day six

i was driving home this evening my mom called to ask if i was on my way home. after the calling i noticed a text from my boyfriend. i read it (probably shouldn't have) but didn't respond. This seems like progress to me, I'm proud of myself.

Days 4 and 5

I've been running around all weekend that I'm actually too tired to text while driving. However, I've been toying with the text while stopped idea and it's proving to be a little dangerous as I drive stick. Oh...did I fail to mention that I've been a text-while-driving-a-manual-car person since high school? Texting while driving an automatic is so much easier and presumably less dangerous since you don't have to do as much. I don't do many crazy things in my life, this is me living on the edge. I digress...

Anyway, so the dangerous part comes more from the anger I feel radiating from the drivers behind me if I fail to put the car in gear before I press the gas to go when the light turns green. NOVA drivers have a trace amount of tolerance for not moving 0.5 seconds after a light turns green. They just might get so upset that they get out of the car and injure my person.

Day 3

Didn't text at all in the car today! I can be stopped!

Day 2...trouble begins

7am - What if I use my phone only when I'm stopped at a traffic light? That can't be so bad right? No one was texting me at 7am but I did have to make my move on the mobile game called Words with Friends. I know that's not a very good reason but, that's what happened.

10:30am (lost in NOVA) - Panic. I am lost because the roads have changed since I last drove in this area. I was supposed to meet with a volunteer coordinator at 10:15am but I'm lost. I used my phone's GPS feature to get me back on track. I might have received a text during that time...and I may have answered.

4:00pm - Had to text my boyfriend that I arrived at his dorm so he could meet me at my car. I suppose I could just wait until I actually get to his dorm instead of texting him in advance so I don't have to wait as long. Safety is important, I know.

Day 1

Drove home today without texting! I didn't pick up my phone once. I heard my bubbly notification tone and didn't reach for the handle to recline my chair and get it. I've never done that before...not while driving at least, maybe at a stop light...but moving on!

So yes, day 1 hasn't gone terribly probably because it's only been 5 hours since class let out.

-lauren