Constant Contact

So it seems my life has been consumed over the past six days by the fact that I cannot find my cell phone. Initially I thought, oh I just left it downstairs. I'll hear it if it rings. Well I hadn't heard anything or seen it for a few days. Then I realized, hey wait a minute, I haven't seen or heard it for a few days...So I ran thru my week in my head of when I last had it and where I went. I put together that I last had it Wednesday night after swimming. After that, no idea...

Sunday I tore apart the house cleaning and looking for it. No success. How can I lose my phone? Argh. While I do not like the fact that I can be reached 24 hours a day because of our phone accessibility...I am also bothered by the fact that I cannot find my phone anywhere. I looked under cushions, under furniture, in coat pockets, on closet floors. I just cannot find it. I called the YMCA and the coffee shop we went to on Thursday. No one has it. Where in the world can it be? I am even starting to lose sleep over this darned thing.

I did not think to call work to check in if they needed help. I just figured, I didn't hear from anyone so they must be okay. I told them to text me if they needed help, and apparently they did. I feel horrible. But then again, why can't people still call at home. I understand why people don't have an answering machine now or screen calls. I am tired of the way others can reach you 24/7 and have come to expect you to be able to reach you 24/7. I do not always have my cell phone at my side and do not like how people expect you to have 24/7 access. I like having private time and just to get a little alone time. I want to help where I can but also want to have my alone time. I guess this is once again about finding that balance in life.

Here's hoping that I either find my phone or can get the used one I am supposed to pick up tomorrow after work, working tomorrow.