Disconnecting

Our assignment this week was to try to ‘disconnect’ for 24-hours. My first thought was, how am I supposed to do that? I have homework, study guides, and papers to type.

As amazing as disconnecting from technology sounded, I realized how difficult disconnecting has become and felt an immediate sense of sadness. So, I decided to take on the challenge to see how long I could disconnect (without loosing too much time for homework of course).

My weekend began with grocery shopping. I went old-fashioned and handwrote my grocery list (which I usually type on my phone). While at the store, I could not help but notice that the only ones carrying paper lists were older people. They were also the only ones who smiled when I walked by. This was also the case at the art supply store I went to later in the day.

That evening, my fiancé and I went to visit his family, since his sister was visiting from Georgia. It was the perfect opportunity to keep me from going back to my computer/phone screens.  I also made a point to not take my laptop or any books (which I usually do) so that I could devote my entire attention to spending quality time with family.

It was interesting to hear everyone’s reactions when I told them what my assignment was. And by the end of our night, they even mentioned how difficult, almost impossible it was for them to even try it for a few hours.

Overall, I was grateful to have had an excuse to disconnect, even if it was less than 24 hours.