Ok, I was offline but I could still paint that chest of drawers.But then that defeats the object of switching off, doesn't it.Instead, I spent the day as I always do, with my little daughter, although this time without putting in a couple of hours work in the morning while she slept and rushing around while she occupied herself. My initial reaction was to inform friends and family that they wouldn't be able to get hold of me (panic!!) and to plan every minute of the day so that it was spent doing something constructive. So when Bloomon, a rather wonderful flower delivery company sending blooms through the post asked if they could send me a bouquet, an Instax camera and a notebook in exchange for switching off from all distractions for the day I took them up on their offer straight away.From 6am to 8pm I went about my day without any of the background noises I usually live with from day to day-that includes the radio, internet, laptop and TV and swapped it all for a notebook, a pencil and my thoughts.
I've been so wrapped up in to-do lists, the day to day stuff life kicks up and focusing all our attention on the children that I've completely forgotten to look after myself. I honestly feel like a complete hypocrite for writing this post as an advocate of Slow Living, when life has been anything but slow of late.
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