Our house isn’t exactly baby proof. Sure, we’ve
tried to put general safety precautions in place, but every now and then we
find a safety hazard that slipped through the cracks.
For
instance, I usually keep my computer on the
kitchen table where I have quick and easy access to it all day. I like to check
facebook pretty much constantly, and it's a good place to sit and take my
numerous little breaks during the day. Of course, my quick breaks usually turn
into 20-30 minute breaks in which Rooster smashes his fingers in the
cabinet, dumps the dirty clothes on the floor, and smears leftover banana
pieces all over the floor.
It
really isn't the greatest system, but it worked for us.
At
lest until last Saturday. Saturday afternoon my sweet boy decided to yank the
computer cord out of the wall, get it tangled around his foot (while
trying to play with an electrical outlet that is now childproofed), and
bring my computer smashing into the kitchen floor inches from his head.
Yes, I know he
could have gotten seriously hurt. Yes, I know it was totally my fault.
Why am I telling
you this? Because you need to
know that facebook is lethal!
Just kidding (kinda).
I'm telling you
this because after snapping the pieces of my computer back together and praying
that it still worked (although I recognize it would have been just
punishment if it never came on again!), I decided I had
to permanently move my computer to a place safe from grubby little
hands.
I chose the spare
spare bedroom, which of course doubles as a junk room. At first I moved the computer to prevent another
accident, but the resulting changes in our daily life have been pretty
dramatic. I guess the old adage "out of sight out of mind"
applies to Pintrest. When I
don't have instant access to the internet throughout the day, I find that I
just don't think about it. I've been able to get so much more work done, and when I stop for a five min break, I
find myself sprawled out on the floor playing peek-a-boo instead of wasting
time on superficial conversation.
Of
course, I still sneak away to check facebook and read blogs every once in a
while, but it's only when Rooster's napping or my husband is taking care of the
baby.
So from now on
I'll be writing my blog posts from the sewing table in my back bedroom (no I don't know how to sew) hemmed in by boxes of yard sale stuff,
too small maternity clothes, an old bassinet and an ironing board.
It's not the
most of comfortable of settings, but sometimes
uncomfortable, inconvenient, and out-of-the-way is the best place to be.
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