look with the intent to find
wise words from a wise woman.
i haven't had to think much about these words that i hear my mother in-law speak to my children on a regular basis. i don't lose things often besides minuscule items like other peoples social security cards. but today, i lost my cell phone for an entire hour.
i know you're wondering how on earth i survived this hour and i'll tell you, it wasn't easy.
the important thing is the phone has been found and i credit this to those wise words because i did, indeed, look with the intent to find. and i found it.
so do you want to hear the story of how emily lost her phone? the same emily that makes fun of other people when they lose their phone or arrive to a family party with only one shoe? yes? then here it goes.
the weather was fantastic this morning so i decided to jog outdoors.
gavin was all snuggled up with elmo by his side and a sucker in his mouth. the ipod was in position and already providing a killer beat to kick off the morning. all was good until i decided i might want my gloves just in case my hands got cold (they didn't).
most of the time, my phone is wrapped securely with a dishcloth and placed safely in a little storage bin that sits on the handle bars. but today, i had to make room for my gloves so i shoved them in and didn't think twice when the little compartment didn't snap shut.
off we went. after about a mile, i checked my phone. the music was too loud to hear if it rang and cayden hadn't felt awesome when he left for school so i didn't want to miss a call from the school if he needed to come home. no call.
just as we neared the end of the second mile, i checked my phone again. no call.
mile three is a busy road which requires i take the sidewalk at times. i hate running on the sidewalk but i also hate getting hit by cars so i weave on and off the sidewalk when the width of the side street permits. going up and over the curb can be a crazy ride for the passenger in the stroller and apparently whatever is being held in the little compartment.
i was feeling great as i pushed through three and half miles. we were on our way home, a half a mile to go but i made a quick stop to check my phone which WASN'T THERE!! i panicked, naturally. somewhere along the last mile and half my phone and one of my gloves had fallen out of the stroller. have you ever lost your cell phone?! i felt completely naked. so incredibly vulnerable and i couldn't even call my mom to tell her about it.
of course i immediately turned around and started back the way i'd come. my eyes couldn't focus on any single area. it could be anywhere. and then i remembered the people laughing at us as they drove by earlier. i thought they were laughing at gavin and elmo. he gets that often but maybe, just maybe, they saw my phone go flying out behind me and were too unkind to turn around and tell me. i started to have really mean thoughts about those people.
in short, i ran and then walked that mile and a half two times. i found the glove but not the phone. i was convinced someone had picked up the phone but not the glove. then i started obsessing over whether or not this someone is a good someone. will they call "my love" and tell him i've lost my phone? are there any inappropriate pictures on my phone? OMFG!!!!
still a mile and half from home i decided i didn't have anymore time to look. there were kids to be picked up from school and i was sure i looked like a crazy person to anyone driving by as i combed the grass and yelled obscenities into the air.
when i finally got home i jumped in the car and drove the exact route i'd been on. maybe i lost it sooner than i figured? i drove five mph with my hazards on down the street. then up the street. then down the street. on my third time down i saw it! right where it should have been, right where my glove was, open and face up. staring at the sky. how did i walk pass it twice and drive pass it twice? the only conclusion is the mean people were watching me freak out from a distance. they got their laugh and decided it wasn't worth watching me run in front of a speeding car ~ i couldn't possibly go on without a phone ~ so they drove by and tossed the phone on to the grass.
that is the only reasonable conclusion.
call me.
i haven't had to think much about these words that i hear my mother in-law speak to my children on a regular basis. i don't lose things often besides minuscule items like other peoples social security cards. but today, i lost my cell phone for an entire hour.
i know you're wondering how on earth i survived this hour and i'll tell you, it wasn't easy.
the important thing is the phone has been found and i credit this to those wise words because i did, indeed, look with the intent to find. and i found it.
so do you want to hear the story of how emily lost her phone? the same emily that makes fun of other people when they lose their phone or arrive to a family party with only one shoe? yes? then here it goes.
the weather was fantastic this morning so i decided to jog outdoors.
gavin was all snuggled up with elmo by his side and a sucker in his mouth. the ipod was in position and already providing a killer beat to kick off the morning. all was good until i decided i might want my gloves just in case my hands got cold (they didn't).
most of the time, my phone is wrapped securely with a dishcloth and placed safely in a little storage bin that sits on the handle bars. but today, i had to make room for my gloves so i shoved them in and didn't think twice when the little compartment didn't snap shut.
off we went. after about a mile, i checked my phone. the music was too loud to hear if it rang and cayden hadn't felt awesome when he left for school so i didn't want to miss a call from the school if he needed to come home. no call.
just as we neared the end of the second mile, i checked my phone again. no call.
mile three is a busy road which requires i take the sidewalk at times. i hate running on the sidewalk but i also hate getting hit by cars so i weave on and off the sidewalk when the width of the side street permits. going up and over the curb can be a crazy ride for the passenger in the stroller and apparently whatever is being held in the little compartment.
i was feeling great as i pushed through three and half miles. we were on our way home, a half a mile to go but i made a quick stop to check my phone which WASN'T THERE!! i panicked, naturally. somewhere along the last mile and half my phone and one of my gloves had fallen out of the stroller. have you ever lost your cell phone?! i felt completely naked. so incredibly vulnerable and i couldn't even call my mom to tell her about it.
of course i immediately turned around and started back the way i'd come. my eyes couldn't focus on any single area. it could be anywhere. and then i remembered the people laughing at us as they drove by earlier. i thought they were laughing at gavin and elmo. he gets that often but maybe, just maybe, they saw my phone go flying out behind me and were too unkind to turn around and tell me. i started to have really mean thoughts about those people.
in short, i ran and then walked that mile and a half two times. i found the glove but not the phone. i was convinced someone had picked up the phone but not the glove. then i started obsessing over whether or not this someone is a good someone. will they call "my love" and tell him i've lost my phone? are there any inappropriate pictures on my phone? OMFG!!!!
still a mile and half from home i decided i didn't have anymore time to look. there were kids to be picked up from school and i was sure i looked like a crazy person to anyone driving by as i combed the grass and yelled obscenities into the air.
when i finally got home i jumped in the car and drove the exact route i'd been on. maybe i lost it sooner than i figured? i drove five mph with my hazards on down the street. then up the street. then down the street. on my third time down i saw it! right where it should have been, right where my glove was, open and face up. staring at the sky. how did i walk pass it twice and drive pass it twice? the only conclusion is the mean people were watching me freak out from a distance. they got their laugh and decided it wasn't worth watching me run in front of a speeding car ~ i couldn't possibly go on without a phone ~ so they drove by and tossed the phone on to the grass.
that is the only reasonable conclusion.
call me.
Comments
So glad you found your phone.
Love ya!