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But how ARE you?
But how ARE you?

Sweet friends, how have you been? I’ve missed you. I’m coming out of the fog of illness and I’m beginning to see just how lonely January has been. When I say I’ve been sick ALL of January, I’m not exaggerating. From a cough that has hung on for 4 weeks, to the flu, to bronchitis, I’m officially over this month. I wanted to quit Christmas just over a month ago and now I want to quit January 2017. Did I mention I also missed out on a ski trip to Lake Tahoe? Yeah, there was that. It’s been an isolating few weeks and I think I’m finally ready to reemerge back into the world. And remember when I made the month long resolution to be off social media? 

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Deep Thoughtscourtney allenillness, inauguration, parenthood, Social Media, Trump, The Feelings, Books, Music, TV, and Movies Comments
5 Things I've learned from being off social media

In following through with my New Year’s resolution to stay off social media for the month of January, I’ve noticed a few things:

  1. I check my phone far more than I thought I did.

*I never realized what a habit it is for me to look at my phone! It’s like any time I have a spare second I’m reaching for the thing! I feel so silly grabbing it so much now since I’m off social media. Like do I really need to check my email 100 times a day?

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courtney allenEmail, Facebook, FOMO, Instagram, Productivity, Social Media, Twitter, Holidays and Birthdays, Books, Music, TV, and Movies Comments
New Year's Resolutions and and update on "Brian"

New Year’s Resolutions.

Are you the kind of person that makes them every year? Or do you skip it so as not to feel bad about not keeping them by the end of January?

I used to never make resolutions but I’d say in the last 5 years or so, I’ve consistently made resolutions every year. Maybe “resolutions” isn’t the right word; I make goals at the beginning of the year. I think this is partly due to my husband. When Kyle got into sales many moons ago, he would make goals at the beginning of the year for work.

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courtney allen2017, Beginnings, blogging, goals, Kids, Quiet, Social Media, Writing, The Feelings, Holidays and Birthdays, Christmas Comments