A method comprising: in response to receipt of selection of an option to enter a "do not disturb" mode at a portable electronic device, suppressing notifications for the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode; in response to exiting the "do not disturb" mode: discontinuing suppressing notifications for new communications received at the portable electronic device; providing an option to view the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode and, in response to receipt of selection of the option to view the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode, displaying a consolidated list of the communications, a first indicator identifying entry into the "do not disturb" mode, a second indicator identifying exit from the "do not disturb" mode, the consolidated list of communications including the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode and communications received at the portable electronic device while not in the "do not disturb" mode, the consolidated list including a plurality of electronic communication types, wherein the communication types include two or more of email messages, text messages, cellular telephone calls, voice-over-IP calls, and social media notifications, and wherein the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode are displayed between the first indicator and the second indicator within the consolidated list of communications. in response to receipt of selection of an option to enter a "do not disturb" mode at a portable electronic device, suppressing notifications for the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode; in response to exiting the "do not disturb" mode: discontinuing suppressing notifications for new communications received at the portable electronic device; providing an option to view the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode and, in response to receipt of selection of the option to view the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode, displaying a consolidated list of the communications, a first indicator identifying entry into the "do not disturb" mode, a second indicator identifying exit from the "do not disturb" mode, the consolidated list of communications including the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode and communications received at the portable electronic device while not in the "do not disturb" mode, the consolidated list including a plurality of electronic communication types, wherein the communication types include two or more of email messages, text messages, cellular telephone calls, voice-over-IP calls, and social media notifications, and wherein the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode are displayed between the first indicator and the second indicator within the consolidated list of communications. discontinuing suppressing notifications for new communications received at the portable electronic device; providing an option to view the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode and, in response to receipt of selection of the option to view the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode, displaying a consolidated list of the communications, a first indicator identifying entry into the "do not disturb" mode, a second indicator identifying exit from the "do not disturb" mode, the consolidated list of communications including the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode and communications received at the portable electronic device while not in the "do not disturb" mode, the consolidated list including a plurality of electronic communication types, wherein the communication types include two or more of email messages, text messages, cellular telephone calls, voice-over-IP calls, and social media notifications, and wherein the communications received at the portable electronic device while in the "do not disturb" mode are displayed between the first indicator and the second indicator within the consolidated list of communications.