I deleted Instagram and Substack from my phone at the beginning of Lent (I put Instagram back on). I can’t really say I’ve noticed a difference in my mind. Some people notice drastic changes when they come off social media. The biggest thing I use my phone for, I think, is texting, Apple Music, and looking up words. There’s a guy on Instagram who truly annoys me because I feel like he’s trying to be Jordan Peterson. The difference is that he (name??) says a lot but doesn’t actually say anything.

Like he is trying to be insightful but when he explains things it’s just, ug. Anyway…But there is the deep work that happens when you do give yourself the time to focus, which is what I did today with my class. I decided that I would like to have an elephant in my office as a stuffed animal that people can hug and look at and talk about. I was thinking that elephants were associated in some way with intelligence but when I looked it up it was actually more like memory, compassion, and empathy.

So that seemed appropriate. I want one of the big ones where you can actually hold it and feel it next to you. The kids are on spring break so the boys had a good day sleeping in and playing chess. Dad and I went to the grocery store and restocked for the week. This weather with the snow seemed a little out of place now that warm days have been here but there it was. I think people would like the elephant thing and it would almost be like having a pet in the room. Oli would be a cute name.