing away.

Well, in the interest of a good nights sleep and just before I retire, I've made it a habit of turning the volume of his phone on silent.

It works splendidly and so does my slumber.

One night, about after a week of turning his phone down, we were tucked in, I remembered I forgot to take care of the nightly ritual I popped out of bed and mentioned to the husband, " I'll be right back!"

(His phone charger is in the living room )

When I returned he asked what I did so I told him what I've been doing for the last week.

He started to laugh, "I thought my phone was shutting down automatically."

Every morning when he would retrieve his phone off the charger he noticed it was on silent.

I'm like, "Nope it was just me, I'm your auto shutdown.  I just can't sleep with all the sounds your phone makes."

 "What if there's an emergency?"

Honey, if you can sleep through your notifications, then it's not an emergency and it can wait til morning.





Saturday, January 2, 2021

Happy New Year!!

It's finally here, the long awaited 2021. 

Everyone is so ready to put 2020 behind them and with everything going on in the world, the riots, the virus the politics, shutting down of businesses, wearing masks, no large gatherings, closed schools and everything else it's enough to drive one crazy.

But I gotta say in our little family bubble 2020 wasn't all that bad. 
 Looking back at the blessings we received:

No one got sick, our first granddaughter Elsie Shea was born and our youngest son George was able to work from home which was huge since his wife had a cesarean and needed extra care. 

 Our oldest son Emerson left the police and was able to work at home full time with his embroidery/silk screen business in their new house they recently built and his boys were able to be baptized.

Our middle son Derek has stayed busy with his employment and we moved to the farm to be closer to the horses and to live a simple life.

Not to say I'm not excited to see what this new year has to offer, but I'm certainly thankful for what we already have.


 May all your dreams, hopes and resolutions come true in this new chapter of your life and cheers to a healthy new year!