Gratitude Post - March 28, 2023

I'm grateful for cracked phone screens!

First off, you should know that I'm notorious for dropping my phone, though 'dropping' may not be the correct word.  It's more that my phone falls because I forget it's current location.  For example, I'll take my phone out of my pocket to check a recently received text/email and then place it on my thigh.  But then I'll forget that I put it there, and when I stand up there goes my phone.  Another regular occurrence is me sitting in a chair that's shorter than my calves.  So, when I sit down the pocket that has my phone in it is on a backwards angle, and the next thing I know my phone is on the floor.

Historically I've actually gotten away with this, and other than a few nicks on the sides of the phone, it's looked like it's never been dropped.  But that changed with my current phone.  This one must have been 'dropped' more than any of my previous phones, or maybe it's just fallen from a greater height.  But regardless of the reason, the screen is cracked, and a chunk of the upper right hand corner of the screen is actually missing.

Since I've never experienced a cracked phone screen before, I assumed that it would be a huge hassle and frustration, and that it would lead to a sooner replacement.  Luckily, that hasn't been the case for me.  The phone still works fine, though I sometimes think there's a hair on the screen that is actually one of the cracks.  No hassle and no real frustration!  Additionally, I think this phone may end up being the one that lasts the longest.  The fact that I've cracked the screen has woken in me my desire to actually care for and be aware of my phone.  Though the 'dropped' phone still happens every once in a while, it's become much less frequent and I think I may actually unlearn the habits that led to the cracks in the first place.