I know it's funny for a blogger to say this, but sometimes I really need a break from the online world. Not from my blog (which I still enjoy--and I hope you do, too!) but from the incessant chatter of the internet. It can be mentally exhausting, getting constant updates from every sector of your life and the world at large.
So I think it's important, from time to time, to step away from it. To take a digital detox.
That's exactly what I did this past Memorial Day weekend. Truth be told, it wasn't a clean break--I did check in twice, briefly. Not for FOMO (Fear of Missing Out); just to make sure nothing was terribly amiss. But I didn't engage.
I've finally learned that I don't need to answer every single question or comment immediately. I don't have to add my two cents to every discussion. Sometimes, it's better to just ponder. To let thoughts travel a natural course before automatically responding. Usually, the world can wait.
So this past weekend, if I got the urge to "check in", I checked out--outdoors. I got a LOT of gardening done. (Pulling up weeds feels really, really good!)
I treated the kids--and myself--to ice cream. (Dairy Queen never gets old.)
We visited one of the local farms, where we met this handsome hog...
Naturally, I took even more pictures of my dog. (Can you ever have enough pictures of your pet? I don't think so!)
I chipped away at Laundry Mountain. (I've come to terms with the realization that it will never be Laundry Desert.)
We gathered with relatives at a pretty French bistro to celebrate the interesting life of an aunt who had passed away. She was into yoga thirty years before it became "hot."
Back at home, naps were taken (not by the kids).
Books were read. (I'm still on my Anne Lamott kick.)
Life was quiet.
And now I'm back. Recharged.
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How 'bout you? Do you take the occasional break from online life, or are you completely plugged in? Do tell!
P.S. Here's another post up the same alley: Could You Put Yourself on a News Diet?
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