Mid year June Resolution!

How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen?

Onion cashew pakoda with cappuccino prepared by my boy!

The WordPress prompt is good today. I thought I should combine this with my weekend coffee share with Natalie.

All of May, I have been trying to be off my phone. In fact, my phone has been acting up since April. It gets heated up or loses its charge quickly. I have been handling it like a landline. I am also using my laptop more than my phone, and I have started seeing some benefits. 

So for my mid-year resolution, I am reducing my screen time on my iPhone. The first point is not to purchase a new phone. Yes, I do not need a new phone. My husband keeps telling me I am eligible for a new phone with our plan. I am not falling for the trick. 

We also disconnected our cable in February. I just added Britbox to my subscription, and I think I am watching less TV. I am also watching with interest. Instead of something on, I am watching new shows. I love murder mysteries, and Britbox has it all.

I talk to my parents every day. I need my phone; I use WhatsApp for that, and I think I do not need to be on it more than twice or three times a day. If I get any important messages, I get them texted, like how my son’s caseworker updated me about something and I could read them on my watch. I replied to her at my convenience. 

I have my husband for political news and my younger son for sports news. They both get excited and shout things out at home. I do not need to be online or near a television to hear and see.

I think it is time for me to go and unwind myself. Yes, I will be blogging, posting my boy’s cooking on his social media page. (I have been blogging more from my laptop recently, and I think I need to make it a habit.) But I would not be checking on my phone every few seconds. Is it possible? I hope I can take it as a good challenge and make it happen. 

Clematis and roses
Japanese Spirea
Iris and Peonies
Iris
Peonies

We had plenty of showers, and May flowers were pretty. I hope we have a bountiful vegetable season too.

22 responses to “Mid year June Resolution!”

  1. I think you have a good plan. I need to use my laptop more and phone less too.

    1. I have started enjoying using my laptop! I hope my plan works out.

      1. I hope it does too. Will give me incentive to do the same.

      2. Oh Thanks!

      3. 😻😻😻

  2. Beautiful flowers! 🌺

  3. Kimerle Anne Viccaro Avatar
    Kimerle Anne Viccaro


    i carry my phone with me to be safe, I don’t have an Apple Watch. I use my iPad a lot but I don’t think I could go without my phone. I have a landline too. I’m happy your decision helps you enjoy your life more.

    1. I carry my phone but use it as a phone and not as something to browse!

  4. I enjoyed seeing your May flowers. They are gorgeous. I use my phone as a camera, so I have my phone at all times. I transfer the pictures to my computer & upload them to my digital picture frame. The Grands like to look at the pictures as the pictures randomly change on the screen about every 10 seconds. I also make photo books. Now that I’m retired, I plan to work on organizing pictures & making more books.

    1. Thanks! Wow a great project you have.

  5. I love looking at your flowers. They are beautiful. I, too, have a spirea, though it hasn’t bloomed for me in a few years. Good plan to reduce screentime, I need to make such plan myself. Good luck.

    1. Thanks! The spirea attracts the bees and it is lovely to watch.

      1. Yes, it does attract lots of bees. 🙂

  6. Does this mean you won’t be blogging here? Is there another blog for your Special Boys recipes?

    1. I will be blogging but from my laptop. 😊I post his videos on his social media page .

  7. I enjoyed seeing your May flowers. Good luck with your less screen time challenge. Thank you for your weekend coffee share.

    1. Thanks Natalie!

  8. Having less screen time always good. I’ve been doing that more lately and occupying myself with other things…though it does require a computer but I’m not mindlessly scrolling through social media.

    1. Yes, it stops us scrolling through social media.

  9. A beautiful resolution! Love the pics of flowers!

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