Retirement ~ Are You Screening Your Phone Calls, Now That You Have Retired?

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Communication Tools, Retirement

The answer to the above question, asked by my Daughter, is…

1.  NO, I am not screening my phone calls.
2. As to why I don’t answer my phone every time it rings, is this…

I have been, occasionally, placing my phone on SILENCE.  MY reasons for doing this are:

1. There are times when I am busy.
2. I have decided there are times when it is rude and un-necessary to answer my phone in the presence of others.
3. Sometimes I just need the SILENCE

Here are some of my Cell Phone Etiquette rules, and, I am really trying to put them into practice:

1. I Think of my cell phone as an emergency device. Call me, if you are sick, have a significant loss of blood, you have sustained a broken body part, or (if you are one of my children), you have temporarily mis-placed one of my Grand-Babes.
2. I Think of my phone as an answering machine.  If you call me with one of the above emergencies, and I don’t answer you back ASAP, continue to call and leave messages.  Or, text me.  If you have not heard back from me, within two days, call Poppy’s (my Hubby~our Grand-babes call him Poppy~come to think of it, our kids do too) cell phone.  This may not always work, as Poppy seems to lose his phone quite often.  Anyway, I will eventually answer you unless I have sustained one of the emergencies above.
3. Places that I should not be answering my phone, in the first place…

• Church ~ God may call me there, but I don’t think He will be using ’Verizon ‘Wireless!
• During a meal ~ Whether it is in my own home, my families homes or a restaurant.  I have seen everyone at one table in a restaurant talking on their cell phones before~~really?  How rude is that?  Or, maybe they don’t care?  Maybe they come to that particular restaurant just to talk on their cell phones?
• While in a theatre, concert or in a meeting
• Definitely ~ Not in my car
• On an airplane ~ OBEY the rules
• When I am speaking to a person face-to-face

I have to admit, I have done some of the above (not the Church or airplane!).  Haven’t we all?

I guess that’s all I have to say on the subject.  Gotta go.  My cell phone is ringing~not really!

Definitions Of Terms Used In My Family

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Communication Tools, Fun Stuff

These Terms are used for fun, in times of stress, for emphasis on the moment and as Communication Tools

The following 3 terms are courtesy of our daughter Kim.  She’s either very Smart or a Smarty Pants.  Actually both apply!  Love you Kim!

Just Poke My Eyes Out:  For those times when we want to run away, give it up, the stress is overwhelming or we just think it’s fun to say.

Not My Monkey:  For those times when you have taken control of something that you have no control over, you can’t think of any other way to say no, or a fun way to say, That’s Not My Responsibility.

IDK:  For those times we’ve already said I Don’t Know twenty times today.

Cottonheadednineymuggens:  This is a term used by my sister (Kate) and I when we go on our annual Christmas shopping trip to Branson each year.  I either call myself this or call her a cottonhea……  This happens only after we become totally silly, which usually takes 30 minutes.   This term is courtesy of Buddy the Elf from Elf the movie.

My Kids Love These Next Two!  Well, Now They Do, I Think?

You Can’t Ride That Horse Forever:  When you’re old enough to…Just not use the same old excuse any longer!  There comes a time when you should not blame someone, or a situation, for the way you act…or the choices you make.

You Are Who You Hang Around With:  It’s hard not to conform to the atmosphere, or the people, around you.

We actually have no copyright on these terms.  I invite you to at least use Just Poke My Eyes Out, one time, and then tell me it doesn’t make you feel better!