Day 22 - Fancy Tech Stuff

A couple of months ago, I was in my daughter's class, waiting for a classroom party to begin. I was seated next to another mom playing SUDOKO on her phone. I waited for her to complete her game so I could introduce myself and get to know her a little bit, but that opportunity never came up. By the time she put her phone away, the kids had already started coming into the classroom. So...I thought about all those other lost opportunities to get to know other parents at my child's school. All those times I brought my netbook to work on Girl Scout stuff or cruising the internet on my phone just because I thought it was so cool that I had figured out how to do that all that fancy tech stuff. And I came to the conclusion that just for one day..or two..or three or maybe more, my RAK would be to put all that fancy tech stuff away and look for opportunities to meet other people on campus. It was kind of weird at first, but once I put away my security blanket, I was amazed at all the conversations I had with people and how many things our children had in common. I double dog dare you to try and put away that security blanket of yours whether it's an ipad, iphone or iamholdingsomethinginmyhandssoIcanlookbusy and just talk to somebody. You can start with a hello or a whatz up and see where the conversation goes next. Now, if you have a bad cold or a flu...I would probably wait until you get better. No need to give your new friends a present they won't like. Until tomorrow, have a great day!