December Detox

Good morrow my friends, and happy Wednesday to you all. December is here and she is not slowing down for anyone, even us! Three days have already passed and it’s finally feeling like winter. Word on the street is they predicted snow overnight. I wonder if it stuck this time?

Full disclosure, I am writing this post in bed on Tuesday night, and I can see the flurries from my window at this very moment. My first snow of the year. How magical.

Okay, back to pretending it’s Wednesday, because it is! After you get through with this post, you will forget all about our secret.

By now you are probably wondering what this is about. I wish it were more exciting, but I simply decided to stay off social media for the month of December. I have always felt, and in part still do, that I needed to stay on social media strictly to stay informed. Not necessarily of the goings on of my peers, but the goings on of the world. For the news they won’t report on and the videos they don’t want us to see. For the voices they suppress and the truth that’s beyond my reach. I don’t have cable, so I don’t watch the news unless I’m down the street getting my nails done. I suppose I could subscribe to the paper, which I’ll add to my “look into that” list, but currently I am not reading the b&w every day either.

Needless to say, I have a sense of guilt tied to getting off social media, because I want to be there for those I can be there for. If I step away, I feel like I will be out of the loop. And if I’m not too careful, I may not want to get back in said loop. But…I also know that lately I have been on social media for far too long. They call it doom scrolling. I used to think I had a good handle on the time I spent online, but lately I fear I have lost control. I can feel myself getting sucked in and I really do want out. I need out. It’s information overload.

Remember that spongebob episode where all he thought about was fine dining, and breathing? Remember the crash out later? I think I was one day away from something like that erupting in my mind.

Which brings me to the detox. It’s nothing crazy. I’m not deleting the apps or anything like that. I’ve actually already “needed” them to get some screenshots of a friend for a project and to find a video on how to tie a cute bow (yes, the apartment is now decorated for Christmas). I am just simply limiting my screentime and not scrolling, mindlessly, wondering why I even opened my phone.

Isn’t that wild! It’s like when you walk into a room and forget why you went in. Only this is a smart phone. A screen in front of your face. I don’t like that thought one bit.

Like I said, it’s only been three days, but I have already done so much with my free time. It feels great! Yes, I am still being mindless, but in the true sense of the word. It’s nice to sit and be and think to yourself, “What do I want to do today?” What freedom that is….yes, this is coming from someone who is unemployed, but still. I am hoping to write a lot over this next month. I have so many ideas in this noggin that I would love to share with you all. The past few days have been hectic because I have been doing a lot of online trainings for club vball, and I’m going out of town this weekend, but once I get back I will be ready to rock. Anything I feel is worthy, I will post. Hopefully we get this December inbox filled with neat notions, cool cognitions, and stellar schemes.

If you decide to partake in your own December Detox, shout it out! Let me know! Comment below, send me an email, shoot me a text, or hell, give me a call. I’ll leave my sound on! And if anything breaks the internet while I’m away, write it in a letter and I’ll be sure to check the post regularly.

Cheers to today!