Happy March 1st, friends! Today finds me able to log on to facebook – officially – for the first time in 28 days. I know, I know, I haven’t exactly been invisible, but I did promise to update from my photo page. And even though I could post TO Facebook, I couldn’t SEE anything else. I didn’t see a newsfeed or like or photo or timeline or status update in the last four weeks.
It was really nice.
When I first decided to go Facebook Free I had a knot in my stomach. How would I know what my friends were up to? How would I keep in touch with people I don’t see? How would I know what I was missing?? But the truth is, I didn’t miss what I didn’t know I was missing. I didn’t feel disconnected or out-of-the-loop. I noticed my own loop, instead. I spent quality, distraction-free time with my girls, and with DRL. I didn’t spend my weekends aimlessly checking to see what was (or wasn’t) happening. I will be logging back into Facebook, as I don’t think it’s a bad thing per se, but I hope to continue to use it LESS. To rely on it less. And to make a point of Facebook not turning back into something I do …. just because.
Now that March has arrived, it’s time to give up something new. Right now as I type this, I really just want to give up being sick, but since that’s more wish than resolution, I’ll choose something else. I teetered between giving up sugar, or wine, or coffee – but only one of them seems a fit for a month without. I don’t drink too much wine OR coffee, and as such they don’t need to be given up. (Phew! That was a close one, I know!).
So for March, I’ve made the difficult decision to give up sugar. So difficult in fact that I was going to give up Sugar in Febrary, but chickend out and gave up Facebook instead. Giving up Facebook was easier than what I’m about to do. I knew that in January, and I know it still, now. I can’t avoid sugar altogether, being that it is added to most foods, so the rule is that I will forego indulging in, partaking of, or even the itty-bittiest tasting-come-on-just-one-tiny-little-bite-pretty-please of sweets, treats, and otherwise sugar-laden goods until April 1st. No cookies or cakes or candy or ice cream. No jelly beans or peeps or Ghiradelli 60% Cocoa chocolate chips. No Haagen Dazs or donuts or Chocolate covered luna bars.
Zip
Zilch.
Nada.
Holy cannoli, you guys!! This is going to be tough!
(which reminds me – no Cannoli, either.)
So please wish me luck (I’m going to need it!) And pretty please, don’t ask if I want some of your dessert, or your Easter candy. Because yes!! I really, really do!
xo
Jacki
Ooh, this is another thing I need to wean away from if not give up. Yikes. Good luck – you can do it!
And I loved hearing about your Facebook-free month. I had planned to do it too but then decided to participate in a book club which is hosted on Facebook, so I tried to limit my FB time in general instead of abstaining altogether. I loved your observation about not feeling “out of the loop” but “I noticed my own loop, instead.”
Also! Longest comment ever but, remember in January you started with abstaining from shopping? I decided to do it too and thought I’d never be able to manage. But I did it! I am seriously going through a *healing* from my shopping addiction and my family is benefiting financially. Yay! :)
anda
I’m glad to hear you enjoyed your FB-free time. You CAN give up sugar!! Good luck — thinking of you. Once you feel more energy and less achey … you’ll probably never want sugar in your body again ever ever ever.
Amber
You can do it! Good luck :-)
Jenn Sullivan
Even fruit!? Mmm. Cannolis. But you’ve GOT this! :)