I’ve been invited to a girls weekend and I have no idea what to expect. I’m excited, don’t get me wrong! I’ve seen Facebook pics and it really looks like a weekend long bachelorette party.
NC invited me and the other 3 moms I’ve spoken about a few times, last year at this drunk fest. Her sister has a 2nd home about 2 hours South. There is a pond for swimming and hiking and all sorts of outdoor activities. Essentially, everything I have 0 experience with. I’ve spoken about my snake phobia on more than one occasion and I’m scared I will run into one of those little ass holes. To avoid any snake confrontation, I plan on doing (or not) the following:
- I will not be walking and/or hiking through anything.
- I will not be swimming in a pond.
- If the cabin is the only safe, non-snake area, I will be spending all my time in the cabin and I’m o.k. with that.
- I will not be running through fields.
The News
Then NC dropped the biggest bomb on me this evening…..
There’s no cell service, no wifi.
Come again?
I stood there for a minute trying to wrap my head around this. And at this moment, I still don’t understand. She said if I wanted to use my phone I would have to take a 4-wheeler up a hill as that is the only place it would work. I had visions of holding my laptop on my lap while riding the 4-wheeler up the hill just to blog, respond to comments, read blogs and post on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. But if that’s what it takes……
My next step? I don’t have the address yet so I googled SPRINT COVERAGE MAP and typed in the area I think I’m going to.
“There’s a lot of orange,” I said to myself. “I totally have coverage….I think.” As long as my phone works I’m good because I can use my phone as a Hot Spot.
I’ve never in the past 15 years been in a predicament where I can’t access the internet for spans more than 4 hours at a time and the thought of this makes me feel like I’m jumping off a cliff, alone. I never realized how addicted I am to blogging and social media till I was told I would be going 48 hours without any of it.
Move #2? And I shit you not…..here was my next thought:
‘Maybe they make wifi enabled RV’s. I could get a wifi enabled RV and just haul it up there.’
But then I would be the ass hole, staying in an RV away from the main house because I’m some weirdo introvert. Suddenly everyone would look at my friend like, “why the fuck did you bring her?”
Look ladies and gents….all I’m saying is I’m having more traffic right now then I’ve had ever! I don’t want to stop the traffic with 48 hours of not posting or sharing shit on social media.
What do you guys think? Do I need an intervention from blogging/social media? I mean, it’s only almost midnight and I have to get up in 7 hours and I plan on blogging in 6 hours so it’s not like I have a problem or anything. BLOGGING! BLOGGING! ME LOVES BLOGGING!
I think it would be easier for a snake to get in an RV than into a house….. just saying. I’m petrified of snakes too so I would avoid all of those things!!!
But an RV is up off the ground. A snake could pour into a basement or enter through an opened door. The thought makes me cringe.
I’d look forward to no wifi because then I’d be forced to shun the internet. I did do a thirty day social media detox at the beginning of the year. It was hard. I am not going to lie. At the end of the thirty days I was happy I did it, but I literally went right back to it on day 31 and now I’m worse than ever before. Hahahaha!
Look, I’m not afraid to admit I cannot live without wifi. It’s so bad I would rather my phone not work in the sticks but as long as data works I’d be good. Not having wifi is on par with forgetting my toothbrush. Plus, I’ve come too far blogging and getting traffic to go 48 hours without any sort of communication.
lol oooo goodness! this is a dilemma. It will be hard to go the whole weekend without wifi or cell service but I think you can do it! Why don’t you try to set up a few scheduled posts for the weekend, and then you will still have new posts up on your blog, but you don’t have to be there to run it? You can catch up on everything else when you get home?
I know…I know….but you want to be in the know. Up to date on everything, you know!? It’s probably good for me but I don’t know if I can do it.
You can totally do it!!
Oy. You’re one of those… Give it a break. It’s only 48 hours. Take a notebook and a pen and jot down anything you may want to blog about. Seriously. Go have fun with actual humans. Us fellow bloggers will still be here in 48 hours.
I agree but relaxing to me is blogging and I hate nature.
If that’s the case, look into social media management packages such as Hootsuite where you can prepare material ahead of time and schedule it. It will at least take the stress off that you’re not posting. Can’t help you with the snake issue…have fun!
I had Hootsuite for a little bit but found I didn’t commit to it so I cancelled. I really need to get in the habit of a schedule. I hear consistency is a huge help. Thank you!!!
Then you’re doing it wrong. Nature is awesome!!
Yep. You need to step away from social media and reconnect with nature and your real live friends. It will be fun.
Not a big fan of nature. Lol!!
LOL. Then why are you going?
Because I LOVE these moms and figured I could sit on the porch or the beach while they are in the water. I could catch up with everyone around at night. LOL! They seem like a fun bunch!
Okay, but unplug and rest. Everything will work out and you will probably be more relaxed without internet.
Thank you!