My Thoughts

Well, it's now day four of my "internet detox"! How is it going? Well, it's been more and more difficult as time goes on. While I have been on the internet less for personal things (one of the main points of this experiment), I've allowed time for work things. And, while that is good in that I'm really getting a lot organized, I'm also finding myself doing more and more there instead of taking time for myself off the internet (the real point of the experiment). I have been reading offline more, though, and that's been nice. I've cut my television intake down by a lot, and have stuck to the 1 hour a day limit (we watched a movie last night, but I've cut down to no television on some days, so it averages out well). I've gotten my alarm clock for the bedroom and have removed my phone so that I'm less tempted to look at it while I'm waking or in the middle of the night. That has helped quite a bit to fall asleep better and wake up w

So, how did the first day go? Well, it actually wasn't so bad. I did spend more time on social media than I had planned, but only for work purposes, so I'm not beating myself up over it. Instead of the planned 30 minutes, I would estimate that it was closer to one hour. Part of the reason for this, however, is that because I wasn't scrolling through my feeds for my personal life, I had more time to organize my brain to get through some things I needed to for awhile for Allegory Gallery. So, all in all, that's a plus, I'd say. And television? Well, I actually watched none. Andrew and I sat down to have dinner, but we opted not to turn on the television at all. We talked a bit, caught up with each other some, discussed some news, and then I came to my office to work and he went into his studio to do the same. I think the no television idea will be more difficult as the days go on, but we'll see! All through college and most of the time in NYC, I had no tv, so

So, I've been tossing something around in my brain for a few days, and I've come to the conclusion that I need to take a social media/internet break.  I'm far too addicted, and while watching YouTube one night, I came across this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve37Bg4-hPc . In the video, the woman talks about how she's so caught up in social media timelines and television that she realized she doesn't really have any hobbies or self-interests anymore. And, that really  struck a chord with me. Most of my time online is spent either doing business work (which I will, of course, continue) or mindless scrolling through timelines liking and sharing things that, perhaps, aren't always as important as the time they take away from me is.  So, I've been trying to think how best to do this. And, I've come down to a few rules: 1) I will allow myself 1 hour of television per day only (and it still counts if it's just in the background as I'

Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a small business owner. When I was very young, my cousin and I used to play for hours and hours as if we were running our own business. We’d hire and fire employees, take lunch breaks, organize papers…you know, the things you think you’d do in business when you’re young…and it was always so much fun. We were so into it that we each got attaché cases for our Christmas gifts so that we could carry our business supplies and tons of play money in…it was easy to make money in business back then! My grandmother would let me go crazy ordering office and stationery supplies from office supply catalogues. I had staplers, staple removers, markers, pens, pencils, columnar pads, file folders, and so many stamps: “Confidential”, “Approved”, “For Your Review”. And, no matter which grandparents’ house we were at, there was always a desk that we could use for our business purposes (who said working remotely is a recent idea?!). Then you grow up. You go

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There have been days lately that I look around and am nearly overcome with pure gratitude.  Sometimes it happens while I'm drifting off to sleep.  Sometimes it happens on my walk home from Allegory Gallery.  Sometimes it happens when I'm at my desk and just catch myself drifting off into my thoughts.  But lately, it's been happening a lot. You see, I consider myself one of the lucky ones; I'd be crazy not to.  There really isn't much in my life to complain about.  I don't say this to gloat or to sit on a high-horse or to belittle; I say this simply to express how lucky and enriched I feel to have the people in my life that I do, to have had the opportunity and experiences I've had, and to have been born under, what I can only assume, is a lucky sign. There have been times that I've been pretty pessimistic about life, love, and the pursuit of happiness.  There have been times when I've been really down and really, honestly, felt that recovering fr