Writing Wednesday - My collection

Do you collect something when you travel?  Do you buy a post card and keep it for yourself as a souvenir of the places you visited?  Do you take lots of photo but it ends in a big file in your computer?  Do you make one of those special books to organize the hundreds of photos taken during your trip?  If you recall from one of my post, I have seen many countries as part of my work.  During those trips, I didn't really want to collect anything that would just end up as clutter or something that will be too hard to part with.  The easiest item for me was to collect pens from the hotel that I stayed.  Most of them has the name of the city and country.  I actually don't use these pens as they are just my collection.

My pen holder is full but it's just right because I have stopped collecting.

Truthful Thursday - Love my new phone

Two years ago I bought my first smart phone - Samsung Fascinate 3g.  I was very happy with this phone except when the battery started acting up all because I dropped the phone in the toilet last December 26.  Jeff bought me a new battery and it was a bit better that my old one but it still did not last the full day.  This week Jeff checked to see if we are all eligible to upgrade to a new phone since we are on a family plan, we decided to wait until everyone was eligible.  It was this week that we found out that we are all eligible and that the phone we wanted were in stock at the store.  Jeff and my MIL both got the Droid Razr Maxx 4G and I went with the Samsung Galaxy S III in white.  Because I love how the Samsung operates and I am more familiar since my old phone was a Samsung.  We kept our plan and you will be happy to know that I have the same number and I can call all my friends in Canada for free.  Since I have been sewing a lot lately, I decided to sew a case for my new phone.  While I was in the mood, I also made an earbud holder for my daughter. 

Ear buds holder

Smart phone case for my new GS3 below

Sad Saturday - Still No Cell Phone

Just sitting the living room today trying to rest in the hopes that my cold will go away.  I forgot to tell you that my doctor prescribed an inhaler to help relieve the coughing and the whizzing.  It's new year's eve and we will just be staying in because I am still not feeling 100%.  I feel bad because I haven't had a chance to take my sister around or do some mega shopping.  Actually she did not mind because the shopping she did after Christmas filled up her luggage.

Now the big dilemma - 6 days and counting - still no cell phone.  It would be easier if I can just go to Verizon and get a new phone, but I think since my phone is on a 2 year contract, I cannot buy a new phone without paying an arm and a leg.  The family plan we have with Verizon is really good so I have to stick with it.  Oh bother - I guess I have to be patient and wait until Jeff tells me what we have to do.  Hopefully my family and friends will know how to contact me, it's really just another New Year's eve.

Just a quick note:  A million thanks to my husband for doing the quadruple by pass on my cell phone, it is now recovering successfully.  It might take a couple more days before it is back to normal.  What a nice new year's eve gift!

Truthful Thursday - Missing My Fascinate

This is my third day without my phone and I am truly missing it.  Hopefully no one is trying to get a hold of me and if so, then I am sure they would know how to get a hold of my husband or my home number.

Yesterday morning when I had to take some rice to cook for our breakfast, I saw my phone so lonely in the rice canister.  It did not make any noise because the battery is out.  Maybe today we can check it to see of it will start working again.  I am not really sure what the next step will be if the phone still won't work.

I am glad that Jeff has a new Kindle Fire because at least he does not mind sharing it with me so I can play Angry Birds or the new game I am getting addicted to is called Crossword Lite.  It is so much fun and sometimes we play it as a group so everyone contributes to finishing the game.

For those of you who are following my blog, please be patient with me being without a phone.  Maybe this inconvenience is good lesson for me to really take good care of my phone.

Worry Wednesday - We are sick

Why am I sick - I believe I picked up some cold and since I have been just going going going for the past few days since my sister arrived, now I am house bound laying in the couch and all bundled up.  I am just lucky to have a husband and my MIL taking my sister around to do some shopping.  Maybe after a couple of days rest, I should be able to get my body rejuvenate and re energized.

Then you are probably asking who else is sick.  OMG - it's my cell phone.  On boxing day during our open house, I decided to put my phone in my back pocket.  Since we have been really busy, I forgot about my phone being in my back pocket.  I really had to stop and use the bathroom.  The rest is history.  My cell phone is currently sitting inside my rice canister hoping that it will absorb all the moisture from my phone.  I am not stressing about it because it's all my fault and no one else.  There are other things in life that is more important, like getting better.  I wonder what kind of phone will I buy next just in case my current phone does not get better and have to bury it.

 

Maybe this will be my next phone if I can afford it or if we can cut a deal with Verizon since I still have one year left on our contract.  This could be costly.  I am just hoping that after 2 days of my cell phone being stored in my rice jar that it will actually work.  My niece googled info about it and some of the reviews were advising doing this process.  I am keeping my fingers crossed and hope for the best.