I was recently given a book to review call The Blackberry Diaries by Kathy Buckworth, but before I tell you about the book let  me tell you about me and my little friend.

So when I got my Blackberry I had no idea what I was in for. I mean afterall, I was just getting a new phone, or so I thought. My Husband thought I should “upgrade” and get something with more features like internet access(who uses a phone for the internet?), camera (I already have a camera!) , texting capability (who am I going to text?) and the list goes on. I wanted a phone that could make and receieve phone calls, after all what did I NEED all of that other stuff for?

Fast forward ……I am texting like crazy, I didn’t know that so many of my girlfriends did this! How exciting to send a quick message or “status update” and still be able to carry on another activity! As for the internet access…who knew that you could Shop On line from your phone!I can also visit my daughters school website and check for homework(very rare, but at least I know I CAN do this), checking email is a breeze now and quite addicting I must say! The camera feature that I thought I would NEVER use has come in handy. Lets see, I recently delivered my 3rd baby and no one had a camera…I whip out the handy dandy Blackberry with Built In Camera and immediatly have pictures of my bundle of joy and whats even more impressive is that I could share the pictures immediatly with my cool phone!  I can also can update  myFacebook status and Tweet with my little friend….what can I say L .O.V.E….it wasn’t love at first site but something that grew on me over time… 

About the book….Wonderful and Hilarious, there are so many things that I’ve thought and wanted to say out loud and couldn’t. Kathy says the things you wish you could say but are afraid to. Kathy compares the Blackberry with a child and has even gone so far to name hers. He is with her everywhere, important meetings, hockey games and even in the bathroom(yes, mine goes there too!).Her wish for this book was to make people laugh and that it does..from having definitions for the Blackberry owner as well as for the Toddler owner(ie parent) to comparing getting her blackberry for Christmas to the birth of a child, she describes parenthood and working from home (as many of us do) in an honest and gritty way. The book is written as a blog, a year long journey while getting to know her Blackberry “Seamus” and dealing with her day to day life with her family as well as her career. You have to read the September 30th entry “Stay at Home Dad” which she says is a threat to all caring mothers, which gives details on how to make a SAHD feel like he is in the Corporate World by giving him business cards, a project list, weekly project meetings etc…just a glimpse into how men and women are wired a little differently. While reading this book , I laughed to myself, I laughed out loud, I laughed so hard I almost pee’d my pants, I laughed and got teery eyed but most of all I LAUGHED!! Thanks Kathy for a wonderful book and for letting me know that I’m not the only one addicted to my Blackberry who is still nameless….I’ve gotta run, that little light is flashing, I’ve got new email to read…