Thursday, June 7, 2012

Well hello! I'm back...

Well hello! I'm back from my social media break. I lasted 28 days! I was aiming for a month....so if it was the month of February then I would have been all set. It was 3 weeks longer than my little brother predicted...his prediction was 4.5 days...haha in your face Davo!
He kinda has a point though. I'm not really one to stick at anything much. Once a long time a go, early in our marriage we thought we would not watch TV for a while. We put that heavy box of a TV in the spare bedroom to help alleviate the temptation, except that when Les was at work some evenings I would lug it out...watch it...and then lug it back. He thought it was funny when I told him what I had been doing.
I'm terrible at sticking to diets and fitness phases...so lasting a whole month with social media was a big deal for me.
I have been an avid Facebooker since 2009...okay an addicted Facebooker. And I have been blogging for a couple of years. But I knew I needed a break. Remember this post. I was starting to actually think in status updates and blog posts. Not good. I could feel my brain matter disintegrating behind my eyes.

Well rather than deactivating my account I thought a complete month off might do the trick. I would get around to doing all those things I had been putting off,  pay more attention to the kids, pray and read more of my bible, have a spotless house, start a new hobby or get fit and healthy.  Yep...Nah. Turns out if you are a true procrastinator, you will just find other ways to procrastinate.

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I decided I wasn't going to take photos...or even think about doing a blog post for a whole month. I just wanted to BE. So this post is not going to be a post of all the things I did in the month May. I just lived, and had a good time doing it. The end.

But I did spend time reflecting on how much of my life I spend online...and how things have changed.Was this really the way I wanted to live my life? Social media has its pros and cons...but overwhelmingly it is more of a positive than a negative. At this particular time in my life...ie... mostly mummy and part time working, for me, it serves as a way to connect with people. The negative is when this is the only way to connect. And so the word "balance" comes to mind. So I am seeking a more balanced approach to blogging and Facebook. Do I really have to comment on every blog or status update? NO. Do I really need to update my FB status every day? NO. And I will try and browse while the kids are in bed instead of ignoring them....and maybe after I have done the house work. Yeah....I don't think that one will happen.

So...if you are addicted to social media...I highly recommend taking break

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6 comments:

TracyP said...

Awesome post Jacksta! And way to go going for 28 days!! That's about 27 days more than I could do I think!! My problem is I have no other adult to vent or talk about the little things with but a whole heaps of friends online so I go there. Possibly need to get more balance but hopefully once I open the shop that progression will happen naturally, interacting with "real" people on a daily basis will help for sure!!
You totally inspire me xxx

Gail said...

She's back and she's ON FIRE! BANG!

Curious Runner said...

Good work but happy to have you back :)

Katie said...

Good to see you back. Maybe I should think about a break sometime - really not sure I could manage a month though - I'm thinking more of a week!

PaisleyJade said...

Haha - I did get a wee bit confused when you said your break was over and it still wasn't quite the end of the month!! Glad I got to see you in real life... and very glad to hear you have a new coffee machine (thanks to your fb update!!) haha

Meghan Maloney Photography said...

An admirable effort! I have been contemplating having a wee break in july, not a total break as I want to keep up Things Im Loving but you've inspired me anyway.