Day Two

Welcome to Day Two of my "Month Without Facebook" experiment. So far, so good.

Yesterday, I:
-did 6 hours of paid work
-took care of my sick kindergartner (who was not really sick anymore, but had to follow the 24 hour rule)
-watched the crew pour, score, and stamp our new patio
-sat outside and watched the concrete mixer truck and the garbage truck with DD
-started this blog
-played trains with my 2-year-old and REALLY played instead of watching from behind my computer
-put down the computer and read a story to him
-washed dishes, made the bed, cleaned the litter box, did 2 loads of laundry, dusted, cleaned the mirrors and the glass parts of our doors
-put away the mountain of clean laundry that had been lurking here for far too long
-watched an old movie (Sliding Doors, with Gwyneth Paltrow)

Some of those activities were more productive than others, but it was an overall good day.

I don't know yet if I am missing out on anything important by avoiding Facebook. Two friends texted me yesterday, when they normally would have messaged me online. Both had some important life events going on, so I am glad that they took the time to tell me. I guess if people really want me to know their news, or really want me to attend their event, they will seek me out. I hope.

I must confess that I did not 100% avoid Facebook's technology yesterday. It turns out that a lot of other applications that I use are linked to my Facebook account. Without my Facebook login, I can't access my accounts on Pinterest, Goodreads, or Groupon. I'm not ready to give up everything online, and I enjoyed browsing these sites while I watched my movie last night.  I did not actually access the Facebook page itself, so I don't consider this really cheating.

I also had to delete the Facebook app from my phone. I found myself waiting in car line at DD's school this morning, fighting the urge to push that little icon to assuage my "boredom". Why do I automatically whip out my phone instead of talking to my daughter in those few stolen moments during our morning rush? Sad. The app had to go.

It's just little things, like that -- I know that my children mean the world to me, but do they know? Do I demonstrate my love in the way that I behave? Or are they learning that they come second to a little blue and white screen?