Digital Detox
4:45 am. That's when my 1.5-year-old walked into my room with my 3-year-old trotting behind him. It's too early for this. I grabbed my phone to check my emails. "Oh yeah, I'm not doing that today." Instead, I bring The Sirs (my nickname for my two boys) to the kitchen to help start my coffee. I've been awake for about 10 (or less?) minutes, and I've had to remind myself not to check my phone about 10 times (or more?) so far. Why is it so hard? Once the coffee does its job and my brain and body accept that our day is starting before 5am, putting the phone away feels a lot more manageable. I make breakfast and start planning for our day. As I use the last egg, I realize I need to go to the grocery store. Let me look at some dinner ideas on - oh yeah... I pack up The Sirs and head to the store with a small paper list. We look around and decide what we want for dinner based on what looks good. The day goes smooth. We go for walks, make our own music, and pa
