Invasion of Technology

We moved into our home five years ago. Because my husband is a carpenter, and did nearly all of the work himself, we were able to build a five bedroom home affordably. It is nothing spectacular, but I never complain that it is too small. On cleaning day, I’d eagerly move back into the 1100 sq. foot house we inhabited for the first four years of our marriage. Currently, our three boys sleep on the main floor in one bedroom. This summer, we plan to move them downstairs into one of the three bedrooms.

As our needs have changed, our house must change. We no longer need a bedroom upstairs. So, we are making plans for our office.

Right now, my computer is on a small, somewhat awkward desk in the very back room in our basement. It is tucked into a corner. Originally, I could hide back there from my three kids, but now they are old enough to seek me out and harass me anyway. I also am not much of a tech buff, so I used it only to do my homework.

Lately I am finding myself more interested in spending time on the computer. Now that I know how to use a scanner and create slide shows and iMovies, I find myself wanting to do those things. I’m interested in twitters and facebook. Only I don’t want to head down into the darkest, most furthest spot from my family. I want to be able to do these things as I multi-task with bills, the kids, the laundry, the cooking. A long hallway and a set of stairs currently prohibits this--or as least, inhibits it.

It’s time to create an office upstairs and accept the computer as a permanent, prominent fixture in our home. My husband and I even have plans for a wall unit that will hold a computer for the kids to play and do homework on. After all, we don’t want them to grow up with the same inexperience and intimidation we have felt about technology. Yikes, the invasion of technolgoy! This is exactly what I wanted to avoid just a few short months ago!