I Don't Even Miss You

Paul and I are making some changes around here. They are things we've talked about and let sit for a while. And I guess July has just been the month to act. So not only have I stopped wearing deodorant, but we've also dropped our cable and I got off Facebook. It's funny to me that these last two are life changes, but they really do affect our day to day life!

The decision to drop our cable was both financial and a choice of priority. Not only are we saving so much money every month, but we also found that it was so easy to waste away an evening browsing the stations aimlessly. Currently we are trialing Netflix and we find that we can choose a show, watch it, and then turn it off. One of our goals is to start reading more and now we make time for that before bed instead of turning on the tube.

Facebook was just starting to give me an unsettled feeling. I was overwhelmed with all the information and all the updates. It was starting to feel unnatural to me. Like how could I possibly know so much about so many people? Furthermore, I was also beginning to feel exposed. I wasn't even ever a big "sharer" on Facebook, but still I felt uncomfortable with how much of our life was visible to so many people. So I weighed the pros and cons for a long time. Deactivating my account means I'll miss engagement and baby announcements. It means I won't get to see all those cute pictures of my friends kiddo's and it means I won't be able to look through albums of friends I haven't seen in 10+ years (why do I spend time doing that anyways?!). It means I might miss some interesting articles, and even breaking news stories. It's possible that I'll forget a friend's birthday, or I'll miss an "invite" to an event I'd like to attend.

But on the flip side, I'm hoping it will mean that I'll be more intentional with friends. That I'll call or text or email instead of breezing their Facebook page and having the illusion that I know what's going on in their lives. I think it'll mean that I won't get "sucked in" to wasting hours of my week scrolling my news feed and that without the temptation, I'll get more done on my "to do" and "want to do" lists. And I'm hoping it means I'll spend less time comparing my life to 1000 other people's lives and humbly give thanks to God for all the good gifts He has given me!