How long?

My Blackberry has been my constant companion.  I am joined at the hip with it.  It is never beyond two feet from me.  It has been my medium for my companionship.  So how long before I no longer walk by my Blackberry looking for the red blinking light?  How long before I stop jumping and getting nervous every time my Blackberry buzzes?  How long before I'm able to put it down and walk away from it for hours?  How long before I no longer think about my Blackberry because I've realized and come to terms with the fact that there's no longer any personal reason to be near it?  How long before I get used to the fact that it is only a tool for business.............................and no longer THE means of emotional connection?  I'm trying to set it down and walk away now.  I'm trying to turn the ringer/buzz to quiet whenver feasible now.  It's the only way I will be able to get away from it and further the transition.  I wish I did not need it for business.  I would get rid of it immediately if I could.  Since I cannot do that, I will just work to put it down and walk away from it except when I absolutely need it.  I loved my Blackberry.  I've had one for five and a half years.  Now I hate it and would do anything to be able to throw it in the trash. It was my vehicle for communication.  Just looking at it now reminds me and is unbelievably painful.

And how long before no one is looking at this painful blog?  How long before I check my viewing stats and see that it's been a week, a month, three months, since anyone has viewed it?  How long before I maybe stop typing here because there's no longer any viewership?

There are so many "how long" questions.  None of them end well.