Instead of doing #NaNoWriMo in November, I’m going to unplug – at least somewhat. What I will not be doing (or trying not to):
- Blogging
- Reading on Kindle
- Watching travel videos on Youtube (okay, maybe once a week)
- Sleeping with my iPhone
- Playing gin rummy on my iPad
What I hope I will be doing:
- Practicing the keys
- Writing songs and/or fiction
- Reading paperbacks and/or hard cover books
- Going to Barnes & Noble
- Visiting the Guitar Center
I also plan to delete my LinkedIn account. I only returned because the old Lynda.com was now part of LinkedIn and they forced me to rejoin LinkedIn to access it. Each time I renew for another month, they change how they work. Now you have to use iTunes to manage your payments, which I try to avoid as often as possible. iTunes – ugh! I”d like to delete LinkedIn immediately, but I still have access to classes for most of November.
Except for Twitter, I’ve deleted my other social media accounts. Even the word “social media” creeps me out – lol!
Ah, but then there’s YouTube. I subscribe to several travel Vloggers, but I’ve noticed that by watching their travel experiences, my travel experience is diminished. It’s helpful to read about places you might visit, but YouTube vlogs kinda take away the surprise, those things you stumble upon which make your experience so much richer.
And I really dislike all the begging to subscribe and share and donate money. I definitely think I need to avoid travel vloggers. At first I thought that might be the hardest thing for me to give up, but it’s getting old and I’m not enjoying the videos as much.
I have no idea how November might change me, but I hope to update you all in December.
Kathy Holmes Books & Music 