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Wishing You an Unplugged Weekend

Friday, April 13, 2012

[Centerpiece on my parents' table, taken March 2012.]

I like to go to coffee shops by myself.

I like to order a drink, find a place, set my stuff up, and sit. Then I like to see how long I can go without connecting to the shop's wireless internet. I sip. Look around. Write a few real lines in a notebook. Read a few real pages in a book. Sip.

Sometimes I feel too connected. I get headaches from my computer. I sit in front of a screen for a few too many hours each day. I check my phone obsessively. I find myself turning the thing over every now and then so I can't see the green notification light, just to prove to myself that I don't need to know whether I have an email or not.

This weekend, I'm staying put for once in what feels like a very long time. I'm going to have lunch with friends, and write things down on paper, and sleep in on Sunday and make a big breakfast. And maybe see how long I can stay away from my computer.

Wishing you some of the same. See you Monday.

14 comments:

  1. I totally agree! I just spent 45 minutes sitting outside reading a book and it was wonderful! I need to unplug more often. Have a great weekend!

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  2. I absolutely agree with you...I am too connected. Sometimes I wish I could live for a week (as an adult) without the internet and cell phones. I wonder how different life would be!

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  3. That's a great idea. I'm the same way with my phone and email. It's obnoxious really.

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  4. I took a week off the internet world and it was great! Sometimes you just need to unplug a little bit - emails can wait!

    Have a lovely weekend!

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  5. This is so right! I even neglected some of my important responsibilities because of too much time spent in front of my computer. It's really different if you could spend a day with just the simple things in life and no complicated gadgets to rule over.

    ~Ronida
    funandruins.blogspot.com

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  6. I am the same....a weekend away from it all sounds like a good idea!

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  7. good luck!! just got back from 4 days in florida internet-free!! :)

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  8. I think we all need to unplug from time to time & just enjoy the simple pleasures in life! Have a beautiful weekend friend :)

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  9. Isn't it amazing how much the internet and being connected all the time kinda rules our lives these days? I get internet fatigue all the time, it's good to have a day off every now and then. I went out for dinner last night and deliberately left my phone. It was so good - and nice to come home to see a new text message. Enjoy your weekend!

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  10. I like this post. I want an unplugged weekend too now...although considering I am blogging right now, I think that might just be a fail. :P

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  11. I loved this post! I know how you feel. I disconnect everything every now and then, turn of my tv, computer, phone, and just sit, drink tea and think, read or write :) I love a little quiet time like that!

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  12. I really need to do this myself. I am a complete slave to technology. I hope you are able to make it through the weekend. I would love to just sit and write - with pen and paper. And with a nice cup of coffee.

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  13. Sounds like fun. Sometimes those weeks that you lose your cell phone or forget the charger and the battery dies are the best...

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