-I can live without regular internet, but I don't want to live without regular internet access. I like not being on the laptop but I missed talking to my friends and family and knowing what's going on in the world. There has to be a happy medium between too much and none.
-I don't really like wine. Sure it tastes nice sometimes but I'm never going to be that person who tweets about how they can't wait to get home to a glass of wine or who sniffs corks and all that.
-When it's toddler skull versus adult face, face will always lose. A headbutt to the nose (which left me vaguely concussed) left my nose swollen for two days and then Blondie Boy tripped on NBH and landed noggin first on my cheekbone. Cheek is just now starting to be less tender. I can only foresee more child inflicted injuries in the future since the two of us are both accident prone and he's a wild ass.
-I not as much of a fat ass as I think I am. I'm not skinny but I'm not as big as I think I am in my head.
-I've got an amazing husband. I still can't believe he found sunglasses for my birthday based on me saying I tried on awesome "diamanté Karen Millen shades" at Manchester airport. He got the EXACT ones I wanted and that's just the tip of his awesomeness.
-It must be so frustrating to be Blondie Boy and only have some words and signs to communicate what he is thinking. My French is appalling and while I could ask for baguettes and pastries at the boulangerie and ask if something had egg in it, that was about it. It was really frustrating knowing that I couldn't communicate exactly what I wanted to say.
-I really want to move some place someday with proper summers. When I lived in the US I always wanted to live somewhere with an outdoor pool; I used to sneak into the apartment complex next to mine and layout at their pool. Having our own pool at the villa just reignited my desire to have a pool and to do so we are going to have to move some place warmer. I was a major pool rat growing up and Blondie Boy loves the water as well. Indoor pools are nice, but nothing beats swimming in the sunshine.
-I've got amazing inlaws. NotBlondeHusband and I were able to spend time in the pool together as my mother-in-law would take Blondie Boy when he'd had enough and dry/shower/dress him. Having BB's Grandma, Auntie Katie and John around to help play with or sit in the house while he slept was amazing. I can't imagine what a vacation just the three of us would have been like.
I think it's fair to say I'm slightly addicted to the internet. In my defense it is the way I'm able to keep in touch with my friends and family, but honestly I don't know what I'd do without it. When we first moved into our new house a certain phone company took months to set up our phone line (even though we pleaded I was super pregnant and we needed a phone) and we had to use an internet dongle. The dongle was crap. I bought credit on Skype so I could phone my Grandmother in Ohio and I couldn't get enough signal on the dongle to get a voice call to go through; massive fail.
When Three contacted me asking if I wanted to try their MiFi, I have to say I was a bit skeptical about how it would work because of my previous mobile internet issues. MiFi is a gadget that fits in the palm of your hand and allows you to use broadband on the go by creating a bubble of Wi-Fi around you. Up to five devices can be synced up to each MiFi at any one time. It basically turns your pocket, purse or diaper bag into your very own personal internet hotspot.
It's incredibly easy to use; no wires or installation. You turn it on and you're ready to go; all you have to do is enter a passcode (which is printed inside the back of the MiFi) and you are connected! It connects with any Wifi enabled device. I brought it with me to a Tweetup and all of us smartphone users were able to connect and tweet through our yummy sushi lunch. Even better I was at a conference and when the Wifi at the venue failed, I was still connected! Several other attendees hooked into my MiFi, too and were impressed at how easy and quick it was.
If you have an iPod or other non 3G device a MiFi would be invaluable to you. For me I have a 3G iPhone with unlimited internet access so the internet I access through my phone is the same as that using the MiFi, but if I had a non 3G device (laptop, iPad, iPod touch, Nintendo DS) I would absolutely get the MiFi. I've spend many night in hotel rooms (before I had my iPhone) and haven't been able to get on the internet and the Mifi would completely solve that problem.
The Three Mifi is available on contract from as little as £9.91 per month or on Pay and Go from £71.99. If you like to be connected wherever you go I would highly recommend getting your own bubble and getting a Mifi!
Transatlantic Blonde was provided this product to review for a two week trial period, but the reviews expressed are her own.
