I'm starting to feel like a backward, out-of-touch weirdo.
A few months ago I gave up Facebook, a habit that took far more than I realized at the time. Without the need to check my news feed at least once a day, I find I hardly have need to be on my computer anymore. I check my e-mail maybe twice a week now.
E-mail and this blog were going to be the means for me to keep in touch without Facebook. Oops! So much for the blog
It seems that most people use Facebook and text as their primary means of communication. I've been surprised lately by how much news I've missed, simply because I am no longer on Facebook. Pregnancies, births, significant relationship changes. Did I cease to exist because I deactivated my account?
I remember not so long ago when people reminisced about the good old days when we actually wrote letters and made a point to see each other in person. That new e-mail thing was so impersonal. Now I would be happy for those days of e-mail and an occasional phone call.
Speaking of phone calls, my son's baseball coaches don't call us with information, they e-mail. Because of that he has missed three practices, and found out about his first game a few hours before it was supposed to start. I finally asked if they would call or at least text so we don't miss such important information.
See, not only am I not on FB, I also don't have a smart phone. My"dumb" little phone spends most of it's time on a shelf in the hall. I check it once a day, more if I actually hear it's little jingle. It rarely ever leaves the house with me.
It's strange being so disconnected, but not bad. I have a lot more time to engage with my family and live life, real life, now.
Maybe one day I'll reactivate that "social" account again. For now, I'll try to navigate my way the "old"-fashioned way. It can't hurt.
