It has been a week since I have decided to walk away from Facebook for a while and the effects are significant. I feel happier and engaged in reality. My children have my attention and since I am only on maternity leave for another 6 weeks, they need it.
Here is some catch up:
After noticing an increase in my attention to Facebook and noticing that I was becoming increasingly upset(angry even) I decided to go on a detox. I contacted the only person on Facebook that I would talk to on a (more)regular basis to give her my email and phone number(which she had as it turns out). Anyways here is how it has gone so far:
Day 1: not gonna lie, it was tough not to check in periodically(all the time?!?!). I now needed to fill my down time when the baby was sleeping and the other kids where otherwise engaged with other meaningful activities. I washed a lot of clothes!
Day 2: a bit easier, however, the email from Facebook about what I was missing was a bit annoying. However, I did not give in and log on. More laundry was done!
Day 3-4: Getting easier. I no longer have a dire need to check in and see what I am missing. But since the kids are engaged in other activities and the baby is still sleeping and I have done so much laundry, I am now having to entertain myself in a different way. I tried to catch up on all my magazines that are laying around....that took all of a few minutes as I realized I read them all cover to cover before. So what do I do, I start shopping online for vacations(bad idea!) but stop myself prior to typing in my credit card. (whew, that was close!!)
Day 5: got another "here is what you are missing" email from Facebook. I am annoyed but in a moment of weakness(or was it boredom?) I log on only to be terribly disappointed that the notifications I received are invites from friends to play games or visit their pages. So, since I am already logged on I scroll a bit to see that my husband's cousin had her baby(YAY!) and there were no other important announcements.
Through all of this I do realize I miss seeing updates from Ree Drummond(The Pioneer Woman) and Alex Guarnaschelli. They both post some interesting tidbits/ideas/etc.
Day 6: Oh boredom, you have gotten me! However, I do not log onto Facebook instead my middle child and I read a lot, build castles with Magna-Tiles and I bug my husband. It was a loooong day but the memories my middle child have now are much more important.
Today(day 7), I received my every other day email from Facebook about what I am missing. I clicked the link on the email to see what notifications I am missing and again it was for joining pages/games. I had no desire to go to my feed to scroll aimlessly.
Let's see how long I can do this and how my attitude can change from here on out.
I encourage any one to take this detox and let me know how it changes your life and attitude!
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