Day 5 - March 13, 2011 (35 days to go)

So today was a very trying day for no social networking. There were numerous attempts to reach for my phone for twitter, my iTouch for both (Twitter & Facebook) & my laptop for both. I missed teh tweetdeck notifications tonight while playing Pogo games. I even looked at my blank "new window" telling myself no Facebook. While typing away earlier on a site completely unrelated my mom though she caught me on Facebook. She said I was typing crazy like I do when on Facebook. Perhpas it was on my mind more due to lack of texts, bbms, etc. to keep me occupied. This does to show that I most definitely am substituting one with the other. What can I say? I've always been a talker, as my daughter follows in my footsteps, adn its quite obvious I'm a typer also. I wonder how the others are doing without Facebook or Twitter. I remember seeing a few others were giving one or the other up also. I just didn't warn anyone. Its kind of disheartening to see that not many have contacted me by phone or email but such is life, out of sight, out of mind. With 35 days to go it seems like no end in sight. Especially when dealing with a pre-pubescent 12 year old boy and a spoiled & bratty 9 year old girl. Most of my updates would have been about them today. Kids will be kids. There was a funny one from last night though regarding my kids. You know what they say...kids say the damndest things. Wish me luck this week without Michelle since she is on family vacation for spring break.


Until Tomorrow...

*I journal nightly before bed and am not responsible for spelling and grammical errors*


No Status Updates written down today.

Day 4 - March 12, 2011 (36 days to go)

I'm actually journaling Day 4 in the middle of Day 5 because by the time Day 4 came to an end I was so tired I dno't think I lasted 15 minutes once my head hit the pillow. So lets go back 24 hours. I stayed quite busy today. Started off by going to get my nails done. What woman doesn't love a mani & pedi? I normally tweet during my pedicures but I only struggled a few times in fighting the urge to log in. I almost took "Brooklyn Grey" to read again but I didn't. After leaving the nail salon (which I got tons of compliments on the new design) it was time to get ready for the baby shower. Dropped mom off at my auntie's on the way to the shower. The shower was great! All the girls together for one big gab fest in honor of baby Magnus. I didn't really have an urge to social network there at Mellisa's house because I was too busy socializing in person. I tried to leave 3 times. 1st time we left & mom wasn'st ready so teh kids and I went back to hang out some more. 2nd time we left & went to pick up mom but the son remembered he left his phone so we had to go back and get it. You know what they say, 3rd times a charm. Went out shortly thereafter and spent some quality time with Kari. So I guess the new saying is "A busy day keeps the mind away"...from social networking that is.

Until Tomorrow...

*This entry should be excused since I wrote during the day but I am not accepting any responsibility for any spelling or grammatical errors.*


No Status Updates written down today.

Day 3 - March 11, 2011 (37 Days to go)

It has not even been a whole week into Lent and its already easier to go throughout the day. Less "twitches" and curiousity with wanting to log into social networking. Or maybe it was the fact that I was super busy at work and had very little time to think about it. I did stay focused all day for the first time in a very long time. Does lack of social networking play a part in that? Less time thinking of Facebook or Twitter and more focus? Could be but there's still 37 days left to find out. Being that I've had work to help keep me busy this weekend should prove to be interesting. I do have a busy Saturday planned with Shanna's baby shower and then planning on getting out and having some "adult time". Tonight after work I saw I had a package from the mail! I read "Brookly Grey" right away. WOW! I need to go write a review on it. Oh yeah I do belive that writing down and sharing my updates with Michelle helps too. I don't feel so bottled up anymore. Mia thought it was so hilarious when Michelle told her about writing down her updates. She laughed big time! I think its great. My texting is still happening big time. Not sure if I'm compensating or not but for now I'm not complaining. I'm just thankful right now that I have friends that talk as much as I do. LOL

Until tomorrow...


*I journal nightly before bed and am not responsible for spelling and grammatical errors*


Status Updates:

9:15am - Holy Hotness Joe Carter from HLN Morning Express! Its gonna be a good day waking up to thsoe dimples!

1:46pm - ________ cracks me up with the popcorn thing!

1:52pm - Mia is highly amused at me & Chelle...ok Chelle mostly for writing down our updates. She said we're still social networking just amongst the 2 of us.

2:22pm - Heads or tails? Whats the decision gonna be?

2:30pm - I really need to stop listening to Jamie Foxx ...(edited at my discretion)

5:21pm - Watching infrared image of tsunami...CRAZY!

5:24pm - SD to AW: you listen to country? AW: No only love songs. Me: LMFAO

8:11pm - Was in teh drive through and my daughter opened her purse saying she wanted to pay. Then got mad when I told her no and to save her money.

9:15pm - Daughter came in the room with her fake jewelry & teddy bear around her wrist telling me "I've been married 7 times, the bear is #7.

9:19pm - Now she says she got married 3 more times & 9 of them were rich (the rings she was wearing) and 1 was not (the bear). Then she looks at the bear & says "poor teddy".

Day 2 - March 10, 2011 (38 days to go)

So this morning was a bit easier than yesterday with no social networking. Chelle & I kept each other busy and entertained with my phone conversations. Between the four different conversations going on and her random updates we stayed sidetracked enough. Unlike me, Michelle is having lots of interesting run ins with people. I should start telling her "Stranger Danger" as a reminder, like she used to tell me. I then go busy with work and throughout the day I began to write down random thoughts that I would normally tweet. Things such as "I'm lovin it" since Tish brough us McDonalds breakfast. She's kinda awesome like that. Even if she did tell me I'd wither away without Facebook or Twitter. HaHa Michelle's husband doesn't think we can last 40 days & nights without our social networks. Who is he to doubt us? Damn him! Roo even tried to tempt me with Twitter today but I stayed strong and didn't budge. Ah que ROOmeo! LOL (Yes I really wrote "lol" in my journal) I have moved teh Facebook and Twitter icons from the start screen on my iTouch and hid them on my Blackberry to help eliminate more of the temptations. Tonight I laughed for like an hour straight while talking to Kari! Did I mention that I love my friends for supporting me through my Lent detox? Thank goodness for unlimited text and free "V network" minutes. Lots more text and phone calls. I may actually have to start keeping track of my minutes for the first time since I've moved back stateside 4 years ago. I didn't check my email as much today but I think that was due to a heavy workload and practice today. Although my phone did die today at practice. Thats only happened one other time (maybe 2). I just have to keep reminding myself that I can do this! Pogo is definitely helping out as well, tons of games to keep me busy after work and after the kids are in bed. Oh, I almost forgot that I told Jessica that I gave it up for Lent. LOL (yes I really wrote it again) She had already figured but was giving me 24 hours before she sent the search party and called to check up on me. Yes! My social networking was that bad, no exaggeration when I said it was my biggest guilty pleasure.

Until tomorrow...




*I journal nightly before bed and am not responsible for spelling and grammatical errors.*

Status Updates:

9:44am - Gotta love when you've been at work 30 min and it takes 25 to reboot. Guess I'll tame the eyebrows.

9:45am - "I'm lovin' it" love McD's breakfast. I have the best coworkers!

11:59am - LOL I crack myself up...ROOmeo!

12:35pm - Who the hell asks for options when asked an open ended questions?

5:44pm - YAY *\o/* one of my girls learned the cartwheel today lol

6:07pm - Who on God's green earth foesn't eat popcorn when watching a movie!?

Day 1 - March 9, 2011 (39 days to go)

Today was Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Normally I give up chocolate or alcohol but being as how these are no longer staples in my life I didn't. I had a hard time deciding what to "give up" and in a last minute decision I decided that my biggest guilty pleasure was social networking. Not so much MySpace but Facebook and Twitter. I have become so addicted that the internet has become my reality to a certain extent.

Today was very tough with me picking up my phone (more times than I 'd like to admit) to log into Twitter. Even if just to send an update on Facebook was easier to go through the day with, until I got home that is. I had numerous things I'd "update" throughout the day but had to stay strong so I decided to journal. Michelle was a huge support for me today! Yes, I convinced her to go on this journey with me. We can do this together with each others support. I'm sure as the days go by it will get easier and easier. But to quit "cold turkey", so to speak, it's tough! Today we had a rep from NCL come for presentations at work. This guy was absolutely hilarious! Met him and Tish at Elephant Bar and damn near pee'd myself. Had great conversation, swapping stories and laughing. This truly helped me get through my first day of no social networking. Now for another day.

Until tomorrow...

*I journal nightly before bed and am not responsible for spelling and grammtical errors.*


Status Updates:

Testing...1,2....

(oh man I wish I could remember the rest)

40 Days and 40 Nights...of NO Social Networking

With the season of Lent upon us I sat and sat the night before trying to decide what I was going to give up. Yes most were too busy out partying and celebrating the last drunken night better known as Fat Tuesday. For the past few years I have given up chocolate. I felt that was my biggest guilty pleasure. I even gave up alcohol one year. Piece of cake right. So after much joking and contemplating I decided to give up social networking. I saw several people "notify" others of their Lenten quest but I went out with no notice. I had talked about it jokingly on Facebook but never said I was actually going to give it up because at the time I felt I would be took weak to follow through for the 40 days and nights. This last minute decision is going to be quite the journey. I have literally become addicted to social networking. What person does that? Mostly Facebook and Twitter but I do still have an active MySpace account that I very rarely log into. All day long on Twitter and many hours on Facebook have been a part of my daily routine for over a year now. Wish me luck and feel free to provide any support needed during my journey of self discipline.

**edited**
I must add that I haven't posted on this blog (which I created originally to host my MySpace blogs in an effort to delete my MySpace profile) in a very long time and the last thing I posted , in November 2009, was about social networking and the laziness it has given people. Take a look.

Your Reflection

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Your Reflection Current mood: contemplative When you look in the mirror what do you see? Do you see the same reflection that others see when they look at you? Do you perceive yourself as others perceive you? Do you present yourself in the manner that you want to be seen? Do you present yourself as you are? With todays technology its very hard to percieve others reactions and emotions. What is the proper way to present yourself in type print? Do you write as you would speak or do you create a different persona? Its too easy to make others percieve you as a person that you are not when standing face to face or making your voice heard. More often than not a person you "speak" to on the internet is not the same person as when you meet them in real life. Has technology ruined communication skills? With all the ways of communication available at our fingertips how often do we truly communicate with others? From Myspace to Facebook, to now Twitter. From handwritten letters to emails to texts. We have learned to communicate in short forms leaving out information that could change the impression we are trying to make. When was the last time you communicated with a person on the telephone? Do you even say telephone? When calling someone it is often stated as phone or cell. In this example of shortened text we have learned to go from hand written letters that were once signed, sealed, stamped and delivered by a postman to the laziness of spelling in short form of text message to having to fit a complete thought in 140 characters or less on Twitter. In doing so we have learned to forgive or overlook grammatical errors. For example, to say I'm going to send you a text message with more information" we would transpose it into "Imma txt u w/ more info." Instead of picking up the phone to check on someone, regardless of who they are, we would pick up the phone and send a text, tweet them, write on their facebook wall, or even lowering our standards to commenting them on MySpace. But is a comment on MySpace truly lowering our standards to stay in contact with someone? I myself and guilty of all of the above. When you read text/type print it is easy to miss the emotion sent with whats written giving it a completly different perception to the recieving person as what was originally meant. Meaning its so easy to misinterpret whats truly being said. We aren't taught in school how important voice reflection is. How is this affecting life as humans? With this being said, take a look in the mirror and ask yourself outloud the same thing you would send in a text. Could it be percieved differently than what it actually sounds like when spoken aloud? Think about this the next time you go to say something. Its important to remember the reflection you give others and what impression you are leaving on yourself. Would it be wrong for your job to question what you say? When you are employed by a company or a person, how you present yourself, whether you are on or off the company time, is also a reflection of your employer. If you are a public figure, regardless of stature, its even more important to think before you speak....err type. How are you representing your employer by speaking your personal opinions on clients, colleagues, employer, friends, etc? Do you represent them in the same manner you'd want them to represent you? Even though they employ you, they also represent who you are as a person because it is your choice to be employed by them. If you are not happy then take the proper steps to resolve the situation. If you are so unhappy then either follow the protocol or leave. You are not forced to be there. Another mirage in life is what you choose to share with others. Do you often withhold information unknowingly or purposely? Has the internet become our escape from dealing with reality of life? I have vented to get something off my chest many times on various social networking websites yet I don't share every detail. I also realize that by not sharing every detail I can give a completely different impression of what is really on my mind. Personally I try to present myself as the same person I am "in real life." Of course sometimes my mirror is cracked giving me a different view of my own reflection. Are you looking at yourself in a funhouse mirror or is your mirror in perfect form? What is your true reflection?