Nomophobia. It’s a real thing. It means ‘no-mobile’ phobia and describes the anxiety and discomfort you experience when you realize you have left your phone somewhere or lost it. You freak out, your heart rate spikes, you immediately turn around and head back home to retrieve it or go into full-on panic mode thinking it’s lost. Your whole life is in that phone, right?! I seriously laughed when I read an article talking about nomophobia. I thought it was a joke, but alas, it’s an actual condition. What does that tell you about the world we live in if we have phone separation anxiety?!
Okay, I admit it. I check my phone waaaay more than I need to. I’ll justify it because I’ll say it’s for the site: I have to check my work email or check the blog. But truth be told, I’m probably just another phone addict like everyone else in our society. We have a greater attachment to our phones, so when we lose them, the reaction is more severe.
“Heavy smartphone users view their devices as an extension of self. The more personalized one’s smartphone experience is, the greater the attachment.”
Makes sense. Also makes me realize that if we are so addicted to our phones that there is a condition out there to describe what happens when we part with them, maybe we need to get our smart phone addictions in check. Walk away from them for awhile? Give ourselves some space from technology? Deliberately leave them at home?
What do you think? Have you ever experienced this? Are you a phone addict? Do you think this is an issue for many?
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I saw this recipe floating around Facebook last year sometime. I thought about making it but never got around to it. My friend Amberlina posted about it and raved that it was so good. I still didn’t make it. Then I saw it again and Mrs. HB and I decided to give it a go. Oh my stars, it was amazing. Why on earth did I wait so long before trying it? Seriously, if you never make another recipe I post, make this one. Best. Pot roast. Ever. Time infinity. Did I mention it was good? So flavorful and moist and tender and perfect. Mrs. HB agreed. So did our families. I don’t think we’ll ever make pot roast a different way ever again.So here’s the recipe. I’m not sure who to give credit to, since I’ve seen it floating around on so many sites and blogs. Just know that I didn’t come up with it, but I sure as heck wish I had!
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Quote of the Day “Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday.” ~ John Wayne
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A few peeps told me I should check out the Market Basket Grocery chain the next time I was in the Northeast so I made sure to put it on my list of “must see” destinations this time around. 😉
Well then. 😉 LOBSTERS $5.99 a pound. Live and kicking.
Milk $2.59 a gallon. About what it costs here in the PNW when it’s not on sale.
Pork chops {and applesauce!} $1.69 a pound.
4 pounds of apples $2.69. Yes please!
And last but not least… Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. $3.89 a pint. And it wasn’t even on sale.