answer the phone

it’s one of
those things that won’t go away even if you ignore it…it juz rings and rings and rings and rings….BRRRNG!!!!!!!!!!

...and my GU (Geographically Unavailable) friends and loved ones were shocked to be speaking to me…but i actually scheduled the phone calls in my daily calendar before I made them…that is so not me…it was strange…good strange.

Do note that the goal for me is to NOT answer the phone.

I think most people will know that:
1) if you are calling me you are listed in my phone book, 1 out of 2 times, i will pick up.
2) if you are not listed… dumb luck. i think it’s 1 out of 30 that i will pick up.

I am a texter, so i don’t even respone to voice messages now. It was a little (teeny tiny) bit worrying that i was missing some potential business calls, but self sacrifice for a peace of mind is too big to give up.

And i switch off my phone when i sleep… i know many people who don’t.

who cares if I answer it or not. Pff.

After my little cardiac episode, everyone freaks out if I don’t answer the phone. Especially Barney… understandably. I missed like 2 calls from Dimitra and she told me through tears ‘you better not be dead damnit’. Fair enough. I try to keep my phone with me now. No problem.

Do I really want to answer the stupid phone? I haven’t for like 2 or 3 years at least… I hate the phone. Usually it’s fake computer people or student loan collectors or the idiot landlady.

I like having control over who I interact with when I’m at home. It’s the only place I have that control.

I notice though, that I will answer the phone when I’m feeling powerful and confident. Like whoever it is, I can handle it… even if I don’t want to. So, I guess that’s why I added this goal. (I was surprised at how many other people share this one, huh.)

i w sh i could…

Leaving the job I was in helped, as did moving country. For some reason I feel back in control again now, and that’s what my issue was, the ringing of the phone was out of my control, so choosing not to answer it gave me that control back. Anyway, I’m doing it now!! :)

I’ve been working on NOT answering the phone!

Hate it when it rings when i’m:

Driving
Eating
Sleeping (have since switched off the phone at night)
Watching TV

If it’s that important – leave a message (which people somehow don’t like to do), text or call again. Possibly to be ignored again.

screw this, i hate talking on the phone. there’s only a handful of people whos’ calls i’ll answer and that probably won’t change