Embracing the Digital Detox

After an almost three-week Instagram hiatus I'm baaaaaackkkk :) ___ Quite honestly, the break wasn't intentional. Once every year at the end of August my boyfriend and I go on a special two-week trip. While I travel every month, I call this particular trip "special" because it's more vacation-like. A bit more splurging, a bit less laptop time and I get to travel with my babe. ___ On this trip in particular -- which was to Panama -- something both crappy and magical happened: My laptop broke! It was Day #2 of the trip, and humidity in Bocas del Toro and my MacBook Pro just didn't play nice together. ___ I'm not going to lie, as an entrepreneur who literally makes a living through what she does on her laptop, I had MAJOR ANXIETY. I mean, two+ weeks without a laptop? How would I live?! Would Jessie on a Journey even survive?! (that's sarcasm, of course, but it is how I sort of felt). ____ Spoiler: My business continued to flourish, and my life not only went on, it thrived. I actually enjoyed my vacation without having to worry about blogging projects and social media. I laid in a hammock and did NOTHING every day. I swam, hiked and paddle-boarded for hours without thinking about how many photos I'd need to edit that night. I just completely lived in a beautiful two-week moment in Panama with my love, and it was the best two weeks of 2018 so far. ___ My advice: Next time your phone/laptop breaks or gives you grief, don't panic. Instead, take it as blessing in disguise; a forced opportunity to take a healthy digital detox (because, let's be real, if it isn't forced us entrepreneurs probably won't take it!). The other benefit is that now that I have my laptop back, I'm excited to work again. ___ Photo taken at Starfish Beach in Bocas del Toro. Bikini from @UniqueVintage (not sponsored). ___ * * *