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Is Social Media Taking Over??

Hey everyone! Where have YOU been?

Ha Ha. Yes, I’m the one who has been missing! But I’m back…for now.

Yep. I had to take a longer break than expected due to a little thing called marriage, and the need to work on that rather than worrying about blogging, photos, when I’m going to post…etc.( see yesterday’s post on that…)

Do you ever feel like social media gets in the way of real life?

I mean, I LOVE social media.  I think it’s cool. I’m made great friends on twitter, found new blogs to read through my blog, become obsessed with various boards about photography, blogging, etc.

But really, I was finding myself attached to my phone or my computer, always trying to catch up.

Not good.

I was always thinking stuff like: wow, that would make a great post.

Or wow, that would be a great photo to put on the blog.

Or wow, I’ve got to tweet that!

Too much.

By the time I detached myself from all forms of social media, I had missed real life, conversations, etc.

But I found that when I took my break from blogging, I got a lot of stuff done. My house got cleaned, I had a few meaningful conversations with my husband. I spent hours just playing with Pookah and a ball.  And not tweeting about it. Or trying to take a photo of it….to put it on instagram…or my blog.

Yeah. Social Media was taking over.

I wonder what would have happened if I had taken myself off of twitter too? And what about Instagram? Would I have had a total meltdown?

I think breaks are good. They remind me of what’s really important in life.  I love you guys dearly, but in the end, if I don’t have my family, nothing else really matters.

So I think that periodically, I will take more breaks from social media. I think I will actually take days off from tweeting and blogging and instagraming and pinning, and facebooking. Totally.  I’ll put down my phone and enjoy life. Especially this part of it…

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How about you? Is social media taking over your life? And if not, how do you stop it from doing so?

 

 

 

Vinobaby

Saturday 7th of January 2012

Yes, I waste far too much time online trying to catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Because I'm "supposed to." It's getting tiring. It is amazing to unplug, and I'm vowing to do it more often this year.

But then again, I found this post while wasting time on FB. Catch-22.

Great post!

rosesdaughter

Saturday 7th of January 2012

Thanks for reading!

KalleyC

Thursday 15th of December 2011

Social media can take over, and its very easy to spread yourself thin. I wish I could blame social media for the laundry not being done sometimes, but nope, it's all me. I know I'll get to it tomorrow.

Ayana

Tuesday 13th of December 2011

I love this post! It is where I am at... sort of. I have had to reevaluate WHY I am blogging. I realized that it is for validation... I know, what a LOSER I must be. So what was my solution? More exposure (vlogging). But this time it is to *prove* to myself that I can be ME even with other people watching...

Jackie Holness

Monday 12th of December 2011

I don't do as much online on the weekends...unless I'm working...my two cents....And I loosely observe the Sabbath..i.e.taking a break from work on Sunday if I can help it...

rosesdaughter

Monday 12th of December 2011

I think I'm going to start blogging on a schedule and doing posts in advance. You are right, I need one day of rest! At least!

Optimistic Mom

Monday 12th of December 2011

I love this post and it is so true! I was getting overwhelmed and had to step back and put things back into perspective. I love the connections I have made but social media can take over so easy! You have to find a balance.

rosesdaughter

Monday 12th of December 2011

I agree! Balance is what I'm after!