The convenience factor

I know its been forever since I blogged....and honestly today's blog is out of guilt as so many of my friends have commented on missing my blog, but I knew I needed to get back at it as writing is one of my favorite (and easiest) ways of self expression!

So honestly, here's what happened with the blog......my convenience to blog was taken away! Yep, that's right, taken away. And quite frankly, we are a society of convenience....think about it. We can pretty much get anything we want through a drive-up or ordering it online to be delivered! If I had my way, I'd order my groceries to be delivered as well and never have to fight the crowd! Most days, if I'm out and about and want something to drink.....I'm looking for the closest drive-thru. I even have a drive-up dry cleaner! My prescriptions come through a window, my banking comes down a little tube....if I even have to go to the bank because of course all of our banking is direct deposit or online! And my blogging.....well, my blogging was done from the comfort of my own couch, on my laptop, snug and content in my own little home. So what changed? I had to give back my laptop! YEP....give it back! Long story short, it was a company laptop and they finally decided to reimburse me rather than allow me to keep this luxury as I had been downsized! Now....along with giving back this luxury came the promise of a new one....however, here I am still 2 1/2 months later....laptopless....typing away at the inconvenience of the PC (yes.....we are PCs, not macs!)at the desk in the office! Three whole rooms away from the convenience and comfort of my couch!!! The craziness of it all....it seems almost barbaric quite frankly......I feel so antiquated....embarrassed really, having to type on a keyboard connected to a CPU while looking at a monitor and not using the sleekness and compact convenience provided for in my laptop.......appalling really!

It's amazing how not having my laptop has affected my life....and probably for the better my husband would say! It seems so inconvenient to sit down at the desk most days that I have almost kicked my Facebook addiction!!! I KNOW.....crazy huh? I don't' waste my day away looking for treasured "wins" on eBay and I've gotten so terrible at checking my email people are actually calling me on the TELEPHONE to make sure I know whats going on in the outside world!!! STOP THE MADNESS!!!

So there you have it........it has been "inconvenient" for me to blog! It seems so crazy as I type this to admit this really is THE reason I haven't blogged for so long. I LOVE to blog.....writing is a release for me, very enjoyable and I can literally get lost in my writing....but I gave all that pleasure up just because society tells me I should not have to get off of my couch, out of my car or have human contact for anything these days! Sad....very very sad. So today is my new leaf! I am blogging again.....from the inconvenience of the office chair three rooms away from my fabulous suede couch and TV hanging from the wall.....(because it was inconveniently in the way on the sofa table it's prior self sat on!)

What enjoyment have you denied yourself lately because society says you shouldn't have to do anything that's not "convenient" for you? Get off the couch and bust out.....today's the day!

I'm off to grocery shop......in a real store!

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