Technology simplifies my
life both personally and professionally.
In addition to being a full time teacher and mother of three, I own a
veterinary practice with my husband. So
I basically have three full time jobs and if it weren’t for technology each of
them would require well over 40 hours per week.
Technology has allowed me to multi-task due to remote access. Now, don’t get me wrong, there are many GREAT
aspects of technology, but for me remote access is key. I can attend a sporting event and watch my
children and while waiting I can access email, Powerschool or my veterinary
clinics remote desktop and work on files or whatever is needed. I can go on vacation and make sure that
things are going smoothly at the veterinary clinic as well as transact
necessary business. I usually don’t take schoolwork on vacation because I
vacation on breaks.
There is a downside to this
and that is, if you are workaholic like me, sometimes you can never
disconnect. That is why I have had to
come up with rules like no texting, cell phones, ipads, or laptops at the
dinner table. I’ve had to force myself
to limit the amount of time I spend remotely connected when I am away. My ultimate goal is to go on a completely
technology free vacation, but I’m not a camper so staying away from the
internet and phone would be a challenge.
I do scuba dive and at least when I’m underwater I don’t have the
internet, but I do have a dive computer so even in the ocean I find I love
technology. Learning to balance my love and
dependence is challenging and something I constantly have to work on. But I have been happily married for 27 years
and have three great well-adjusted college aged children who all love technology. So I must be doing something rightJ
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