This was our make-shift set up before getting the new computer. We were using our dinosaur laptop for basic word processing and some very slow internet use and we were using the other laptop (which was an amazing birthday gift from my blogging friend Stefanie) for faster internet stuff and Netflix streaming. But the shadow of our super deluxe monitor was always there as it sat dormant since February. The small screens of the laptops mocked me, and the screen on our dinosaur laptop was so grainy that I was actually starting to wonder if the problem was with my eyes or the monitor!
But now that we have the new computer we can use our gloriously ginormous monitor again, and I'm not sure I can properly convey how happy this makes me! The first time I got to use it again I couldn't believe how vibrant everything looked and how much room I have for multiple windows of online viewing. It's like the cataracts have been removed from my eyes and my world is in technicolor bliss once more! I celebrated the new monitor last week one afternoon, while the kids were gone playing with friends, by watching Room With A View (for the 1000th time) while cleaning up the desk area. I love to putter while watch/listening to a movie I know by heart.
The next day I celebrated some more by kicking back watching Downton Abbey (please tell me you love it too) and dining on a fabulous pork tostada from Cafe Rio. It was just like old times and I loved it.
**What's your computer set up like?
Where do you use the computer most?
Have you suffered through slow and old
and then known the joy of speedy and new?**
Comment Window Tidbit: I'm experiencing the back-to-work-blues this week even though I think the new job will be good. It's hard to be at work while the kids are still home for summer vacation and it's hard to lose my freedom again. I'm sure I'll adjust, but it's sort of like ripping open an old wound again.
