Below are the first results of my recent Facebook Detox. I was tired of all of it, so it’s deactivated. I didn’t delete it for a couple of reasons.

1: I can’t quite let go of the convenience of it altogether. All my friends in one place, digitally speaking? I can’t ask for anything better. I don’t have a Twitter or LinkedIn or anything else, so for now it’s my best bet to stick with a way to connect if I ever need it.
2: When I go to boot camp, I’ve gotta post my mailing address somewhere! Yeah, I’m gonna be that recruit.
3: I have a lot of really good pictures on Facebook that aren’t available anywhere else. I gotta be able to access ’em.

DIARY- FB Detox

Day 1
I feel fine. There were a couple of times when I thought, ‘Oh, this would make a good status/ caption/ whatever. But the thing I remind myself of is the fact that everyone important has my number– and a few people that aren’t important, for that matter. At the end of this, I think I’ll find that it was worth it. It shouldn’t be by accident or convenience that people contact me, and the idea that I would ever believe my worth or popularity is somehow tied up in the traffic to my Facebook page is stupid. It’s sad to admit that, but it definitely seems that way sometimes. It will make every deliberate interaction that much more meaningful.
So, Day 1. Here’s to 29 more successful days…and beyond!

Day 2
Easy, though admittedly, I have gotten my social networking fix by not only posting FOUR times to my blog, but by also reactivating my Tumblr. Remember that? Yeah, it’s a dim memory for me too. At any rate, I get a weird kind of satisfaction from being largely off the map. Yay for no withdrawal symptoms!!

Day 3
Tumblr has replaced Facebook in my life. I don’t feel bad though, because it’s an anonymous creative outlet, and that is good for me. I don’t miss it. Over and out.

Ever done a “detox?” What social networks have come and gone in your life? (MySpace, we’re looking at you.)