December 20, 2011
New Year's Resolution #2
Unplug at work....get more done! Check and Check!! Not one email in my inbox, emails that need to be kept filed away. Productivity, I am hot on your trail! An incoming email will no longer take precedence over what I am already doing because I don't know it is there until I check for it...when I have actually completed whatever it is that I am working on. If it's an emergency, call me or stop by...don't email me! It's nice to only check my email at 8AM, 1PM and 4:30PM...so much time to get things done UNINTERRUPTED. I turned off all notifications on my phone too!
December 19, 2011
12 Days of Facebook
I am deactivating my Facebook account for 2012...my New Year's Resolution and hypothesis that I am not going to be missing anything by doing so. I am going to spend the time I spent on Facebook ACTUALLY connecting with my friends and being present when they are right in front of me instead.
December 15, 2011
iPad for Christmas
I am a bit alarmed at the number of "iPads for Christmas" I have heard for a child...a child under the age of 5 at that! Seriously, $600 on a Christmas present for a toddler. Ok...those big swingset things, tree houses, huge doll houses...well, anything from Pottery Barn! I guess it's not that out of the ordinary for some people but it is for me. I realize that some people are just using their toddler as an excuse to get an iPad for it's "educational" purposes and books.
Even if you do have $600 to spend on your toddler this Christmas, let me advocate for an iTouch instead. I "throw" my iTouch in my purse. I would never "throw" an iPad in my purse. Trevor has dropped my iTouch in the street...it got a mild response but nothing compared to how I would feel when that iPad hit the floor. I don't know about your toddler but mine would watch Thomas and Friends or Yo Gabba Gabba on a postage stamp if it meant he got to watch a video, so selling the screen size doesn't fly.
A good friend once advised to NEVER get the on board entertainment system in your vehicle. Her daughter would just want a video every single time she got in the car...and who wants to do that? Also, when on vacation...do you really want to sit in the car in your PJ's so that your little darling can zone out to Dora in the morning. The whole point of baby crack is so that you can actually shower or have a minute to yourself. You can't do that if your kid is watching a video in the hotel parking lot. The iTouch props nicely between the headrest and the seatback...you just need one of those grippy covers on it and leather seats help but...you get the idea!
If I really tried to convince myself that it would be so great to have award winning, color illustrated, portable and eco friendly books with me all the times....I would get a Kindle Fire for Trevor. The sustainability thing is an attractive incentive. But, what about growing up...going to the library? Having that book return deadline to spur on your passion for getting through a book and being responsible to bring it back...and they are FREE! How else can you spend an afternoon with your kid doing something totally free and walk out the door with something to show for it?
If you already bought your toddler an iPad for Christmas...that is really cool because the iPad is truly VERY COOL (not even being snarky here!). The Monster At the End Of This Book APP is really fun, totally worth $3.99. But, if you are like me and have an iTouch that you share with your little munchkin...that APP is available for you micro screen peeps!
Even if you do have $600 to spend on your toddler this Christmas, let me advocate for an iTouch instead. I "throw" my iTouch in my purse. I would never "throw" an iPad in my purse. Trevor has dropped my iTouch in the street...it got a mild response but nothing compared to how I would feel when that iPad hit the floor. I don't know about your toddler but mine would watch Thomas and Friends or Yo Gabba Gabba on a postage stamp if it meant he got to watch a video, so selling the screen size doesn't fly.
A good friend once advised to NEVER get the on board entertainment system in your vehicle. Her daughter would just want a video every single time she got in the car...and who wants to do that? Also, when on vacation...do you really want to sit in the car in your PJ's so that your little darling can zone out to Dora in the morning. The whole point of baby crack is so that you can actually shower or have a minute to yourself. You can't do that if your kid is watching a video in the hotel parking lot. The iTouch props nicely between the headrest and the seatback...you just need one of those grippy covers on it and leather seats help but...you get the idea!
If I really tried to convince myself that it would be so great to have award winning, color illustrated, portable and eco friendly books with me all the times....I would get a Kindle Fire for Trevor. The sustainability thing is an attractive incentive. But, what about growing up...going to the library? Having that book return deadline to spur on your passion for getting through a book and being responsible to bring it back...and they are FREE! How else can you spend an afternoon with your kid doing something totally free and walk out the door with something to show for it?
If you already bought your toddler an iPad for Christmas...that is really cool because the iPad is truly VERY COOL (not even being snarky here!). The Monster At the End Of This Book APP is really fun, totally worth $3.99. But, if you are like me and have an iTouch that you share with your little munchkin...that APP is available for you micro screen peeps!
Yo Gabba Gabba LIVE!
We had such a great time with our familiar friends. It was just like any other concert...you are so excited when they play one of your favorite songs..."I Love Bugs!" Click HERE for more pics.December 11, 2011
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