Thanks to mobile phones, our lives have changed so much. Most people do not use their landlines all that much anymore.
In fact, I know of friends who have done away with their landlines.
Why am I saying all this ? While we have reaped the benefits of technology, a few, cute things have gone missing from our lives.
I just realized this today, when I saw an old notebook of mine from work. For some strange reason it seems to have survived the onslaught of time. Can’t remember why I did not throw it away.
Anyway, I’m digressing. The book is filled with my doodling. Leaves and flowers, cubes and cuboids, little birds and houses, rabbits and trees, abstract shapes, many squiggles and spirals, my name and signature repeated in various styles.
I laugh out. I can imagine sitting at my work desk and talking to customers and colleagues. I can see myself nodding and doodling, pen at the ready, capturing important points to act on, as also expressing my creativity on the side. I am sure now that at the time I had no idea that I was doodling so much.
During my childhood, we had a small notepad next to our landline, and a pen, to jot down numbers. All of us left our mark on that notepad with our doodles.
Today, I don’t see anyone doodling all that much. Paperless offices are in, people send contacts through their mobile phones, no one seems to write down numbers.
I feel nostalgic for the doodling days, when we had elegant leather phone books, indexed by alphabet, where we wrote down people’s numbers and addresses.
Life has changed for the better, yes, but I would love to doodle again.
Nimi, this was something I can relate to! I used to doodle at conferences and while waiting in doctors office with my children. Everyone uses cell phone and grandkids have modern tablets, not paper ones. Have a nice rest of the week! š
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Thank you Robin. Lovely memories
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I’m still a paper person š Still doodling.
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Great Katelon
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Doodling was fun š Thanks for this post.
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Thank you so much
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Always have some pieces of paper and a pen at hands š
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Lovely..it’s fun āŗ
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in some ways I agree with you.. we have doen the same, no landline, I miss the times when the phone was a time for sharing visits with a friend because distance and time kept people from going over for tea and just visiting. Now the phone is usually a quick text, or a sentence or two to make arrangements or to give a quick message. I enjoyed your reminder, thanks
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Yes we have gained and lost much, thanks and no thanks to technology
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I always have pen and paper by my desk. If I don’t write something down, I don’t remember it. Occasionally I doodle on the paper but, yes, more often I am absorbed in the computer. Cute doodlings BTW!
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Thank you Marissa. Yeah, same here. I love writing on paper rather than typing, but things have changed..š
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I like the idea of writing on paper, like receiving a handwritten letter is fun. Unfortunately, I hate the act of physically writing and I have terrible handwriting as well so I guess the pros outweigh the cons. It’s technology for me!
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I used to ask people to write their names and phone numbers in my phone book. Something about the handwritten names and numbers…
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Lovely feeling that. Thank you. Do you still do it?
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Not anymore. They laugh at me and say, “Give me your number” then they’ll call me on my cellphone and says, “There, you got my number.” Still got some accordion portable type address books waiting to be filled in!
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Accordion portable type books…how nice. Go ahead and fill themš
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Now, I think I should! Especially I accidentally erased all my contacts on my phone. Yikes!
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I see first people who appreciated mobile phone. Surround me Most of people not favour mobile. Good us best work with technology.
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Thank you
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How nice to have a family phone list. āŗ We didn’t have that, but I have several over the years, as we moved so often. ā¤ļø Those doodles must be precious.
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Thank you so much. Those lists and memories are precious
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I still do š
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Lovely āŗ
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I keep a notepad on my desk just for making notes (the memory ain’t what it used to be) as well as for doodling. It’s just something I can’t let go of, smart phone or not! į¦
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Doodling is so much fun..lucky that you still doodle
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All failed artists doodle. [smirk]
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Sketch books for adults are all the rage now here. There are no failed artists šš
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Very true-besides, art/beauty is in the eye of the beholder! š
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