Fighting Phone Addiction

I've stated many a time that this is the year I fight my phone addiction, it is absurd how much time I spend simply on twitter (even after I deleted the app). So this reading week (basically half term) I'm challenging myself to keep my phone turned OFF and in a drawer. This is also to help myself focus on uni stuff. 

It's been suprisingly productive and easy. My laptop has remained firmly on my desk which has meant I'm not in bed all weekend, I've done housework, I've spoken to friends. I've found it odd not being as easily contactable, I've missed texts, but on the other hand that's offered its own level of freedom. Trying to make the internet into a place I choose to enter as opposed to 24hr surveillance. 

After I had finished the uni work I had wanted to get done, I had the rest of my evening to kill and it was so much fun. I had realised I had not touched my sketchbook in nearly three months (which is absurd) and so I just plonked myself down to do some painting! 

Recently, I had finished Twin Peaks and it is one of those shows/films that is just so well made. Most of the media I tend to enjoy tend to be sub-par and thats what makes them fun, that is the space that allows fandoms to florish. A character didn't get enough development? Why not write 20 fanfics to fix that! Whereas here, all of my critiques can honestly be answered with the fact that it was a product of the 90s (most women did get watered down to their relationship with men, ESPECIALLY Audrey). It felt nice to be in safe hands and just enjoy something. So naturally, after finishing Fire Walk With Me (the prequel movie) I did a painting of Laura Palmer. All I have left to watch is the 2017 sequel series, but I'm struggling with it: most of what made Twin Peaks charming has been removed.

In other news, after putting the phone down I picked up my ancient Nintendo 2DS (now a whopping 10 years old) to finally finish Pokemon Moon. Admitedly, I played 10 hours of it in one day. It was a new file but I'm sticking with my original choice of starter: Rowlet! Decidueye is genuinely my favourite pokemon so there was no way I'm picking Litten or Popplio. Four Gyms down and I believe I've reached the area that caused me to quit the game for a decade: the Grass/Bug Gym. It's caused me to collect an all fire team and I've had to level them up which altogether is a grind and a slog. But I'm having fun! It really is a better altenative to doomscrolling as there is a semblance of progress being made. In the future I think it would be fun to bring my 2DS to places and play that in the meantime. 

I must say, there is a feeling of emptiness within my day, but I'm sure with practice that I'll be able to fill it. My current sewing project is in the naughty corner, hopefully this week, I will unpick my mistakes and start afresh, with a clearer mind than before. Do not fret, eventually you will get a post of my sewing struggles, just let me work out the outer ruffle... and inner ruffle. I'm not enjoying the ruffles. 

Overall, it's been a relative success!