Life Without a Cell Phone

About a month ago I ditched my cell phone. I never made many calls and I was tired of paying for it. Not to mention that my carrier didn't have service in many areas I go to daily. Anyway, I really really love the freedom of it.

I ported my phone number over to google voice for a one time 20 dollar fee. I did it mostly because I wanted to keep my same number and my contract with my carrier was up anyway. So basically I check my "phone" online. Its just like checking my email. I get online and listen to voicemails and read texts. They also transcribe my voicemails so I can read them if I'm in class or meetings.

I can make calls and send as many texts as I want without worry of going over because there is no "over." I just plan a little different to make my calls and catch up on work when I have an internet connection(I don't have an internet connection at home right now).

Its amazing, I'm in control of who contacts me and when I want to talk to them. If I want to totally unplug and get away its easy. I realize this wouldn't work for everyone but its perfect for me. Everyone unplug and ditch your cell phones!

Pumpkin Diaper

Yes  its true I put my child in a pumpkin. I did it last year also. I thought it would be a cute idea to take a pic of her in a pumpkin every year. That would of course have us searching for some seriously large pumpkins as the years go by. I think it would be fun!

Claire on the other hand is not a fan this year

For some reason she kept saying she was cold. Really I think she didn't like the sliminess of it. When she got out she kept saying "yucky" and trying to brush off her legs. On the up side I look happy and festive in my overalls. 

Last year she was totally fine with it. 

Maybe she was just too young to be bothered with sliminess. Her birthday is October 19th so I really like the idea of an annual picture in a pumpkin. 

She liked it last year, hated it this year, maybe next year she will like it again. I hope to keep it going and have to search for some huge pumpkins in a few years, or learn to grow my own.

Zuty Out 

A Post About Posting

I set a goal to write in my journal everyday. This isn't exactly a journal but its close enough for me to count it. Some of you may have noticed that I recently redoubled my efforts with online material. I committed to a daily youtube Vlog:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ZachAttackDuty

I restarted an old cooking blog:

averagejoecook.blogspot.com

And I'm doing this blog. The name of the game is accountability. I want videos and memories of my young family recorded, so I committed to a daily youtube vlog. I feel accountable to youtube to do it. It seems silly but on days that I don't want to film I remind myself I committed to it and youtube knows it so I can't stop until I complete my online goals.

I've been meaning to learn some basic kitchen skills for a long time. The budget is a little tight right now and we can't afford to eat out like we usually do. When I say eating out I mean a run to taco bell for some cheap burritos. Anyway it isn't healthy and it could be cheaper if we knew how to cook.

So thats why I'm posting so much right now. I appreciate when people read my stuff and comment because I feel like I'm leaving a legacy or something. Join the conversation. I plan to keep this all up for at least a year. I even have another blog in the works right now.

If you are still reading congratulations. This hasn't been the most interesting blog but I felt I should explain the amount of content I'm putting up right now. If you keep up with it all you may get sick of me, but thank you.

Zuty Out