Another gorgeous reflective post, Becky! I'm loving the way you're making space and time for yourself. Another person who loathes a ticking clock here! I've been meaning to get an alarm clock for my bedroom too, but I've been procrastinating because I don't want a tick or the glow of a digital one. You've inspired me to stop dithering and find one! Keeping my phone outside the bedroom was an intention for 2023 that I kept to and it worked really well. Since then I use my tablet (which I mainly only use for reading, keep in airplane mode unless I'm downloading something, and don't have any notifications on) as an alarm clock but even that I'd like to use less, especially at night. For this year (or this month, anyway, but the intention is to keep it going!) I've been experimenting with keeping my phone on airplane mode unless I'm using it for something - I started that towards the end of last year and it's made a big difference to my focus, so I want to keep and build on that practice. I've recommitted to morning pages and doing ~10 mins of breathwork in the mornings too; I don't always manage it but the ritual of it gives me a lot of meaning and benefit. I'm trying not to be too binary about it though which is where I've fallen down in the past!
I love your bullet journal. I have a neurodivergent family member who introduced me to the concept a few years back and my partner and I have done our week plans and daily to-do lists in that analogue format ever since. A lot of my other planning stuff is digital but the analogue version is the spine of it all! Thanks for sharing, I love getting this voyeuristic peek into other people's practices and processes! 💖
Your bullet journal is a thing of beauty, Becky! Such a gorgeous project and reading about your creative session putting it together just made me want more moments like this in 2024. It reminds me of creating as a child, just being so in flow and in the moment and doing it for the joy of it.
Great to see how you're really showing up for yourself this year and making these little but powerful tweaks.
I relate a lot to your reading journey/ goals. During Covid lockdowns I developed a new habit of reading for 20 mins or so in the morning instead of doom scrolling and thankfully I've managed to keep this up. Even for us book lovers it still takes that active choice to pick up the book doesn't it?
Becky! What a wonderful post. I’ve been thinking about many of these same things recently- from less screen time to waking up in the morning without a phone to how I want to be spending my time. I look forward to reading more of your thoughts!
Oh, I love this so much, Becky! And I SO hear you about Notes. After quitting Instagram, that felt so good...but now I'm noticing certain "checking" patterns have crept into my Notes usage. I still want to be on Notes (for now) but absolutely feel called to shift my relationship with it. Your journals and systems are AMAZING!! I'm so inspired!
Lots of things here I'm going to mull over. But plus 1 to ticking clocks... Loathe them! And also to the 'what ifs' there's always those isn't there!
For me WhatsApp's status features are vital in order for me to navigate appropriateness, timing etc. i find it disconcerting (sometimes RSD inducing) if online status,last seen or even read status is turned off but that is very much a me thing as I am heavily interested in and comforted by clarity of which I feel those digital statuses give me.
As a nearly 36 year old, I was lucky enough to get internet and things like MSN at around 12-13 because, like you, I'm much better in writing and it enabled me to connect, share and 'be me' without being out in the world or using my voice. But I'm also very aware it's provided me with a shield that can't remain up all the time and being too 'digital' can be isolating or invoke feelings of a sort of 'social agoraphobia'.
All musings and reflections - I appreciate you're sharing. Enjoy your Sunday! 😊
Another gorgeous reflective post, Becky! I'm loving the way you're making space and time for yourself. Another person who loathes a ticking clock here! I've been meaning to get an alarm clock for my bedroom too, but I've been procrastinating because I don't want a tick or the glow of a digital one. You've inspired me to stop dithering and find one! Keeping my phone outside the bedroom was an intention for 2023 that I kept to and it worked really well. Since then I use my tablet (which I mainly only use for reading, keep in airplane mode unless I'm downloading something, and don't have any notifications on) as an alarm clock but even that I'd like to use less, especially at night. For this year (or this month, anyway, but the intention is to keep it going!) I've been experimenting with keeping my phone on airplane mode unless I'm using it for something - I started that towards the end of last year and it's made a big difference to my focus, so I want to keep and build on that practice. I've recommitted to morning pages and doing ~10 mins of breathwork in the mornings too; I don't always manage it but the ritual of it gives me a lot of meaning and benefit. I'm trying not to be too binary about it though which is where I've fallen down in the past!
I love your bullet journal. I have a neurodivergent family member who introduced me to the concept a few years back and my partner and I have done our week plans and daily to-do lists in that analogue format ever since. A lot of my other planning stuff is digital but the analogue version is the spine of it all! Thanks for sharing, I love getting this voyeuristic peek into other people's practices and processes! 💖
I relate to so much of this. The Quality Street decos, the analogue preferences, the being better in writing or face to face. So much!
Many of us are feeling this call to slow down and be more methodical.
Your bullet journal is brilliant btw!
Your bullet journal is a thing of beauty, Becky! Such a gorgeous project and reading about your creative session putting it together just made me want more moments like this in 2024. It reminds me of creating as a child, just being so in flow and in the moment and doing it for the joy of it.
Great to see how you're really showing up for yourself this year and making these little but powerful tweaks.
I relate a lot to your reading journey/ goals. During Covid lockdowns I developed a new habit of reading for 20 mins or so in the morning instead of doom scrolling and thankfully I've managed to keep this up. Even for us book lovers it still takes that active choice to pick up the book doesn't it?
Becky! What a wonderful post. I’ve been thinking about many of these same things recently- from less screen time to waking up in the morning without a phone to how I want to be spending my time. I look forward to reading more of your thoughts!
Oh, I love this so much, Becky! And I SO hear you about Notes. After quitting Instagram, that felt so good...but now I'm noticing certain "checking" patterns have crept into my Notes usage. I still want to be on Notes (for now) but absolutely feel called to shift my relationship with it. Your journals and systems are AMAZING!! I'm so inspired!
Lots of things here I'm going to mull over. But plus 1 to ticking clocks... Loathe them! And also to the 'what ifs' there's always those isn't there!
For me WhatsApp's status features are vital in order for me to navigate appropriateness, timing etc. i find it disconcerting (sometimes RSD inducing) if online status,last seen or even read status is turned off but that is very much a me thing as I am heavily interested in and comforted by clarity of which I feel those digital statuses give me.
As a nearly 36 year old, I was lucky enough to get internet and things like MSN at around 12-13 because, like you, I'm much better in writing and it enabled me to connect, share and 'be me' without being out in the world or using my voice. But I'm also very aware it's provided me with a shield that can't remain up all the time and being too 'digital' can be isolating or invoke feelings of a sort of 'social agoraphobia'.
All musings and reflections - I appreciate you're sharing. Enjoy your Sunday! 😊