Hi friends, happy Monday! I am back from my quick jaunt to Ontario and am settling back into reality and lots of work. Our vacation was amazing but flew by in the blink of an eye. I have to say as much as I love summer, the 60 degree nights and fresh air were good for my soul and have me dreaming of cooler days ahead. You know what else was good for my soul? Disconnecting from the world, social media, and all forms of outside communication {aside from maybe a few quick instagrams}. I was mad at myself for having anxiety about reconnecting with social media today but I am just going to savor those few days of quiet time and let it be.
I've been chatting with a few family members, friends, and especially Dave about being better about separating myself from my cell phone, lap top, and social media. As much as I love staying on top of my work, responding to every little tweet, checking emails and staying connected with my virtual friends, I am creating a serious separation with the most important people in my life - which needs to be fixed. So starting today I am not going to feel bad for silencing my phone after 6pm, closing my lap top, and putting my feet up to enjoy some time with the ones I love. I just need to let it be. Easy? We'll see.
How was your weekend?
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I think its a fabulous idea.
ReplyDeleteMy fiance hates most social media and he's totally right about "shutting down". You won't regret the missed or unanswered tweets, but you will miss qt with people you love. shut. it. down.
ReplyDelete-Becky
Since my vacation I've been doing this sooo often. It's wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGood for you!!
ReplyDeleteGood idea Liz! I need to do that too. It's hard, but worth it!
ReplyDeleteI would love to turn everything off at 6pm...WOULD LOVE. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteLove this. I wish you luck in trying it out. It's especially nice that you can take care of all your social media/blog stuff during the day. Since I'm working all day, I feel like I need to especially catch up on what's going on online after 6pm. It's a vicious/fun/crazy struggle.
ReplyDeleteIt's tough, but worth it. It won't always happen, but as long as you make an effort you will get better at it.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great idea. With my phone on me at all times even when my laptop isn't around, it's so easy to constantly be checking twitter and instagram and e-mail. I'm sure that if I put a cap on the amount of time I spent checking those things, it would be for the better.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! I was in Canada this weekend too! Vancouver to be exact. So awesome to have a reason to disconnect for a bit.
ReplyDeletexx!
I would love to do this, too - it's so, so tough! If you ever have any tips, please let us know! :)
ReplyDeleteAfter a 4-day weekend without cable or internet I have found that I could afford to unplug more often as well!
ReplyDeleteI'm on the same page. I need to start leaving my phone in a different room because right now it never leaves my side. Glad you had such a great weekend! xo
ReplyDeleteGood for you! I definitely had to scale it all back. It's just too much, we will always feel like we aren't doing enough, we are missing out on something. Ridiculous! You have no obligations here but you do to those you care about.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! So glad you got a break though, even if you couldn't unplug 100%, you still broke your routine, and I think that's healthy.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week.
Nancy
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