I’m writing this on my laptop instead of my phone; which honestly I prefer, but alas, isn’t by choice.

My phone got wet during my adventuring with a friend yesterday – and I cannot complain given that she accidentally submerged an entire camera lens! We both had a lot of fun, and there are some casualties… but fingers crossed, time and allowing them to dry will be absolutely fine.

That said, my kiddos are still in bed, so I’ve quickly pulled up the laptop and been researching how to charge my phone wirelessly via my husbands, before he leaves for work today, and I am both grateful for technology, and so dependent on it at times. I CAN switch off… and have multiple times over the last year and a half, but ultimately, return to tech because it is a way to stay connected. I find myself in containers feeling seen and heard, and it allows me to both learn, be challenged and be affirmed in my beliefs raising my children.

I am in the generation where phones weren’t the norm at first, where I remember dial up internet and MSN, and I remember my best friend at the time making me my very first email account on her computer. We had a dinosaur computer at home, and when we got a flat screen monitor is was weird!

BUT, I am also in the generation of snapchat and tumblr, and where technology boomed and phones became normal to have by the time I was heading to university. So, it many ways, I got a good mix of both. I wouldn’t want to be a teenager now, navigating the world of tech, and it’s definitely something that comes up regularly in our house as a concern because at some point our children will have phones and devices, and be connecting with their friends online.. and the dangers that come with that are BIG. That said, so are the benefits, as long as we are concious about them.

I didn’t really understand this growing up. It’s not that I didn’t need to, but I was weird enough to prefer making beaded crocodiles with fishing line and tiny tiny beads, experimenting with nail art and reading at every chance I got. Outside of finding music to listen to or using my dads and then my own camera, it wasn’t really until my relationship with H that I became more involved with technology. That feels strange to type out actually, super cliche! But, at least for us, here we are, 14 years later, married with our 4th baby on the way; so maybe it was just the right place at the right time… the universe having plans for us that we had no idea about.

My kids are getting up, and the dog is chewing something (I really hope it isn’t a welly-boot!) so I’ll sign off… day 29 feels like an accomplishment, and writing in the morning is such a joy. Most days I think of a million things I want to share but by bedtime, I’m too tired and my brain is fuzzy. Today, with a breathwork session already done, now this and I’ve had a cup of tea… I’m feeling like there is some winning energy around – even without my phone!

I hope you have a beautiful day,

With love, Rohana x