Time to switch off;

having no internet for this past week has definitely been a blessing in disguise ( quoted by mum xx ) one of the biggest things for me and I think too for a lot of teenage girls in this century is comparison (definitely going to be making a whole post dedicated to this because of how much it has affected me )

My mum has told me over and over again to not compare myself to others.. but I don’t really listen.. yes! I still go on social media but I have been mindful of trying not to comparing myself recently and have avoided watching things or looking at things that make me feel like crap about myself like I’m not good enough.

Honestly even if I think I’m not comparing myself I am, and having no internet this past week has proved that to me. I never thought I was even comparing myself about things I thought were helpful like healthy lifestyle videos. But I have realised now that I compare myself even when I’m completely blind sighted and unaware of it!

Switching of and having no internet for just a little week has given me so many benefits.

One of them has been I have been with my family a lot more. Normally I would have my eyes glued to a screen scrolling through Instagram or watching a ‘winter try on haul’ but because I couldn’t go to any of these things I was forced to entertain myself and come out of my room hahahaha. Personally I think I have become a lot closer to the family. I was playing Minecraft with my little brother for hours and actually enjoying myself knowing as well that my brother was happy and having fun because I was playing with him. I watched movies out in the lounge room with the family instead of watching one by myself on computer. Sat and ate my meals with them instead of going back to my computer to unintentionally compare myself to others again. Honestly has made me realise how much time I have wasted watching random videos. It has helped me clear my mind without all the saturated lives shown on social media. I have been able to keep more organised and productive too and trying to build my healthy Instagram account which I enjoy a lot more than my main Instagram because its more of a positive community and I don’t follow anyone that makes me feel crappy about myself and that's what I realised that I want to spend more time on my healthy Instagram account, website and looking into acting more and starting back my youtube channel but creating a more positive environment for my viewers.

Soo.. now knowing these things, I want to keep eating meals with my family together, keep watching movies together and keep going on adventures together instead of staying home. Im going to only try to watch helpful things that will uplift me on youtube and who knows I might even delete my main account on Instagram BAHAHAHA ! Sooo i want to challenge you to just switch of whether its just going of snapchat and still watching youtube.. or completely cutting off all social media … just try it for a week and TRUST ME when I say this you will get something positive out of it !

-hayley xx

Choose 'beaming healthy' by switching off for a week. I challenge you!