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I didn't want a smartphone.

I told my friends how having internet access on me at all times wouldn't be a good thing.

Then the monthly costs got lower.

They were the same as what I was paying for a basic phone...

after beginning a plan with friends back home.

(Brandon had jumped in on an open spot with his siblings about a year ago).

So, now I am connected to the internet whenever I want to be.

In many ways, it has been really helpful.

I am much easier to get a hold of,

and I am better at keeping up with my email.

I also love love love several apps...

which I will share about someday.

In other ways, it has been detrimental.

I get distracted when I go to check the time
and end up reading the news.

Or, I go to send a text message
and end up on Facebook.

Because I use my phone as an alarm clock,
I often end up googling something

I think of while lying in bed at night.

Often, I don't remember what I got my phone out for in the first place.

I need to make some changes.

Hopefully, posting this confession helps push me along in that direction.