Facebook

So, lately I have been feeling like Facebook is taking a lot of my time away from what is really important.

In the very beginning, I loved that facebook was simply a way to keep in touch with friends that you haven't seen for years or a way to update others about your life, which is true. I do LOVE the fact that I can still keep in touch with close friends like my friends/family in CT/IL and my friends from college/military.

What I DIDN'T realize was how addicting it can get.. you know it too. Some people, like my husband, don't go on facebook much and don't need to, but for others, like me unfortunately, it has become a way of life, a habit, a priority to "update my status" every day or to post pictures of my beautiful kids or to constantly see what my friends are up to. I do it without thinking sometimes, and I'm beginning to get annoyed with that! I'm beginning to see that facebook's becoming a time waster for me and for many others. Don't shake your head at me, I know that many people read this based on the statistics I check on my blog, and I know that you probably have felt that you waste time on facebook too: checking the news feed a little too much, "stalking" your friends, etc.

Don't get me wrong, facebook's not a bad thing at all, but for me, I think I just need to step away from it a little and to re-evaluate my daily priorities. Too much of a good thing can turn into a bad thing, and I am personally seeing how much of my life I am constantly sharing online. I still cherish my private life, you should too, and there are days where I wish facebook sometimes didn't even exist. Sure, it's easy when I'm nursing the baby on the couch to click the facebook icon and to see what all my friends are doing, maybe update my status yet again, post some more adorable pics of my kids, say for the millionth time how much I love to work out (did I mention I finally fit comfortably into my pre-pregnancy jeans that were pretty tight to begin with pre-baby? Yay!!!), but I know that I can be doing so many more important things like maybe read a book or study something or anything OTHER than sit and stare at my facebook. I don't like that whenever something amazing happens, or when my kids do something amazing, or when I have an amazing workout, that the first thing that comes to my mind is "OOooo! I have to update my status and let the whole world know!" Ugh, you don't know how much my pride hurts right now and how much it took for me to admit that yea, I like to brag. Man, it really is hard to admit that stuff, but honestly, you know you do it too, because I see it, not that I am judging or anything, but I have seen some people update their status SO much, a lot more than me, about the littlest of things. It's kinda annoying. And my main goal in life shouldn't be to please people on facebook or to brag on facebook but to do ALL things for GOD'S glory, not my own. Timeline's getting annoying anyway in my opinion!

Anyway, the point of this post, is not to say facebook's bad or anything, because it's not. All I am saying is for me and my family, I want to make a point to step away from it for a little by posting less on facebook but blogging more. SO keep reading my blogs, whoever you are, but just expect to see me a little less on facebook. =) Sure I'll keep posting pics and going on it from time to time but hopefully not as much.