No social media in the mornings - Day 5
Tags: career, productivity, mentalhealth
Published: 2018-04-29 01:01:51

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title: No social media in the mornings - Day 5
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description: Fifth day without checking social media in the morning.
tags: #career, #productivity, #mental health
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Fifth day entry for my no social media in the morning journal. In case you want to know more about the inspiration for this entries, please check out [what would your life be without social media in the morning](https://dev.to/josegonz321/what-would-your-life-be-without-social-media-in-the-morning-1g2l).

First time reading? Welcome!

As a friendly reminder, my main goal is to inspire and motivate you by example.

Let's continue the journey!

## Day 5

1. **Turning off the alarm.** ⏰
    Alarm on a Saturday Morning? Yep, not as early as my weekdays but I have one. I had to get up early to get a haircut. My long golden locks bother me as they get longer. 

    This morning I was so tired that my wife got up to turn off my alarm instead. So no touching the phone. Easy win :)

2. **Drive to barbershop** 💈
    I touched my phone to some play music. But it was Saturday, and my old habits knew this. I was very tempted to check social media.

    "It's Satuday, give yourself a break!" - I thought.

    Nah. In order to about temptation, I left my phone in the car. My entire family was with me anyway. I didn't need my phone with me. 
    
    I'm glad I left it in the car. I got into some great conversations with my barber. I did very little talking and just listened to what they all had to talk about: basketball, baseball, and life in general.

3. **Strawberry picking** 🍓
    Next stop was strawberry picking at a local farm. I took the phone in order to take pictures and video. 

    After a few pictures and a minute of recording, I decided to put the phone away and enjoy the moment by picking some strawberries myself. Seeing my kids and having those memories embedded in my head are priceless.
   
4. **Farmers market** 👨‍🌾
    Final stop was the farmers market. We went to pick some plants and flowers for our house. We've been meaning to start a small garden of sorts for inside the house and out in the deck. 🏡🌷

    The place was filled with many people doing their shopping. The plants and flowers were beautiful and plenty to pick from. 

    The warmth and well-nature of the sellers always puts a smile on my face. It beats the cold and indifferent vibe of the supermarkets. Or at least that's my perception because I grew up going to the farmers market and enjoyed interacting with people I meet.

    We've got some nice plants for the house and some ideas on what to buy next time. 

5. **During the drives** 🚗
    As I was driving us around the area, I noticed nature. I was paying attention to the trees, pines and the flowers blooming all over. 🌳🌼

    Today was a great sunny day with clear blue skies. It warm but not hot with a cooling breeze. Perfect spring weather. 

    I couldn't help but be present in the moment. [All my problems and worries from my previous day vanished](https://dev.to/josegonz321/no-social-media-in-the-mornings---day-4). 

    Even after taking a wrong turn home, it couldn't upset me. I took it as an opportunity to drive thru some parks I didn't even know existing in my city. I love accidental exploring.

## First time checking social media

- Twitter: 2:45pm
- Email: 2:30pm
- Dev.to: 2:30pm
- Crypto currency: 2:30pm 

Only time I check was right before early dinner time. I saw the world was still there and continued to enjoy the rest of the day with my family.

## Conclusion

Today turned out to be way better than expected. We had very little planned and it turned out to be a well-spend morning. I'd say the entire day. 

It was great staying away from social media (and phone in general) and the computer. 

To be honest, I'd not be in a computer right now if I didn't have to write this article. It's OK, I'm glad to share this with you.

Now my question is: can you get sick from eating too many strawberries? 🍓🤔

And most importantly, what would your journey say? 🙂

Thanks for reading. Till tomorrow!