• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • Meet Mary
    • Contact
    • Disclosure
  • Clean
    • Clean
    • cleaning routine
    • laundry
    • kid chores
  • Organize
    • Declutter
    • Planners
  • Recipes
  • Challenges
    • Declutter Challenge
    • Spring Cleaning Challenge
    • Organizing Boot Camp
    • Love Home Challenge
  • Free Printables
  • Store

creatingmaryshome.com

Create a life you love.

December 30, 2019

Be Unavailable

Disclosure: Any post may contain links to my shop or affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission from any purchase you make. All opinions about products I use are my own. Read the full disclosure and Privacy Policy HERE.


I discovered using “airplane mode” for personal/work reasons by accident. I was trying to film the planner tour from my phone, but texts and notifications kept interrupting me. It occurred to me to put my phone on airplane mode to stop notifications, but then I forgot to put it back on for a few hours after I finished the video. Those were some of the most productive hours ever.

I know there are all sorts of apps out there to help us manage our time, if we let them. However we do it, I think it is important that we are not always available. I think it’s important that we allow ourselves “airplane mode” when we need to take a minute to ourselves or really focus on something for a while.

The excuse I could hear is “what if my kid needs me?” Well, what if? I’m not saying that we should never be available and have airplane mode on all the time. I am saying that we each deserve some quiet, focused time every day. We risk missing something once in a while, but it will be okay. We can’t live in emergency-expecting-mode 24/7. Give yourself permission to be unavailable.

We need time without texts and notifications. We need a second to sit with our thoughts without interruptions. Or to get some work done or a project done without interruptions.

If you’re doing the declutter challenge, give yourself a little uninterrupted time to get things done. You’ll work twice as fast and get way more done. Be unavailable!

From my home to yours,
Mary

PIN THIS POST

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest

Related

Filed Under: Declutter Mary

Reader Interactions

A Planner could change everything.
Ignore Your Husband’s Side of the Closet…

Comments

  1. Brooke says

    December 30, 2019 at 9:00 am

    Bravo!!

    • Mary says

      January 2, 2020 at 2:30 pm

      Thanks, Brooke!

  2. Abby says

    December 30, 2019 at 4:07 pm

    I find keeping my phone on silent helps me be more productive, I pick it up for time to time throughout the day and can reply to texts/missed calls if needed but they don’t interrupt my day like they would if the sound was turned on.

    • Mary says

      January 2, 2020 at 2:32 pm

      Yes! I agree! It totally works.

Primary Sidebar

Search

Meet Mary

Welcome! You're in the right place if you want to create a home and family life you love! I want to help you create a happier, more peaceful, and functional home, as well as improve your relationships with your children and spouse. There is a balance Read More…

Newsletter

Subscribe to get my email newsletter and receive a FREE *editable pdf* Printable Calendar. I do not spam you or sell your info. You can unsubscribe anytime.

Thank you!

You have successfully joined our subscriber list.

.

Connect on Facebook

Join the challenge group!

Shop

Featured Posts

Favorite Things

© 2017 Creating Mary's Home · Powered By: MaryORGANIZES.com

 

Loading Comments...
 

    We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.