Mo Goes…Off Social Media

I pride myself on having a few amount of quality friends over having a large number of acquaintances. My different groups of friends are as unique as the individuals in them. I have my gym favorites, my city friends, my work family, my Park Ridge girls, & my college friends. I love each group dearly, & each of them provides a different benefit to my life.

The smallest group is my city friends - it consists of me & 2 of my best friends. They're beautiful & we make a good team. You would think 3 girls hanging out would be painful - someone would get left out/teased/hurt/annoyed, etc. But that's just the thing, we aren't girls - we're women. Awesome, amazing, strong, women who lift each other up & support each other unconditionally. 

After a challenging week for all of us - ghosting, roommate troubles, working long hours, friend fights…we were all struggling in one aspect of our lives or another. That's when one of us had the brilliant idea to detox our lives from social media for at least one week - no Facebook, no Instagram, no Twitter, no Snapchat, no LinkedIn, no Tinder, no Happn, none of it! Just my fancy little blog here :) 

Now, I won't lie, the thought of this caused a little bit of anxiety. I'm constantly attached to my phone…what was I going to do, just use my phone as a phone? That seemed ridiculous. But, I was ready for the challenge & my 2 bests were going to be right by my side. 

I had concerns about losing connections with my friends & acquaintances. My best friend, who isn't in any of the groups listed above, is currently living in London, we chat everyday, all day on Facebook messenger - how would I survive without talking to him any time I wanted? Even though I'm not super close with my acquaintances, I still like them, I'm still interested in what goes on in their lives, I still like their posts - how will I be updated on their lives; how will I see their cute kids, puppies, selfies, or foodporn? If I'm being completely honest, I also had concerns about my friends/acquaintances not knowing what was going on in my life - would my gym favorites know that I busted my ass today if they don't see it on Facebook; would my ex remember how cute I am if he doesn't see that selfie; how could I prove to the world how awesome my life is?! 

But that is exactly why I accepted this challenge - none of that matters. I don't need to prove to the world how awesome my life is. I don't really care what my ex thinks of me. I don't need to prove to anyone that I kicked ass in the gym, or ate well, or got new glasses, or whatever. So, at midnight tonight (just under 5 hours) I'm deactivating my accounts, deleting the apps, & using my phone as just that - a phone.

Here's to emails, phone calls, text messages, lunch dates, dinner plans, happy hours, sweat sessions, flirting in person, girl's night in, & ladies' night out. Here's to putting my phone down & making REAL connections. We got this!