A Week off the Internet.

It was such a quiet week. I think I may do it again this week. Who knows! hehe!

For the past week, I have spent more time offline and more time in reality with my family and friends. I've been on socials since around 2009 and it felt like I spent more time staring at the screen than acknowledging my family.

I knew it was time for a break.

I got off the socials and took them off my home screen so it wasn't easy to access them anymore. Then I was ready to set boundaries. My boundaries were that I could get on Pinterest & messenger, but no Facebook, Tiktok, and no Instagram. I worried about my business Facebook, so I put my husband in charge of that (even though there was no advertising at all done... Kevin, I'm looking at YOU LOL)

I spent the week fully immersed in my life. I cleaned up and decorated the camper on the hunting preserve. I made a homemade chicken pot pie. I made spoonbread (recipe coming soon!). I watched movies with my boys at night. I watched a drone spray our cotton and it felt so surreal watching it. I took the boys to their first parade. I watched in awe at their faces as they watched the firetrucks and bright lights, the high school band playing loudly. I spent one night by the fire eating freshly caught fish. It was such an amazing week. We spent time at my mom's and planted strawberry plants on the new homestead. We cleaned our house up and I did seven loads of laundry. (Another thing I realized is why we need so many clothes when we wear the same four outfits each week? That's a task for another week.)

My stress was significantly lower, but my temper was so much shorter. Small things that shouldn't frustrate me, just made me so overwhelmed and overstimulated.

I was talking with my sister about it and she made a good point, my phone helps me to tune things out and to zone out instead of just dealing with my reality. So from this day forward, I think maybe it's time for me to tune back into my reality more to face my issues head-on. I think from here on out, I will focus more on my blogging and less on my social media presence. I will try anyway.

Until next time friends, Lady of the Farm