Hey folks, so I’m instituting a “What I Learned in (Insert Current Month)” post in 2016. I’m thinking it will help me stay on track of all of my goings on this year. So here’s goes…
What I learned in January 2016:
- I like taking breaks from social media. I read that social media is a great way for introverts like me to connect with others. But social media gets my brain all wrapped up in social media-ness. The scrolling, the tweeting, the liking, the replying can get me in a tizzy. In December, I started to limit the time I spent on social media, and it’s been so refreshing. I haven’t gone 100% cold turkey, but I unplug more often. Unplugging frees my mind so I can experience the world around me.
- Morning Pages are my oxygen. I love writing morning pages. They are the first thing I write every day before working on a manuscript. I talk about it more in depth in this post, but they helped me sharpen my focus for 2016.
- Life doesn’t fall apart when you can’t find your cell phone. Right now, I haven’t had my cell phone in over a week. I cannot find it, and I’m cool with that. (Though I should try to find my phone before the end of February.) Anywho…I don’t need to be attached to a digital device all day. The Facebook notifications and emails can wait. I’ll take my selfie another day 😉
- Good friends are priceless. One of my best friends visited me last weekend, and she’s a #foodie. For an entire weekend, we talked food and cooking. If I could liken this experience to anything, it would be like having my own **Eat** version of “Eat, Pray, Love”. Except we didn’t gorge on carbs. We flipped through cookbooks and talked recipes and cutlery and cooking. I was inspired and refreshed.
That’s what I learned in January 2016. I’m looking forward to seeing what February holds!
How about you? What have you learned in January?