Social Media Overload....

I find it interesting the mundane and uninteresting things that people post everyday on social media sites and how many of us read it.

...just woke up. Thinking about making some coffee.
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... Everything that can go wrong has gone wrong. :(
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Or my favorite...

...Well, I woke up, took a shower, got ready, ate some breakfast, called a friend to see if she wanted to go shopping with me, but she had plans. I can't believe she already had plans. Anyway, then I decided to do some stuff around the house, I changed a light bulb in the hall and dusted my porcelain egg collection that I inherited from my Great Aunt's Third Sister-in-law Twice Removed. Funny story is she really didn't like me, but wrote the wrong name in her Will...

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However, I am guilty of this offense (reading or writing it) as well as millions of other people. We are a society that is too caught up with the when, where and now. But, I draw the line at posting my dusting habits. I recently came across a piece entitled "12 Types of People On Facebook". It's brilliant. The crazy thing is, people can be a combination of more than one type. I know a 2/9, otherwise known as a Lurker/Liker and Drama Kings/Queens are almost always Mr/Ms. Popular. How in the world do you have over 1,500 friends on Facebook and each one thinks the sun shines out your ass? At least one of them has to know the truth!!

Okay, back to my original rant....We are a society that is too caught up with the when, where and now. We spend countless hours browsing Facebook, playing "cool" games that will end up giving your computer the equivalent of an STD, tweeting, watching viral YouTube videos, emailing and what not.


My day starts early- checking the school day forecast text message sent to my phone, Facebook notifications, twitter mentions, emails, etc. All this while laying in bed. Craziness. I have priorities, but somehow a small electronic device made my priorities shift.  If you named the top 5 things you couldn't live without, how many of you would put your preferred choice of social media? 

It's hard to disconnect from this frenzy of information and feeling "connected" to family, friends and people you've never met. I've tried to distance myself from social media, but I have a problem. For me, it's the one way I still feel tied to my family and friends back home. It's a glimpse of what I miss the most, but it has kept me from enjoying what I have. 

I read an article that I strangely identified with, minus the job with CNN and the exotic vacation to Antigua. My flashing red light on my crackberry is like a beacon in the night calling to me too. 

This Christmas, my husband and I gave a record player to ourselves. When asked by a family member "Why?", my reply was very surprising to them. 

"I just want to escape back to a simpler time"

When I put on "The Best of Floyd Crammer Vol. 2" album or my 1976 copy of "Night Moves" by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, it's an instant vacation and my phone isn't anywhere near me. 

I realize in a few months there will be things that I can no longer post on social networks, blogs, in an email or say during a phone call to my mother. Due to OPSEC and as a Army wife,  I must abide by these standards and follow the rules in place to protect the one I love. Not only for my husband's safety, but for his friends, who are also Soldiers.


With that understanding, I'm slowly trying to withdraw myself or I at least hope to, which in turn with help me from experiencing  social media overload.