Day 22: another beautiful day

Day 22 - I started my day by deliberately ignoring the IPad and going out for a walk. We had an amazing, beautiful, warm, pleasant ( I could go on) day! I loved it so much, I convinced my family to join me and we all had a lovely time. We ended up spending 4 hours breathing fresh air and enjoying the sun and the nature. One corner had this beautiful yellow tree next to an orange tree, next to the forever green pines. The sun was hitting at such an angle that it highlighted the succession of the colors advantageously. I only wished I had the camera on me. We also cooked a meal that I've been meaning to try for a while and it was side by side with my husband and I really like moments like these where I'm not alone in the kitchen. I was tired, but happy. Of course, I simply couldn't keep my hands off the IPad. I checked my emails and helped myself with the recipes and tinkered with my post on blogger. This one isn't bringing me any joy whatsoever. Partly because I've been surrounded by people this long weekend and have not had any quiet time to think straight. The fact that I'm posting and not giving up is already a miracle. But you can tell that the posts are short and not very informative. Plus, I really don't feel like figuring out what's wrong with the blog. Yet, it bothers me that I can't have it in a layout that I like. Even on a busy day like today I managed to go over the 2 hour limit. And I'm not done yet. I want to listen to one of my allowed books for 30 min. Later on, I have a new show to look forward to thanks to my family who likes to watch TV. I think I figured out why I wanted to do this experiment to begin with. Too much information. Overload. And it doesn't matter how I do it. Email. TV. People. Screen time even if it's for a good cause. The brain needs a break to function properly. How many hours of screen time a day is o.k.? I used to work in an office when screen time was on for almost the entire 8 hour work day. But that was work. Still, I wonder.

Day 21: a good cause to break the rules

Day 21 - almost 3 hours usage. Today was all about my favorite authors. I had an impulse to write them about a few ideas how to spike up sales for their books. They are awesome, but struggling with sustaining the financial part. Then, again I had an impulse to go on Facebook to check something about the same writers only to find out they opened an YouTube channel with the possibility to donate and support. And I did. I broke my rule, but I followed my impulse and I'm glad because everything happens for a reason. There are always people with a greater need and I'm thankful that I can help even with the little that got someone who I consider valuable to society.

Day 20: where does the time go?

Day 20 - almost 4 hours usage. I have no clue on what. I listened to one of my materials for 30 min. Checked my email. Blogged. Didn't do anything extra of my usual allowed activities. Yet, here I am.

Day 19: the bad and the good

Day 19 - almost 6 hours of usage. Most of it for reading my book and taking advantage of some sales before Black Friday. It was a really cold day outside and after freezing for a good hour, it was nice to come home and thaw while curled on the couch with a device in my hands. Hence 6 hours of use. I'm definitely abusing the device, even if I'm doing what I set in mind to do. And then I broke my rules. I went on YouTube for about 15 min. How do you go about breaking your own rules? First you get a Rolling Stone in the mail and peruse through it. You come across the review of Taylor Swift's new album. You read it and get curious about listening to some samples. You listen to a couple of songs and YouTube already has some other videos of your favorite youtubers catching your eye. Before you know it, you're hooked! After the 15 min, I realized, that was an itch I really didn't need to scratch. Yes, I miss YouTube, but I was so good for the past 18 days of not checking the trigger websites. But hey, I got sense into myself after 15 min and not more.

Day 18: tired, but happy

Day 18 - 4 hours of usage. What did I do? I tinkered with pictures, sent more emails to people, made research for someone else and listened to a one of my archived materials. (Quite interesting info about the intellect!) The urge to use the iPad is stronger in the evening when I'm tired and I want a distraction for my mind. I'm so tired right now, that I' barely keeping my eyes open.

Day 17: my best self

Day 17 - I was full of lovely, positive energy. I don't know if the lengthy walk did it or simply me being in a good, thankful, playful mood. Or possibly being in an accepting mode. Or not being on the net so much and being focused only on current tasks. I connected with a lot of people in a very short time and was radiating. Some interesting ideas where coming to me. I loved myself today so, so, so much and if I knew how to access this energy at all times, I would simply be in a good mood all the time. I felt fine all the way up to the point when I was cooking and cleaning and playing with my child, but my brain was craving for some info! I so badly wanted to sit down and get lost in some interesting article! I felt that urge and had to do it, even if for 10 min.

Day 16: there's life outside the IPad

On Day 16, I tried to keep my IPad interaction to a minimum. With the exception of a few emails, reaching out to people ( which is the best way to use the internet) and looking up a few recipes, I was pretty good. The jigsaw puzzle game was successfully deleted. I wrote a bit in my journal and simply enjoyed my Sunday. Total usage was for 2 hours. Still pretty crazy. The blog is not functioning properly and now my words are getting all jumbled together. Looks pretty bad, but I don't want to spend time yet figuring out what's wrong. I'll need to do it soon though if I want a pretty looking post. Not that my posts are something out of ordinary, but at least the content is readable. But now, that's not the case. Oh, well. I'll deal with it soon enough.