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Weirdly, I still find myself staring, puzzled, at my screen several times a day, swiping \u00a0mindlessly through pages of apps. I check my emails and news websites far more often than I need to, but I\u2019m still saving potentially hours of time I would have wasted scrolling through social media. I miss surprisingly little on there. One thing is posts from doggy day care, which is usually a Tuesday highlight. My daughter also showed me a video the other day, posted my someone with an interest in architecture, about our neighbourhood in Kelburn. There was a brief mention of our house and its arts and crafts style, including the historic tiles (c2024). Apparently three friends had forwarded the post to her, saying \u201cWasn\u2019t this your old house?\u201d I asked her to forward the video to me but alas, it\u2019s on Instagram so I can\u2019t see it.<\/p>\n
Perhaps one day I might be able to reinstall the apps and not abuse them. But I fear that time has not yet come. So, what am I doing with all my newfound free time? Good question. Certainly I\u2019ve made no headway with the novel. Maybe I\u2019m just being more mindful, but I\u2019m not really convinced. I\u2019m trying to do more French on Duolingo, since we\u2019re doing a road trip in Northern France later in the year (WW3 permitting) but so far it\u2019s not a statistically significant increase. A mystery.<\/p>\n
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