Here I am, writing this post while sitting on the couch next to my husband, during our daughter’s nap time, “relaxing” together and catching up on Project Runway episodes we missed. I have a great excuse for why my laptop is here: If I get a bunch of work done now, I can spend the afternoon with my husband and daughter, playing outside in the snow. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that the laptop is literally between me and my husband right now.

I’m a technology entrepreneur and technology — cell phone, laptop, phone — is a huge part of my daily life. I literally could not do my job if it didn’t exist. My husband is also in tech and his job requires that he work on the computer and carry a Blackberry, which also functions as a phone. Our kitchen counter at times looks like a gadget store, with both of our laptops, phones, and Blackberries laid out on it. Sometimes this makes me laugh, sometimes it makes me want to throw it all away.

But I’d be a total lier if I said that I use technology just for my work. Read the rest of this entry »