Catching you up to speed!

Hello!

Happy Monday and my new blog release date! Yeeeep, every Monday morning, I want to release a new blog post and be more consistent on this blog account.

First, let me update you a little bit on what has been going on!!!! The last month of my life, I have been disconnected from all of my social media accounts. At first, it was Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and Tik Tok but I soon found out I needed my Facebook for church events and my internship! Other than that, I have gone a whole month now without my Snapchat, Instagram, and Tik Tok. If I am being honest, it was a real struggle for me, specifically, ten days in. I am not quite sure why, but I had huge temptation to cave. However, my roommate Nikki and my boyfriend, Caleb also took part by deleting some of their social media accounts. Their accountability was very appreciated. From December 10 to January 10, I made a goal for myself and I wanted to stick to it for self control, as well as seeking where I needed growth as an individual.

In the past month, I went to Texas to visit my mom and then after about five or so days there, my mom and I flew home to spend time with family for Christmas. On December 26th, I came back to my college town and spent New Year’s with some friends. In addition, I worked a little bit, spent time with some friends, and spent some time in quarantine! Yes, in quarantine! On January 3, I tested positive for COVID and have been quarantining with my roommates since.

Amidst all of this craziness and free time from social media, my boyfriend and I set 21 goals/habits for the new year that we want to begin to incorporate into 2021. I will go into further detail on these habits next week! Not only will I be mentioning what these 21 goals are, but also how it has been going so far, as well as modifications I have needed to make.

But until then, I wanted to share with you some of the things I have learned from the cleanse and all of the occurrences within the last month.

One of the main reasons for this cleanse was the fact that I was spending hours on my phone and giving little attention to the people around me. In addition, I found myself comparing and doubting who God had made me to be. My time with Jesus was daily, but somewhat minimal. I really wanted to dive in and spend intentional time with Jesus and the people around me. Being away from social media has allowed me to put my mind on different things I hadn’t before, and to refocus and realign things that are important to me. As I mentioned, I got to spend more time with the Lord, and more time reading in general. After about halfway, I soon found myself downloading apps on my phone such as among us, trivia crack and word search games. I soon found myself spending just as much time on my phone, if not, more. I didn’t like that because it defeated the whole purpose behind decreasing my phone usage. When I caught myself doing this, I deleted these apps and made a goal to turn off my phone intentionally for an hour a day.

I feel that this cleanse has also allowed me to focus more on my health, especially when COVID came into play. This forced me to be good to my body by fueling my mind and body with healthy foods. I also went on a lot more walks outside.

Another thing I consumed my time with was the idea of minimalism and decluttering. I have taken on a lot of these habits that have allowed me to declutter and want less things. If you want to hear more about this journey, it is still a work in progress, but am learning to love this life with less things.

In conclusion, this past month, I had the awesome opportunity to be kind to myself, be kind to others, understand what my body needs, and where I can put my attention when needed.