Jade Did Dot Com

I did my annual break from the internet.  This year it was different though.  It was more of a sabbatical for social media during which time I remember what life was like without 24/7 access to random people who I don’t really know but are constantly in my realm of awareness because I’ve let them in to my brain space.  I don’t even remember the day I decided to walk away from it all, close down accounts, forget password, leave it outside of my life.  It was a wonderful experiment though.  I found that not having the constant stream of noise allowed me to refocus and reground.  My life looks completely different know.  I think I actually relearned how to speak to people face to face, and as a result I’ve made more people I would consider “Friends” rather than “acquaintances” that I probably have in the entire time we’ve been in North Carolina.  Because of this, I shall consider the sabbatical experience a success.  As a result, I will be changing the way I use social media.