Dear Tobey,
At the advice of my therapist (which I started seeing a couple of weeks ago)... I am making an attempt to journal more regularly. It's actually crazy how much I journaled before... and how far I fell away from it after work and kids came into my life. It's crazy how something you used to do so much, things you considered your hobbies... yoga, reading, journaling... could completely disappear from your life if you are not paying attention. So. After my therapy session today, instead of sitting on the couch scrolling my phone for hours and watching TV (but then also not really watching it because I'm scrolling my phone), I ran errands, came home and did 30 minutes of yoga and am now sitting down and writing. I'm going to have to make a point to do this at least weekly, ideally more often... I'm wondering if I actually can commit to doing yoga in the morning before I go to work? That's crazy right? I despise the idea of waking up early to work out. But... it's hard to do yoga later in the day because I have food in my stomach and acid reflux will kick in full force while I'm in a down dog. So... I wonder if I could give it a try... My therapist gave me the idea of having phone hours set in the day, so all the other times, you'd be off your phone. I actually like this idea and hope that Mike will be on board to do this with me as well. I'm thinking.. phone time only while we cuddle with the kids for them to go to bed? No more phone by 10 pm to actually give myself some decent sleep hours? It all sounds so simple, but it so difficult to actually do... It feels like everyone is addicted to their phones. I really swear the internet has ruined humanity. Sure, there's a lot of good from the internet... but at what cost? Is the price tag really worth it. I really don't think so... and how are our kids growing up in the age of the internet.... how does that affect them? It is a bit of a scary thought... Okay, short writing session today.. will touch base again soon..
<3 Karen
