Hello everyone! Welcome to my post for this weeks engagement post by 
”The no-device weekend
You have no computer, mobile phone or gaming console for the entire weekend. Write at least 350 words about how you feel and why and how you handle having no devices to occupy yourself with.”
Weekend Experiences
In this time and generation, everyone is so used to their devices and it’s pretty hard to stay away from them voluntarily. Even me as a person, I’m so attached to my phone and laptop and even while I’m with them and I don’t have access to the internet it’s as my body starts itching and I have this feeling that I’m missing out on something. What if the world was ending? How would I know? What if there’s another pandemic? What if there’s war? What if Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott broke up? I would be the last to find out! So generally speaking, this would be a very hard thing for me to do.
I would probably try to handle this a bit better by seeing the silver lining here. This might actually be an opportunity to reconnect with my surroundings. Normally, I read novels off my phone but now I would buy them in hardcovers instead. There are tons of games I can play with friends and family ranging from card games to scrabble to monopoly. I forget to play these games because I prefer the ones on my phone and laptop.
I wouldn’t have access to watch movies on my laptop, so why not go out to the cinema or something and have some fun. Most times I do my writings on my phone with the ‘Notes’ app. Now I can do that in a journal since I’ve forgotten what it feels like to actually pen stories down instead of writing them. I could even get “arts and craft-sy” with myself by remaking some DIYs I see online. I would go for long walks and early morning jogs.
Deep down I’d definitely be screaming or weeping because I’m not used to this while counting down till the weekend is over. But in the long run it would be therapeutic and refreshing and truth be told we all need a weekend away from devices once in a while. Most times they do more harm than good.
After my long weekend Is over I’d definitely make a post about it!
Thanks for reading!😇