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I ordered a flip phone two days ago.

Secretly, I’ve been waiting for a reason to do it. TBH, no reason came up, I just felt like trying it and decided it was time.

It arrived today, I was excited to set it up.

I have an iPhone 13 Pro, already. It’s crazy-good. I’m definitely not getting rid of it, but I do want to see if I can use it less…

Thinking about that as I’m on hold talking to Verizon customer service (3HRS!!!) ABOUT ACTIVATING AND SETTING UP MY FLIP PHONE PLAN. I think I’ve talked to every department they have to get this sorted.

Hold music is pretty fresh, tho.

Why did I need to get this flip phone, anyway?

• We don’t have a landline, only our personal mobile phones (the two adults in the house). I thought it would be nice to have a shared family number.

• I think this will be a good phone to send with my kids when I want them to be able to reach me if they need to.

• I’m cheap. The cost to have this flip phone is half the price of my smartphone, per month. If I can learn to live without a lot of the smartphone conveniences, maybe I can learn to live without a smartphone, again. Return to nature.

Everything finally got sorted with activating the phone, but the hassle sure was a flashback to earlier times… Keepin’ it real, Verizon!

I’m not giving up my iPhone, completely (not yet). I wish I could! For now, using it less is the best I can do, so I’ll just, do that until I figure out something better.

That’s all for now,

Your Friend,

Elizabeth