The Fiberary

Recently I bought an mp3 player and started buying CDs and so on. I listen to a lot of podcasts and music during my work, but my ability to focus has been really rough if the task isn’t the most interesting, and of course my inclination with my phone is to unlock it to skip a song or relisten to the last 30 seconds of dialogue I missed. And then I look up and half an hour has passed and I maybe didn’t even accomplish what I unlocked my phone for in the first place.

Hence, mp3 player. Hence, moving semi-permanently to a dumber phone. The one I have has one flaw, in that it has GPS but it’s not good quality GPS, so I’m going to ease into looking up directions the old fashioned way if I’m going somewhere new.

I definitely don’t miss social media at all, and really–do I need to check my email more than once a day? I want to post more here this year, and keep my True Notebook (a diary/journal/quotebook) regularly. I want this to be the year of coming back into myself so I can face the terrifying present and future.

I know there will be friction and I’ll be bored (especially initially), but I’m hoping to take up the time with other things that are either good for me (chores, yardwork, exercise) or feed my soul creatively (music, fiber art, maybe I’ll start writing again? Who knows?).

Also when I’m bored and have internet access I impulse buy–less internet in general will be better for me all around. Maybe I’ll even actually finally read The Priory of the Orange Tree. And maybe, just maybe, I will be able to get sheep this year. I’ll be sure to post about it if I do.