Powering Down

How we plan to make the most memorable moments and why we are keeping them all to ourselves!

For us any holiday is a time for connection, love, and laughter. While we are guaranteed to weave in a whirlwind of parties, events and adventures we also respect that a holiday is an important time to slow down and savour some moments and time just for us. 

What are you doing to make your time together meaningful and special this holiday?

Here’s how we plan to make the most of our holiday this season. We have pre-agreed to prioritise mindful moments and spend ‘real quality time together’. This means we have agreed on (ddddddrrrrruuummm roll please) a Digital Detox! Yup! A full disconnection from technology to focus on real-life connection for 5 days. The phones are going in the safe for 5 days so we can focus on truly being together, enjoying ourselves, one another, relaxation, good food, good sights, being outside and enjoying nature!

Think you couldn’t do a digital detox?

Try it! Whenever we do this, it really is a powerful tool in helping us disconnect, recharge, and reconnect with ourselves, our love and the world around us.   

There are so many benefits! Aside from how all that constant exposure to screens and social media contributes to stress and anxiety, a digital detox can help you truly unwind and relax. 

It gives you time to pause and re-examine your relationship with your social media and technology and think about how it affects you. 

Plus removing your phone from your bedroom can be a game changer (if the last thing you do before going to sleep and the first thing you do when you wake up is scroll through your phone, remove this distraction…)

Not ready to go cold … turkey?

Try these bite-size tips to get you started.

1. Start small and go offline, but only for a limited time. 

2. Decide on a time to unplug when you will have the best chance at success. Maybe that’s on mornings or afternoons. You may have noticed I've started to pull-back on my usage already, priming myself for the full powering down!

3. Just decide what’s best for you and stick with it. Small actions like simply limiting online usage to only the necessities. Make simple realistic rules about what you will and won’t allow yourself to do. e.g. If you’re driving on vacay and need directions, then only use your phone to get you where you need to go.

Just remember before you power down to be sure you communicate with important people about when and how long you’ll be offline (as one thing that hits hard, is how demanding some people are, e.g. they're used to us responding to their every whim!) So, tell key people how they can reach you in an absolute emergency. 

Taking any steps to limit screen time is guaranteed to improve your most important relationship, and relationships in general which can positively impact your life in many ways! 

Make this holiday season one to remember. Instead of rushing through the holidays, take time to be present and enjoy each moment!