In My Lifetime

I know every generation thinks they have it easier than the ones before them. Sometimes I feel like Ma Ingalls stuck in the modern world. I don't have an iPod or a Blackberry, I don't understand the meaning of TiVo DVR, I don't twit or tweet or twitter or really know how to talk about it, and I am the worst texter in the world. But there are some things that have been invented in my lifetime that I feel like I couldn't live without. Here are a few of them:

1) Internet. I google EVERYTHING: how to make french toast, how to get scum off of my shower, best uses for vinegar...you name it. I've googled it.

2) Cell phones. I don't even answer my home phone anymore. I'm not even sure where it is most of the time. Sadly, I don't know anyone's phone number anymore because I'm used to just scrolling down to the name without even seeing the number.

3) Clorox wipes. Seriously, how did anyone wipe down their counters before--especially when they needed to roll out dough on them for cinnamon rolls? Or clean up accidents from the bathroom floor? I go through a huge container every couple of weeks.

4) Digital cameras. It would cost me hundreds of dollars to catch up on printing all the images stored on my computer right now. I'll do it eventually, but I love being able to take as many pictures as I want to without paying for the bad ones. I can let my kids learn how to use it, too, without wasting any film.

5) Pledge wipes. When it comes to cleaning, anything that makes it a little easier is my friend. I know it's not hard to spray and wipe in two steps, but why do that when you can just wipe in one swift motion? If it saves a few seconds every couple of months, I say go for it.

6) Disposable toilet scrubbers. See #5. If I don't have to stick my hand in the toilet to get it clean, I'll buy it.

So apparently as long as I can communicate with the outside world and keep my house reasonably clean without getting my hands too dirty I'm happy. I think that makes me a pretty low maintenance girl. But just so you know, if you text me it might be next week before I get back to you. I'd rather speed dial your number on my old mammoth cell phone. I'll get there eventually.