This week of blog entries was written as a daily diary, the old fashioned way, in a spiral notebook, to be entered into the computer when my tech free week ends.
The night before
"things just get worse and worse". This is a quote from my 8 year old son. My husband is gone on a business trip. These are the times when the kids and I would enjoy kids movie night, so they were expecting to watch a movie when I broke the news about this weeks adventure in tech free living. Things just keep getting worse and worse, that is about the truth.
I have had 12 full hours now to analyze how this week is going to go. I realized my life is way more plugged in than I thought. This is going to be harder than I ever expected. I have obligations to friends and church, both of which make email necessary. I plan to keep it limited to 30 minutes twice a day. I am also in charge of posting a daily bible verse on our church's Facebook site, so I will still have to do that. Already, I realize it will be impossible for me to completely unplug.
So, now it is the night before. I spent it by catching up on my last "off the map" episode on Hulu. I double checked my facebook, checked my email, and turned off the computer. I am really surprised at how much anxiety I have over turning the computer off. I sat and stared at the screen for a few minutes before I could bring myself to do it. I went from being excited about this adventure, to being scared. My heart is racing right now. Could this be a sign of my addiction?
Next I prepped my phone for the week. I hid all the apps I deemed inappropriate, leaving behind my calendar, weather app, and kindle, because it has the book I am currently reading and my bible on it.
The TV in my bedroom is still on in the background. I don't really want to turn it off very badly. I know when I do, the house will become dead silent. That is scary to me for some reason. I am not even watching it, but I know once I turn it off, it will have to stay off.
My new mantra is "life is to short" I keep repeating it to myself. I can do this!
That TV would have been the hardest part for me too....I hate a silent house, especially when my hubby is working at night! Did you allow the radio in your 'tech-free' week?
ReplyDeleteyeah, but not to much. Maybe 2 hours a day total, and we listed to 96.5. I am really careful about what I want my kids seeing and hearing.
ReplyDeleteIt really surprised me how much more I hear without the back ground noise, and it didn't take long before I actually got a feeling of peace from it, it helped calm me, and let me spend more time with my thoughts, which led me to more prayer time. It was nice.