My love-hate affair with electronics

My commitment to electronics has definitely shifted. I panicked today when my iPhone was refusing to charge. What would I do on my trip with no phone? My connections to the world were now dependent on that phone working.

A year ago I would have laughed at someone with this problem, still keeping everyone’s phone number in my head and seldom turning on my cell phone.

But obviously things have changed.

I confessed to having dropped my phone yesterday and wondered if the battery had been damaged. My husband suggested we try charging it again, and if that didn’t work we would go to the Apple store to either replace the battery or buy a new phone. When the charging didn’t work, he simply turned it off and on again and VOILA! a fully charged battery. Go figure.

I hope that is the end of my phone worries because I definitely need that phone on my SF trip. I now know how to power it off if necessary and I know how to put it in “airplane mode” when flying.

My bags really are packed now, as is my breakfast (which I hope they won’t take away from me). I have my joint replacement card ready to show the security people so I don’t set the alarm off on their machine with my titanium hip. I’ve brushed the cobwebs off my cool cane, which I am taking along to help me get up and down the SF hills.

The only remaining challenge is getting up at 3:15 am to drive to BWI in the middle of the night. Once I’m there, I will breathe a sigh of relief and know the trip is ON!