Last week I listed my week three Core Duo MacBook for sale on TradeMe, an auction site similar to eBay but specific for New Zealanders. I listed the laptop with intention to update it to a newer Core 2 Duo model, meaning I’d get a faster processor, the newer Airport card, and a fresh clean laptop for a very small chunk of change.

Yesterday when the money was sitting in my account and I was about to head to Apple and purchase a new laptop, I stopped dead in my tracks and made a decision to go without a laptop for the next few months..I’m already reaping the rewards on not having the computer attached to me 24/7.

A few close friends will know of my current living situation, others won’t. We currently have rennovations going on at our house and they’ll be going for another couple of months, the blog I linked to is a daily jornal kept by my mother on happenings. Everything is super hectic around here, and we’re temporarily living between our house in its current state, and the neighbours house.

My iMac (my new main machine for now) is at the neighbours where my Airport reception won’t reach, so I’m having a relaxing time leaving work at work (IE: the nehibours house). When I come home I’m not thinking about the computer, but getting to do other things such as reading, writing on paper (big change), and spending time taking photos.

I’m starting to become accustomed to this way of life though I’m immensely looking forward to moving into our completed house, and having a permanent desktop computer in my room, with a laptop for when I’m out and on the move.

I’ll also take this chance to apologise to anyone who will be emailing me over the next 6-8 weeks if my emails aren’t replied to within 6-12 hours - I’ll be replying to emails each evening instead of constantly throughout the day. Oh, and anyone want to send me their RSS feed OPML file? I forgot to copy mine off the MacBook before the fresh install and have to re-build mine from scratch *bangs head*.

A couple more months and my life will be back in order.