100 Things I'd Rather Hold {Instead of My Phone}

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I'll be honest with y'all. The blogger block has been super real lately. I have a ton of posts that I really want to write, and am excited about, but they're posts that are really important to me, and I don't feel that they're good enough yet. So, I've been struggling figuring out what to post in the meantime. Naturally, I scurried over to Twitter with a desperate plea for ideas. The super sweet Madeline from The Little Decorator replied to me with a post idea that she herself was working on, and invited me to join her. You can find the original post idea that she sent me here. 

Let's be real here for a second. We all probably spend too much time on our phones. I know that I do. And spending time on your phone isn't a bad thing. It's how we can keep in touch with people that we don't see very often. As bloggers, there are all kinds of things that we have to do on our phones, from answering emails on the go to promoting new posts on social media. 

But then you get to the point when you're stalking your sister's friend's cousin's classmate, and you know that you're just in too deep.

One of my goals for the year is to spend less time on my phone. I'm not dropping it cold-turkey, because I don't think that that is necessary, but I want to spend less time mindlessly scrolling. So when Madeline sent me this post idea, I thought that it was perfect. (Here's her post)

So in honor of the new year and of spending less time "plugged in", here is my list!

100 Things I'd Rather Hold {Instead of My Phone}

1. My journal

2. A warm fuzzy blanket on a cold day

3. My favorite blue pen

4. A chocolate chip cookie

5. My dance bag

6. A bottle of my favorite nail polish

7. My favorite fox mug full of coffee

8. A letter from a friend

9. The giant stack of photographs sitting on my dresser

10. A Harry Potter book

11. My laptop as I settle in for an afternoon of writing

12. A kitten

13. The script for a show

14. A stack of sweaters

15. A big book full of sheet music to play on the piano

16. An eyeshadow palette as I get ready for the day

17. Sassy t-shirts

18. The strap of my big leather purse

19. A polaroid camera 

20. My 365 day journal

21. A balloon

22. A CD to blast in the car

23. A slice of cheesecake

24. A fabulous new pair of heels

25. Hair ties

26. The ribbons of my pointe shoes as I tie them around my ankles

27. My seatbelt as we get ready to drive to the beach

28. A stack of stationary to write letters

29. Thread to make bracelets

30. Warm towels

31. A new pair of leggings

32. The ballet barre

33. Packs of pens

34. A stack of books from the library

35. A spoon to stir a bowl of cookie dough

36. A tube of lipstick as I add the finishing touches to my stage makeup

37. An ice cream cone

38. Packages delivered to the front porch of things that I ordered

39. Colored pencils as I color a page in an adult coloring book

40. A seashell

41. Books that I've read countless times

42. The Princess Diaries DVD

43. Boxes of doughnuts

44. Soap that smells good

45. My yoga mat

46. The familiar pages of my planner

47. My Bible and a pen

48. Playing cards

49. My favorite necklace

50. Sand trickling through my fingers

51. Piles of bobby pins

52. Wrapping paper and scissors

53. Ornaments to decorate a Christmas tree

54. Paper and a pen to hand-letter

55. My favorite army green jacket

56. A package of hot chocolate

57. Plans for choreography
58. A frappuccino at Starbuck as I hang out with my friends
59. A fuzzy pair of socks
60. Succulents
61. A tin of tacks to hang things on my bulletin board
62. The hand of a friend as we squeeze out the pre-show nerves
63. Scrapbooking supplies
64. The vacuum handle as I finally finish cleaning
65. Piles of notebooks
66. A snowball
67. WAFFLES
68. A tube of eyeliner after finally doing a wing
69. The cute white kettle that sits on the stove
70. Knitting needles
71. Pillows
72. Strings of fairy lights
73. Bowls of popcorn
74. A hand of playing cards
75. A camera
76. Puzzle pieces
77. Bagels
78. Memories
79. Sunglasses as I step onto the beach
80. A prom dress
81. My binder as I stuff it in my backpack, work finished
82. A folder full of plans
83. My favorite body spray from Target
84. Warm trays of muffins
85. Shoelaces as I tie them on the way out the door
86. Ribbons
87. A stack of old VHS tapes
88. My favorite ring
89. A box of doughnuts
90. A jar with quotes written on slips of paper inside
91. A library card
92. Someone's hair as I braid it
93. Flowers
94. A well worn t-shirt
95. A picnic basket
96. Sweatshirts
97. My leg as I attempt to stretch it over my head
98. Tickets to a show
99. A toy as I play with my cat
100. Last, but not least? Let's go with chocolate.

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So, tell me- what would you rather hold instead of your phone?