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Disconnect Day Results

January 16th, 2013 at 03:13 pm

I had a disconnect day, or a day unplugged from my computer yesterday. Looks like it was a good day to be off the computer with the site not running correctly! I did try to post Monday night about my plans for my disconnect day, but the site didn't accept my post. I did learn SA was changing servers.

The morning was productive. I did get to the gym. I did get meal planning done, and a grocery list made. I then made it to the store before lunch, which is rare for me these days. The rest of the day wasn't as productive, but probably needed rest time. I spent time reading a book and took a nap! I did talk to one of my daughters for what seems like quite awhile in the evening...she was in a good mood and I was 'available'. That is a positive!

I did run into a few minor problems without my computer. First thing I realized as I made my breakfast, was that I could not log into the computer to record my calories. I did write them down in the morning, but failed to write the rest of the days calories down.

I wasn't able to look up the ingredients for a recipe that I keep online, therefore, I wasn't able to purchase those items at the store. I will be making another trip later in the week for those items.

I had planned to work on my sister's lap quilt. I've never made one before, and the idea was from a blog online. I have the materials, but really wanted to look up the beginning steps. Since I didn't have access, I left that off my to do list.

We received a bill for our newspaper subscription in the mail. We originally signed up and paid with airline miles. I believe this is a one time offer. The prices seemed high for 7 days, so I wanted to see what the other options were...but one can't do that on a disconnect day.

Luckily, none of these were life and death emergencies. Life went one. It was calmer, more focused, but maybe less productive than I originally thought. Do you think you could disconnect from the internet and your computer for a full day? If you have done this experiment before, what did you think of it?

4 Responses to “Disconnect Day Results”

  1. twest Says:
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    I love the idea of disconnecting for one day. I may have to try this soon.

  2. Beawealthywarrior Says:
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    Thanks for joining me!

  3. ceejay74 Says:
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    I've been thinking about it more, and if I were going to be 100% disconnected it would have to be on a weekend. At work, there's one site I have to keep open all day, and I occasionally have to do Google research on trademarks, terms and style questions. I could try to strictly limit my internet usage at work to just things I absolutely need to do for work, but my god it would be AGONY; so tempting to jump over to SA or Facebook while I was on. So I think a weekend day would be more doable. We do our grocery list on Google Drive and usually finish it up and print it out Saturday. I could have NT do it so I don't have to go online myself. Or I could just make my Sunday a disconnect day, because there are no required online tasks on Sundays.

    Maybe I'll try this Sunday. And, if like you I come across difficulties, it will just show me how to prepare better for a future attempt.

  4. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    I don't think it'd be possible for me - unless I also put my phone away!

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