I arrive home from a fabulous yoga class. A little sweaty from the walk home, but still feeling that post-yoga glow. Then I spy the pile of papers to correct sitting on top of my laptop where I’d left them. I groan. I don’t feel like working, but I pour myself a glass of water and get down to it.
When I get through the papers, it’s time to fire up the laptop and check my RSS reader, finish planning, and comment on my students’ blogs. Again, I groan. Don’t get me wrong, I like these tasks, but we spent ALL DAY in front of a laptop yesterday for class, and then I spent a while longer on Facebook and Skype. I’m tired of staring at a computer screen, even if it’s for fun!
Let’s get it over with. I ease open the laptop, push the start button, and start to look through my papers for the checklist I use to keep track of blog posts.
When I glance up, I’m faced with the charming smile of my niece, my new desktop photo. She’s wearing the dress I sent her from Bangkok, lying on a snuggly white blanket. Her dark blue eyes are gazing off to the right, probably at her mom or dad, and her little hand is clenched at her side in a mini-fist. She has reddish hair that is just starting to grow, and she looks delighted. (Must be the dress.)
Turning on the computer isn’t so bad after all.
Ah….the personalization of a laptop makes all the difference.
By: Jeff Utecht on March 15, 2010
at 21:51
[...] for the holidays. The plan is that my sister-in-law will pick me up at the airport, along with my almost-one-year-old niece. I’m so excited to see her again that I can’t think about anything else [...]
By: I See Harper, and Christopher, and I see you, too! « Shine On on December 20, 2010
at 15:54