It’s NotesOnDawn, and this week's Artist's Way challenge was the one I dreaded most: a total media purge. No TV, no social media... and no books. As a book lover, I was terrified [02:16]. But my biggest struggle wasn't what I expected. It was "horrible... thinking about just having to eat dinner and like do nothing" [07:17]. This is the story of my "iPad kid" [08:26] confession and the surprising spiritual breakthrough I found in the silence [10:25].

Hello, it's NotesOnDawn! I've started The Artist's Way, and this post is my diary of Week One. I'm talking about my new "late spring morning routine" [00:20] and the scary, liberating new ritual of "morning pages" [00:50] and how it’s so different from journaling. I'm also sharing my first "Artist Date" to the reservoir [07:58] and, for my fellow 'AllAboutBooks' lovers, a full "what I read in march" [01:49] book review special.