Update:
“Yesterday was supposed to be my first day without my phone and it did go well for the majority of the day. I spent my morning at the gym and then at work so everything was fine. It was only after work, when I was home from 6 onward that I spent my two hours + on my phone. It wasn’t good use either, just irrelevant talk. Today I also got up early to go out and now that I am back I spent over 2 hours already on my phone and it’s only 2pm. I need to start doing better and I don’t know why I’m being so harsh on myself since it’s not so bad. But I did have plans to go food shopping, go to the library, etc. Instead, I have been inside eating endless bowls of cereal watching Netflix and being on my phone. With that being said, I will be spending some time now to reset. To lookup some motivation and behave accordingly.”
The above passage were my true feelings at the time. Phone addiction is hard to overcome especially when it’s easy to give excuses (i.e Snapchat is the only app my friends use, I need it for work, etc)
My family does not believe in new years resolutions (although I’m a big fan) so I decided to prove to myself that I am fully capable and motivated to start at any time.
Getting rid of Snapchat is easy when I have other silly apps (one of them being YikYak) to fall on, but this time I wanted to get rid of everything.
Even this morning, after having spent no time on social media apps yesterday, decided to download Snapchat to see if anyone has texted me. Since there was no pressing message, I deleted it again. All to say, it is normal to check and I am not upset with myself. In fact, I am very as I was able to delete it right after and continue spending my time elsewhere.
Yesterday was a great day for me. As I mentioned previously, I had this urge to start baking something, yesterday was my day for that. I was absolutely set on making cookies, and I did! They turned out amazing and yummy and I am really happy that I was able to do so. I also spent time working out as lately I haven’t been feeling as happy. Working out always puts me in a better mood, especially after sweating. It also brings me more confidence for the rest of the day, and makes me choose healthier options when eating.
All to say, yesterday was my first intense day of no social media, of course I had moments where I really wanted to just talk to someone, but I didn’t let those short bursts of loneliness get to me. Side note: when I say “talk to someone” I don’t mean a friend, typically I’m referring to males. Even though I don’t have social media, I still have my messages and I can reach out to my friends at any time, I just don’t want to be glued to my screen all day (especially if it’s for people I don’t know and shouldn’t care for).
All to say, today I am spending majority of my morning outside, I can’t wait to take pictures of nature and enjoy my moments in the city. Tomorrow I resume work and am looking forward to it!
