Sometimes I feel like..

....social media is an addiction.  An addiction that it seems everyone has including myself.  I got my first taste of it with the "old school" Facebook aka Myspace.  Myspace was great for keeping in touch with people that you didn't see very often, but even better for getting in touch with those that you thought were gone forever.  I was perfectly happy with my little Myspace page, uploading photos from my most recent vacation, choosing what background I thought would look the cutest and of course the best part, picking what song I wanted playing when someone decided to stop by for a visit. Yes, I was quite content with thispage of mine and then I discovered Facebook.  It didn't take long before I said goodbye to good ole Mypace and became full on committed to Facebook.  How could I not?  Not only could I post pictures but I could share them, them and pretty much anything else I wanted.  Status updates, my song of the moment, a new page that I couldn't get enough of, anything at all.  Facebook wasn't the new Myspace, Facebook was way better and thus began my love affair with Facebook.  The relationship started slow, a status here or there, some pics from the previous weekends activities, an event invite or two.  As time went on, I found myself checking it everyday, then a few times a day and eventually it was what felt like almost constantly.  I had to see what was going on, what people were doing and I wondered if people were doing the same as me.  It was like I was going to miss something, but of course that was not the case. I was simply hooked.  In an effort to take a break from technology or get away from the "drama" I, as many others I know have, deactivated my account.  This of course was temporary and I was back on in days.  Months later I did it again, only this time it was a test to see if I could go without it for awhile.  My second attempt lasted for only two weeks and as I reactivated my account, I told myself that I didn't need it, that I had proven that I could go without it. However, as my news feed popped up in front of me, I knew it was a lie, but I didn't care because I was back!  Since then I have distanced myself a bit but along with my Instagram and now with the worst of them all, Pinterest, it is apart of my daily life.  I've accepted that this is one habit that I am not going to kick and I'm ok with that.  I'm ok with it for two indisputable reasons. One, I know that I am not alone and two, because it makes me happy and that will always be good enough reason for me. 

"There really isn't a big secret to life...just do what makes you happy"~unknown

Hugs and high fives
~KG