October 28, 2013

I never thought I would be much of a blogger. Once we moved to Minneapolis in July I tried to distance myself from social media. I found myself on it all the time checking in to see what my friends back home were up to. It was taking away my time from getting out and meeting new people; face to face. Life without Facebook has been amazing! It’s funny to me when people say, “OMG, I could not do it.” It is probably the easiest thing I have ever given up. I find myself enjoying my quite time, walking the dog more, cooking more, and really looking at the things that surround me. Being adventurous is much more fun that sitting on my phone and feeling left out because everyone else is posting about the weddings they were invited to that you weren’t, pictures of food, drunks, and obnoxious posts about people complaining about something idiotic or praising themselves for working out and eating healthy.

I am happy for those that are making changes in their daily routine to better their quality of life, but STOP posting pictures of your sweaty chest and selfies in the mirror at the gym. Do you really need to brag about that? It’s sad that they do really; to make themselves feel better and get a ‘like’ on their post. Maybe I’m too rational, but I take pride in being proud of myself and not having to share it with the world. My life is private and I want to share it with those who matter. And those that matter are the ones that I can reach out to via a telephone call and not a FB post.

While this blog won’t be negative towards social media, I thought I would explain myself as to why I don’t have Facebook anymore and the reasons I keep off social media. Life in Minneapolis has been good and tough. Alex and I both like our jobs, the area we are living in is perfect, and we are slowly making new friends. Of course we miss our home, but this challenge has brought us closer together and we have learned new things about ourselves. We have seen some amazing things up Nord and we are grateful for this opportunity. I have plenty more to write about, but I will save that for future blogs. Although I’m not sure if anyone will read this, I will take pride in knowing that blogging is something I am trying and will hopefully expanded my writing skills.

Until next time,

Nicole