August 18, 2007 • Print This Post

Hello Everyone!

Okay, I just so totally disappeared this summer.  Not just from The Midnight Hour, but pretty much from everywhere and everyone.  Except for from my kid.  I did take her along–she’s five, so she gets a little anxious if I vanish on her. :)

I was at my parent’s place in Maine for several weeks–which means no internet, no cell, even a limited long distance plan on their house phone.  You know, at first, it was just awful.  I felt so disconnected from the rest of the world.  I literally checked my cell phone several times a day–knowing full well that I didn’t have service.  No, really, I did.

But after the initial shock–and there was even this awful irritable and testy phase like giving up caffeine or smoking–anyway, after the first unpleasant shock, I really enjoyed the sense of freedom that having none of these devices gave me.  I did a few things I haven’t done in a long time.  I worked on my WIP using a pen and paper.  Long hand, yes I know, it’s crazy.  I allowed myself to read for pleasure, with no guilt that I should be doing something else.  I took long walks to think about my story ideas.  I taught my daughter to swim and how to catch frogs.  Sometimes I just floated on the lake in an innner tube and listened to the loons (water fowl–not my relatives).  It really was lovely.

But that all being said, it is nice to get back to my beloved DSL and T-Mobile, too.  I feel back in the loop.  But my trip did give me a lot of time to just relax and think and create.  I feel calm and happy.  And I feel like writing, which is always a good thing.

Did anyone else do anything this summer that helped them relax?  Please tell me I wasn’t the only one to give up technology cold turkey? 

 

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