Thirteen days until I return to Facebook.
Email notices taunt me with tags from friends.
I wonder what my newsfeed will look like?
Should I announce my return with an "I'm BACK! Did you miss me?" post, or just quietly slip back in with a morning musing?
Maybe the former sounds too needy; I should go with the latter.
Should I even try to catch up, go back over a month's worth of posts?
Maybe I'll just ask everyone to message me with the highlights.
Will I allow it to be a major time-suck again?
Maybe I need to set a timer on the computer...but then the sound needs to be turned on, and the ads disrupt my quiet time when I follow links.
Can I resist the allure of reading post after post, clicking on links, watching videos, playing games?
Maybe I should use it as a reward for exercising and cleaning.
Do I really want to jump back into Facebook after forty days?
Yes! I really miss connecting with my friends!
I've never gone on a FB diet, I wonder if it would change me. I check it a lot, but don't get that much out of it. Lately Twitter's been my choice of drug--but I feel like it's a better drug since I learn so much when I'm on there.
ReplyDeleteI have friends and family all over the country and world and FB seems to be the best way we keep up with each other. I also get a lot of work-related info in my feed--professional organization updates, book recommendations, etc. I've gravitated to Twitter in the interim, but it tends to overwhelm me even more than FB can--almost like a cocktail party with too many conversations going on at once!
DeleteI should also state that "sharing" is in my nature (I think that's the ultimate reason I became a librarian). I love to share information, uplifting articles, cool science stuff, and great books with folks in my circles. FB lets me do that!
DeleteYou haven't missed a thing except for a cute book clock for your library!!
ReplyDeleteWhew! Well that takes a load off my mind, Ms. Sheila! ;-) See you on FB soon.
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