See Ya Social Media

Oh let me tweet that…I should put that on Instagram…Let me check Facebook…Did you see what she just tweeted…Oh my god they changed their relationship status…

This is what my life has become: social media obsessed.  Literally I don’t think I can remember a day when I wasn’t on my phone checking Facebook, Twitter, Vine, Instagram, and the latest and greatest social apps. Recently, I realized how much time I really am wasting on my phone scrolling through all of these updates and photos.  Whenever I am at a lost for something to do or have a spare moment I immediately look down at my phone.  So I have decided that I am going to change that by going social media sober.

Yes, starting today I am going offline.  No more Facebook creeping, Instagram “liking,” or Twitter “retweeting.”  I am going to focus on myself and what I really enjoy doing in this newfound spare time.  Like going to the gym, applying for full time jobs, writing, reading, and attempting to cook/bake.  Plus sometimes I think that all social media does is ruin my day.  So no more social media for this girl.  I am still going to read and write in my blog, but that’s it.  Then after a week of going cold turkey I’ll see how bad or good this detox is going.  I am hopeful that it will actually be a positive and allow myself to discover new ways to spend my time rather than pine over statuses or photos.  I feel like today social media is just a glorified form of bragging: look at my new clothes, look at my awesome life, look at my handsome boyfriend, look at my beautiful selfie. That’s not what it should be about and I am ready to get far, far away from it- especially all of the selfies.  So to all my friends out there who are looking to contact me, your best bet is to text me.  And for those of you who don't have my cell phone number, email me at brynne.deppas@gmail.com if you need to get a hold of me.

When I think about social media and the obsession, I always go back to this quote I read in a TIME Magazine article: “Climb the mountain to see the world, not for the world to see you.”  I’m ready to start climbing and am excited to see the amazing view for myself-not social media.