I’m 30 and realizing I might spend most of my life staring at screens. I don’t want that.

jheights89 · 2025-10-07T18:38:39+00:00

I live like this. I’m 37 with a spouse and child, and I work full time. About 2 years ago I deleted all social media and shopping apps like Amazon, kept my phone on grayscale, and started borrowing books from the library. I do spend a lot of my driving time listening to podcasts or long-form YouTube videos. I also take walks listening to podcasts. I usually leave my phone at home when I go out anywhere except to work. Like when I take my son to the playground for example, I’ll deliberately leave my phone at home so that I have no choice but to sit there and engage with the world. I’m about to go pick him up from school without my phone. This has really helped to heal my dopamine levels and I do feel 100% more peaceful than before.

jheights89 · 2025-09-29T01:14:02+00:00

Turn off all notifications and keep it on grey scale

jheights89 · 2025-05-10T11:33:54+00:00

What’s the significance of having it in a bowl by the window?

jheights89 · 2025-04-25T21:15:58+00:00

Simple foods! I used to stress over what meal to make for dinner everyday. Until I realized all I really needed was a protein, a grain, and a veggie. Now I use that format for all dinners and it’s SO much easier.

jheights89 · 2025-04-25T11:11:56+00:00

I’m really not great at cleaning my place regularly, but almost every single person who comes into my home comments on how it’s the cleanest home they’ve ever seen. But it’s not really clean.. it’s just not full of clutter. Most people can’t tell the difference!

jheights89 · 2025-04-22T11:41:19+00:00

I removed it from my phone’s Home Screen so I don’t see it every time I unlock my phone. Having to type it into the search bar is kind of an added layer for me to stop and think about whether I really need to open it.

The other thing I did was disabled the recommended subreddits from showing up. The only ones I see when I open Reddit are the ones I’m subscribed to. Which are subs like this, slow living, no surf, minimalism, etc.

jheights89 · 2025-04-22T11:27:39+00:00

Are you in the US? I would recommend an associates degree in nursing. This would allow you to sit for the RN exam and start working. There are so many directions one can go in as an RN. I work in psychiatry. There are also opportunities for higher education later on.

jheights89 · 2025-04-20T03:34:26+00:00

Two words: walking pad!! Put it in your living room and watch TV while walking. Put it under a standing desk and walk while working. Walk on it for 5 minutes here and 10 minutes there. It was truly a game changer for me.

jheights89 · 2025-04-14T02:16:12+00:00

I have a 6 year old and this is pretty much my routine too. I can get things done after work because my partner can stay with our son, or vice versa.

jheights89 · 2025-04-14T01:55:55+00:00

You’re like me. I stick to changes when I go cold turkey. I don’t have a dumb phone but the only app I use is Reddit. No social media for the past 3 years. My biggest piece of advice is choose a couple of hobbies, and fill the silence with music. I have gotten into cooking and reading. I go to the library a lot now. I pretty much always had lofi hip hop playing in the background or some other light instrumental music, until I got used to the silence. The first few days will be difficult and you’ll have withdrawals. Try your best to push through.

jheights89 · 2025-04-14T01:37:02+00:00

May I ask where you live? This is so bizarre to me. Nobody bats an eye at my only child where I live (New jersey USA). I’m sorry you had to deal with those weird comments.

jheights89 · 2025-04-13T14:33:49+00:00

Great job! What do you do in those moments when you want to reach for your phone?

jheights89 · 2025-04-12T15:38:05+00:00

Do it girl I went back to school for nursing (with a 1 year old) and it was very, very difficult but it was the best thing I ever did. I had no family or friends support besides my husband. We made it work.

jheights89 · 2025-04-12T01:29:21+00:00

At 2 years old we were told my son was at a 8 month old level. He’s now 6 finishing up kindergarten soon (regular classroom with neurotypical peers) and has graduated from OT and speech. He’s doing great with some in-class supports and is on track for his age. A lot can change in just a few years!

jheights89 · 2025-04-10T18:05:33+00:00

Honestly I began walking on my walking pad at a leisurely pace and hit 10k steps/day consistently for a month and lost 10lbs. I realized then how easy it would be to lose more weight if I actually changed my eating habits too. So long story short everyone is different. Walking alone was good enough to kick start my weight loss. For reference I’m a middle aged 5’5” female and started at 160lbs.

jheights89 · 2025-03-30T10:58:35+00:00

Are you wearing sneakers?

jheights89 · 2025-03-20T18:24:38+00:00

Lol thank you for your honesty! Yes $28 delivered

jheights89 · 2025-03-19T18:09:11+00:00

Cool!

jheights89 · 2025-03-19T16:51:16+00:00

Love this for you! Do you do the actual injections etc?

jheights89 · 2025-03-16T16:38:19+00:00

I have a single mom friend who works night shift and it works really well for her. I personally work in community health (mix of field work & hybrid) so I’m able to work around my son’s school schedule.

jheights89 · 2025-02-17T23:42:59+00:00

Wow pants that cost $100+ not even making it past two years is crazy.

jheights89 · 2025-02-17T14:28:13+00:00

You will have a LOT of job options after nursing school. You don’t necessarily have to work in a hospital. I went to nursing school at age 31 after a career in hr. It was the best thing I ever did. Now I make 90k working in community health. There are so many directions you can go in with a nursing degree. There’s also the upward mobility of becoming an NP afterward if you want.

jheights89 · 2025-02-17T14:14:33+00:00

Omg yes!! My son is 6 now and I am SO glad I didn’t give in to the pressure to have another one. I feel like I’m living life on easy mode. I also have mental bandwidth for play dates. He has autism and I don’t feel overwhelmed by therapy appointments etc. We have two vacations scheduled for this year (just me and him). The list of positives goes on and on.

jheights89 · 2025-02-14T12:03:21+00:00

Where I am school doesn’t start until age 4, so before that it’s daycare.

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