How To Have A Digital Spring Clean

Yes, spring cleaning doesn't have to just involve washing your curtains, hoovering under the sofas or Dettoling the kitchen cupboards (obviously you take the food out first) . It can also mean having a digital sort out. By this, I don't mean getting the screen wipes and wiping down your phone, laptop or Ipad screens.



When was the last time you looked through your phone and thought "Yep, I don't need to unfollow, unsubscribe or delete anything as everything is tickety boo and my phone has enough memory to last forever and ever!" Yep, didn't think so. You wouldn't hoard everything like a squirrel in your house to take up valuable space, so why do the same for your technology?

How To Have A Digital Spring Clean

Here are some of the ways you can have a digital spring clean -

1) UNSUBSCRIBE

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Oh god, the amount of emails that randomly land in my inbox about new hay fever medication or a new serum which will make your skin as smooth as a dolphin's behind drives me mad. We put up with a lot of junk mail landing on our doorsteps on a weekly basis, why not put a stop to it in your emails? I know it's easier to hit the delete button rather than unsubscribe, but think of it like this, a minute or two unsubscribing to them means you won't have to delete much ever again!

2) UNFOLLOWING 

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Don't ever think you're a heartless person if you decide to hit the unfollow button. There's no law that says you have to follow anyone on social media. The last thing you want is for your social media space to be is negative. Nah, can't be doing with all the negative vibes (especially right now) If the person you're following is negative - unfollow

If the person you're following's account is inactive - unfollow (no need to feel guilty about that one)

If the person you're following doesn't inspire you - unfollow

If the person you're following gives you any abuse - DEFO unfollow (and even block)

Don't think of it as a culling, think of it as making your social media space more positive and a happier place to scroll.

How To Have A Digital Spring Clean

3) DELETING  UNUSED  APPS

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We all that one app which is there but we keep on your phone "just in case". In case of what? If Bozza Johnson decides that the country should all download it? Nah, if it's not being used, delete it. It's taking up valuable memory on your phone. You can always redownload it if you fancy using it again.

4) ORGANISING  YOUR  PHOTOS

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I had the email from iCloud the other day to inform me that I was running out of space for my photo's. Panic ensues and I delete a load of photo's from my phone. Maybe the email was the kick up the arse I needed to give my photo albums a good culling. I had so many unedited photo's, doubles or screenshots that I had saved for a rainy day. My photo album looks a little more organised now. 

5) UNLIKING  FACEBOOK  PAGES

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Remember the days when Facebook was popular? Ah, memories. The day's when we used to poke each other, play games against each other and have full public convos on each other's profiles. Good times. Also we liked those endless pages about random shit. Whether it was a page dedicated to eating smiley faces or getting in the shower and forgetting your towel. As you can probably guess, those pages have probably been inactive since 2009. Unlike them. Simple as.

How To Have A Digital Spring Clean

Hopefully this post will be the springboard for you to have a digital spring clean while you're sat at home!

Lucy