What a blessing in disguise … leaving your phone at home.
Actually I always take a notebook and pen everywhere I go, and I almost always write the first draft of everything using pen and paper. Call me old school, but I really love it. My handwriting used to be meticulous and it still usually starts out neat and precise, but by the time I am half way through it has deteriorated greatly and even hard to understand (because I am trying to write too fast.)
Thanks for sharing this, Natalie. It is amazing (ow much more observant you were without your phone.