Transplanted

So I may have mentioned in a “quickie” that Facebook has been a great way for me to be able to stay connected with people “back home.”  Through their status updates and picture posted I know when it’s snowing or raining–and sometimes when it’s sunny, too. When a political scandal breaks, I’m one of the first outsiders to know. But the best part is just reading what my sister or my friends or my cousins or my ex-coworker are thinking and doing.  It makes not knowing very many people here a little easier. But I’m also realizing that there is such as thing as too much Facebook (gasp!) and here are some examples:

1. I feel a little lonely but rather than talk to my very much alive and in person husband, I’m checking status updates.

2. Since I work from home I have a lot of time to myself. On days when it’s slow I sometimes catch myself thinking in status updates like: “Kristy is getting into the shower that desperately needs a cleaning” and “Kristy is going to jog outside to get the mail” and “Kristy wishes her cat would start talking already!” A hundred or so of those in my head and I will go nuts!

3. I friend too many people, folks I didn’t really “get on” with even when I really knew them. In one particular case, a rather acerbic “friend” tweets non-stop with often negative commentary. It might come down to an unfriendly situation.

4. I’m tempted to change my photo nearly every day. I don’t, of course, because only really vain people do that, right? I’m not making those sort of announcements. I have my pride, after all.

5.  Facebook simply distracts from getting outside, out into the great unknown world that is The ATL.

So, maybe it’s time for a break…or at least a little less time spent on it every day.