Mommy needs to recharge; I am tired which causes me to be cranky and short with TJ and our kids. At the moment I am not being the wife and mother that I want to be. There are lots of contributing factors to how I’m feeling right now, but one is that I have problem: I have technology overload.
Now don’t get me wrong, I love all of the really awesome technological devices we have in our house, but it seems like I have become dependent on them. TJ and I were watching “Parks & Rec” last night and one of the characters Tom got into a car accident while tweeting. His punishment was to go a week without any “screens”-no computer, no cell phone, TV, GPS.
The show made the situation very humorous, but it got me thinking that while I do not have the overaxaggerated addiction that Tom had, I have to get a grip on how much I am online. We are heading out of town this weekend and I think it will be the perfect opportunity to go offline; I am trying to get all my stuff done before lunch today, and then afterwards I will turn off my computer and kindle fire and not turn them on again until we get home Sunday night….or maybe even Monday morning! I feel that the best way for me to recharge is to unplug
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I know the feeling, some times you just want to shut everything down and unplug from the world. I hope things get better for you.
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We took a 10 day break from screens the beginning of this month. Ok… We checked out email once. But ya know what… I didn’t miss a thing! And we had a wonderful time together as a family.
Good for you for putting your family first! I totally resonate with the too much screen time…I’m starting to think I might need a break also. I’m sure it would do you a lot of good!
I wish I could do that but unfortunately I work online, so I have to be tethered most of the time. Good luck with your unplugged weekend! I hope it helps you recharge and most of all relax!
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When I first started blogging I went WAY overboard. I was online way too much. Now I’ve been working hard on finding balance and i”m limiting my time each day; and I always unplug on weekends. It slows down how fast my blog grows, but for me it is a necessary for me and my family that i have that unplugged time.
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Good luck and have fun!
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It is hard to find a balance between screen time and being away from the computer.
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A curse of working from home is I have to be connected for my clients 24/7, so I feel your pain.
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My weekends are usually spent unplugged from the internet, but the television is always available. It’s hard to be offline for two whole days, because I’m an addict lol. I hope you have fun, and good luck!
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I try and limit my time on the computer, it can be hard but I make the sacriafice to spend the time with my family, they need me more..
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I was just thinking about having a no-screen night or two. Maybe this weekend…
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Oh honey… I feel you! You go right ahead and unplug it all!!!
I hope you’re come back recharged and full of peace!
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Unplug ~ EEEK!! Don’t know if I could do it! Would be nice though!
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Preach it sister! I feel the same way!!!!
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Totally agree and good for you for recognizing your need to unplug and recharge. as a mom and a blogger myself I need to do this as well. sometimes after putting adam to sleep i go to the computer until he wakes up and then realize that i havent eaten lunch or dinner and no wonder why i just snapped on hubby! lol though its funny now it really isn’t and i’ll take your unplugging advice to heart!
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First of all, I love Parks & Rec! It is hilarious! Second, I definitely know what you mean about being overly plugged in to electronics. I try really hard to take some time each day to be unplugged, but it is really hard. It must be even harder when you are a blogger.
I feel that way sometimes – I HAVE to go and grab a book and use my brain for imagining and comprehending, which is a nice change to being blasted with info all of the time.
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