Sometimes the most ridiculous goals are the healthiest.
I set a 101 goal to “break up” with the internet for 10 evenings. Little did I know how challenging that would be. We’ve definitely become an “I’ve got to know it now” society.
Before I realized it, most evenings I was doing a quick google search. Or verifying restaurant hours. Or planning our next trip. Or visiting my friend’s Facebook pages. {Or blogging!}
Breaking up was definitely something I needed to do.
Finally, this weekend – more than a year into my 101 list project – I stayed away from the internet for a 10th evening.
Do you know what I discovered? It’s fun to talk to my husband, to pet the kitties, to cook or to read instead of surfing. Life does in fact exist outside of the internet. {Shocking, isn’t it?}
I think I’m going to enjoy taking additional breaks, but I don’t want it to be a mandated “meeting a goal” process. After all, that’s a “have to,” not a “want to.”
Who knew this silly 101 list project was going to have such an impact on my personal life?
Remember, your phone is also an extension of the internet.
Ha! So true.
You'll be impressed to hear that I didn't get on my phone either. 🙂
Not even for texting?
Depends on urgency…