It’s so important to make time for yourself once in a while.
Nowadays the world is constantly go, go, go and things can get pretty
overwhelming. I think the expansion and continuous development of technology
has a huge impact on the way we live our lives and the majority of us walk
around with our heads in our phones. I’m not saying I’m an exception to this at
all…. I’m terrible for it. Blogging in my spare time (alongside my love for
Instagram and twitter) leads me permanently glued to my phone it’s not good at
all. Without it I feel lost, and it’s just crazy to think that one can become
so heavily reliant on a piece of technology. In my opinion, the world is only
speeding up. With every new gadget and every new app release shortcuts are
being taken in our everyday lives, making tasks easier to complete and
therefore leading us to cram more and more into our days. I mean I truly think
that technology is incredible and it’s made such a monumental difference to the
way we live, but sometimes, I think it’s taking over a little bit too much and
we are forgetting how to live.
I don’t live in a busy city, yet I still find myself rushing
around constantly caught up in a flow of busy people living busy lives. I can’t
image what it’s like to live somewhere like London where life moves at an
insane pace. When I go to Cornwall I just love how much more relaxed everything
is. Even when the place is brimming with tourists it feels like people live far
more relaxed lifestyles not forcing themselves to be caught up in the speeding
madness of the rest of the country.
Sometimes I think we just need to slow down. Step away from
the technology that rules are lives and relax.
(I’d love to practice what I preach more often… however I’m
trying to get better at making time for myself a little bit at a time. So, with
that in mind, I thought I’d share with you all some of the things I like to do
when making time for me.)
In between working full time and doing all the little jobs I
need to do around the house, everything can feel a bit manic. I get to spend
quite a lot of my free with my boyfriend which is lovely as after 4 and a half
years together it’s wonderful getting to spend as much time together as we can.
Sometimes however, you just need time to yourself. Whether it’s half an hour,
an evening or a whole day, it’s important to have time on your own to do
exactly what you want to do. For me, I like to spend that time reading (be it a
novel or just a magazine if I don’t have much time), taking a lovely bubbly
bath, playing my guitar or piano, painting my nails and even – although I know
I said it’s nice to take a break from technology, which is seriously important
– taking blog photographs or writing up posts. Even going out for a walk or
going to the gym can be classed as ‘me time’. Yes it’s not something where
you’re sitting with your feet up relaxing, but if it’s something that you enjoy
doing, then do it!
I think what’s important to remember here is to slow down
and take in the world around us. Make time for you passions and hobbies and
don’t let the grinds of daily life stop you pursuing what you love. It’s so
easy to think ‘oh, I’ll do that another day’ when it comes to things you want
to do (as opposed to those you need to do), but – in the words of Ferris
Bueller – ‘Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a
while you might miss it.’
