Emma Brannam

Photo credit: Getty I called a halt to a long-term love affair last week. My phone and I were only apart for 36 hours (yes, I was counting), but we needed the break and lessons were learned. "Phones aren't bad. They're amazing tools but it's the way we use them that we need to be concerned about," says Taino Bendz, the man behind Phone Free Day, a challenge I and hundreds of others around the country decided to undertake.

Photo credit: Getty My primary schooler wants some new games for the iPad, the kind where she can meet and chat with friends. "Roblox has got millions of cool games," she pleads, referring to the online game creation site aimed at kids. "Yes, everything from unicorns to porn," I mutter. I've read those lurid headlines about digital sex parties.

I've been indulging in a bit of feng shui. My house has too many mirrors and metal in the wrong places. Never mind the energy flow, harmony in this household depends on good Wi-Fi. My sudden passion for rearranging the furniture follows a meeting with a stranger in my boudoir - entirely for work purposes, I hasten to add. I've been checking out Vodafone's new SuperWifi deal.