Day 3: Bonding over Vans and Ghost Ship Music

My new shoes. Got them on sale.

Not your typical day. Was able to sleep in a little bit because I had an all day meeting at another hospital to discuss... blah blah blah. It was work related and I don't think this is pertinent in any way to my consumerism detox.

And I consumed a lot today. I didn't break any of my rules, but I had to get some new shoes and I replaced my lost wedding band. That's wedding band number 3, for those of you who are counting (especially the lady at JC Penny who said "We'll see you again for wedding band number 4." Funny.)

Actually, I did break a rule. I did nothing physical today. That is proving to be one of the hardest parts of this. I meant to shoot hoops with Owen, but, you know, I'm lazy.

No sugar today! That was hard. Way too many opportunities to cheat on that one.

Great quality time with the family though. They went ring shopping with me. We sang along to one of my favorite bands throughout the drive to and from Modesto (Ghost Ship, go ahead, check them out). We had dinner together. Read some Bible together.

Staying away from social media is always a challenge but when you actively pursue better things like real interactions with the family, networking with new colleagues, and having lunch with good friends where you can have good deep conversations, it makes those social media connections just pale in comparison.

Will have some better photos tomorrow, although the blog post will probably come late.

I think I might go for a late walk.