i tried an experiment this weekend. saturday and sunday my little laptop sat closed and unused on the coffee table and then on the desk. i went on a four hour run on saturday. eric met me for 45 minutes or so towards the end. then we went to the farmers market. i baked a loaf of bread. i finished reading my book. we bought groceries...and discovered that we need to track our spending for a month to find out where our money goes. we watched the empire strikes back (i think...it was star wars v anyway...). on sunday after church we visited a friend in the hospital. then we cooked dinner and had our friend chase and melinda for dinner and games.
i was digitally disconnected the whole time. and you know, it was kind of nice to be freed from checking email so frequently and constantly looking up things online. i actually used my cookbooks to find recipes to make and simply made mental notes of things i wanted to look up. it was amazing how much more present i felt. i think i may be trying this experiment again.
when i did check my email again i found a nice surprise. another manuscript i had submitted a month ago was found acceptable for publication pending a few minor changes. that was a fast turn around! i have another one almost half way finished as well, so hopefully that one will be submitted soon.
its pouring here and getting a little cooler. perfect weather for wanting to stay inside and write!
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