Facebook Fast OVER!

So as you all know, I did a facebook fast for a month and boy oh boy!  As pathetic as it may sound, it was probably one of the most difficult experiences ever! It was full of ups, downs, happiness and withdrawals. Oh my goodness the withdrawals. But overall, it was something that taught me so much. I learned from this and I could honestly say I would do it again. I learned how easy it is to lose sight of whats important to you. Before I started this fast, I wouldn't talk to my family everyday. I would just check facebook to see how they were doing and that would be it. However, not knowing what has been going on with my family was the biggest torture of all. I made a habit to call home every chance I got. My dad got a new job so it was hard to talk to him, plus my sister and brother were always busy too.

It was ok though, I loved talking to my mom. It really is easy to lose sight of what is important when you have facebook to check up. 

Now when I got on facebook, i was amazed. I had 99 notifications, 7 e mails, and 3 friend requests. But in all homesty, I figured out that facebook cannot hold more than 99 notifications at a time. In all actuality I had probably close to a 1,000 notifications. I know, WOW right?! Well it was mainly due to my good buddy Amberlee. She put over 100 wall posts, then "liked them", then tagged me in a crap ton of photos, "liked" them and commented on about 400 pictures, then "liked" all my notes and commented on a few of those as well. It was hilarious reading through all those :P Yes, I actually did look at all of them. I wish I could have taken a picture it all. 

It has been a week since my facebook fast ended. During this week, I have only checked facebook once, maybe twice a day. So much had changed with all my friends during the time that I was off of facebook. New relationships were formed, some ended and some people I found out were getting married or having babies. Everybody I talked to while on my fast told me that I wasn't missing much, but I obviously was. My best friend Nic left on his mission during the time that I was gone. I'm going to miss him so much.

This facebook fast has been one that was worth it. I know how to manage my time now. Even with being back on facebook, I finish homework and everything because I don't feel the need to keep on getting on when I get bored; I just trudge through it. I learned a lot from this, and I wouldn't trade it for anything :)

4 DAYS LEFT!!! WOOOOOO!!!!

OH MY GOODNESS!!! I seriously CANNOT believe that it has been almost a month since I began my facebook fast! It really does seem like yesterday that I started this task. I remember when I put up my first blog and was thinking how long this month was going to be. I also didn't think that I was going to be able to last, and that I would give in.

 

BUT GUESS WHAT WORLD???

I DIDN'T GIVE IN!

*play victorious music here*

I really, honestly and truly cannot believe how 1) fast this month went by, 2) how much I was addicted to facebook and 3) how much I learned. I will tell more about the whole how much I learned thing when I officially finish my facebook fast. All I can say though is I cannot freaking WAIT to check facebook again! I'm just curious to see how many notifications I have. As much as this has been a positive experience, I can't wait to get back with the program and catch up. Still sounds pathetic, but know what? I learned a lot from this, and I think I can honestly say that I won't be on facebook as much as I used to. But I will explain more about that on Sunday when I will finally be done with this fast.

It really is ridiculous how things are easily bothering me these days. I don't really get it, but it's the smallest things that never bugged me before that are easily getting to me. Whenever I am in a conversation, and i get interrupted I flip out. That's always been a pet peeve of mine, but lately it's been really really extra annoying. I've just been feeling really moody, and for some reason that leads for me to start thinking a bit more judgmentally. Take for instance today at lunch. It really bothered me that a random lady that I never met before wanted to sit with me and my friends when there were a ton of other places to sit. She left to go get some coffee, and all that time I was thinking of ways that we could avoid this intrusive stranger. I was thinking of starting some really obnoxious conversation, or just moving tables. But in the end I decided that we should just tough it out. Then, when she came back, she started talking to us about God, and how believing in God isn't about having a religion it's about having a relationship. She went on to say how we shouldn't judge people because we aren't put on this world to judge. I felt pretty ashamed of myself after that. I believe the same way that she does, yet I was being a hypocrite. She even mentioned how it said in the Bible that hypocrites should wash their eyes and look at their own faults before bashing on someone else's faults. I think God sent her to me to remind me of what is important. And the thing is that the Alma, the lady that sat with us, is correct. I have the same mind set of how we shouldn't judge, but I judged her when all she wanted to do was sit with us. She didn't do anything except want a place to sit and people to talk to, yet I had a preconceived notion that she was annoying or a pest. But she told me of the exact things that I needed to hear. Today just proved how God works in mysterious ways. Out of all the tables that Alma could have sat at, she sat at my table and said the words that I needed to hear. I really thank God for the kindness of strangers; they can change the way you think in the blink of an eye.

Girl's Day

So today was tons of fun! One of those days full of impulsive decisions that you'll remember for a while. My room mate/ sister Alecia was feeling a little down, so she decided that going tanning would perk her up a bit. Well, she invited me to go along with her. I was kinda nervous to go tanning because I've never been before but decided "why not." It felt AMAZING to be in warmth and have imitation sun. If you know anything about Pocatello, then you would know that it is a sucky town full of cold and no sun shine. I can totally see why people get addicting to tanning cuz it's just so relaxing. It has dirt cheap too. To get 20 minutes in the tanning bed was 4.00 and to get tanning lotion was 2.50 so it was very very inexpensive to go. My legs turned out to be a nice light brown color (my legs are white, unlike the rest of my brown body) so I was thrilled!

Before we left, Alecia told me that she wanted to get a Monroe piercing. So after we got done tanning, we went on a hunt to go get her a Monroe piercing. We first checked out Wal Mart, but that turned out to be a bust. Then we checked out Claire's and again no cigar. We finally went to the place where I got my nose pierced, a little place called Salty's. They weren't very nice. Plus their prices were way too much. So we kept on searching. Finally we went to this other tiny parlor called Tats and Rags or something like that. The parlor was so so lively and the people there were really nice as well. Plus they were cheaper than Salty's, so Alecia decided to get her piercing from there. The poor girl was nervous to the point of shakes and tears. But the guy that was doing her piercing was very nice, and kept conversations going to keep her mind off the huge needle that was he going to stick in her face. I'm not gonna lie, from a bystander's view the process looked brutal. The needle was HUGE and the skin inside the mouth is so sensitive. But she soldiered her way through it. I grabbed her hand at one point cuz she was so scared and she almost broke my fingers when he stuck the needle in her lip. But like I said, he was really nice and he did a great job. The piercing looks awesome, and now I'm thinking about getting one myself. James says it would look too gaudy, but I don't know. I think I will see how it goes with Alecia's piercing time goes and see if it's worth for me getting one too. 

Overall though, today was really fun. I'm gonna miss this when I go to BSU.

ONE WEEK!!! WOO!!!!

So this whole facebook fast thing is sooooo much more difficult than I had originally planned. I knew it was going to be difficult, but I didn't know the extent of it. It's difficult to believe that I haven't been on facebook for a week now. The last time that I was away from facebook was when I was in high school and Mom grounded me. ( I don't remember for what... probably for 'forgetting' to clean the kitchen or something. ) But ever since I started to become really active on facebook about two years ago, I have never been away from it longer than a week. So starting tomorrow will be a a milestone for me. Sounds kinda pathetic, I know.

Well onto the negative effects that not being on facebook has had. I seriously feel like a freaking drug addict who hasn't been using for a week. I've been so distracted, trying to find things that will take over the time that I have been spending on facebook. I'm not proud to admit it, but I have been going through facebook withdrawals. I have been getting moody. I have a bad habit on chewing on stuff (something that my closest friends and family know about) and lately I've been constantly needing gum or something else to chew on.

But there have been really positive effects too. I am able to focus on more important things, like family, school and friends. I have been finishing up my homework a lot quicker lately, which is a plus. But the thing is, that I am so so so busy. I've realized now that this is how busy I've been all school year, and that I set aside time for facebook. I really don't know how I did it all school year long. I started to realize what is important to me now when it comes to my college experience. But I still really really really really really really really want to get on facebook.

The other day, for some reason none of my internet programs were working. So I switched my internet browser from Firefox to Google Chrome. Well I had previously used this Google Chrome before for, shocker, facebook and I was still logged in. So right when it came up, I saw that I had over 80 notifications, and a message. I freaked out and closed out the internet as fast as I could. James was with me when this happened, and needless to say he found the whole thing hilarious. But just knowing that I have over 80 notifications, and it could possibly be over 100 now, is eating at me and I really want to know what they are. *sigh* oh well. Patience is a virtue after all. I know it will be worth it in the end... but I just want to get back on facebook :P Three more weeks to go! 

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An Early Valetine's Day

So today was an awesome day, full of ups and down, but mainly ups. After all of my classes, my boyfriend and I went to go get his hair cut. He cut it pretty dang short, which he is all weirded out by because his hair had always been longer. But, if I do say so myself, he looks pretty dang handsome. The only downer was that on the way back, James and I got into a misunderstanding and had a bit of an argument. Well, I am a very stubborn person, and so is he. But he and I had plans for having an early Valentine's Day, so I got busy on making his card. I was in a foul mood but I still wanted his card to look nice, and express my love for him (even though I was not in the most lovey dovey mood). But as I was making it, I realized just how much I did love him, and that stupid little argurments shouldn't get in the way of having a great Valentine's Day. James texted me later and told him that he was ready to go take Joan to Play N Trade so she could buy herself a Wii, and asked if I wanted to go. When I went downstairs, he gave me a hug and apologized. I did the same. Well as I said before, we went to to take Joan to get a Wii. She has been wanting one for a while, and by a total random coincidence she was given a DDR game for a Wii by a kind little Chinese girl, so it was fate that she was to buy a Wii. Oh my goodness, you should have seen her; she was COMPLETELY freaking out in the back of James's car. Jumping up and down, making gagging/snarling noises, the works. Even when James and I stopped paying attention, she was still talking to herself about how excited she was about getting the game.I'm pretty sure she is going to have a lot of fun, the weird girl :P

Well onto mine and James's Valentine's Day. For a gift, I got him a sock monkey, Scott Pilgram vs the World book 2, and some candy. I was hoping that he wouldn't think it was too cheesy, but he reassured me how much he loved it all. Then he went on to give me my gift, and my mind was blown away. He got me a box of chocolate with a Bible verse on the lid (which made me teary). Then he gave me a card, which had a mix CD of songs that reminded him of different parts of our relationship. And yes, that made me even more emotional. Then he made me close my eyes, and he put something in my hands. When I opened them, he bought me an MP3 player! I couldn't believe it! It's a pretty nice one too. So I, started to cry by his thoughtfulness. But that wasn't all. He also made me a slide show of our best photos, with him speaking at the beginning. That made me bawl.

I couldn't believe how much he outdid himself! It was so thoughtful. I love the MP3 player, but I think that the best gift that he gave me was the slide show that he made of the two of us together. He also wanted to take me to a fancy dinner, but all the places that we went were all full. So we ended up going to Golden Corral, instead and OH MY GOODNESS their food was yummo! :) James really outdid himself this valentine's day. I seriously couldn't have asked for a better boyfriend.

I'm Reading a Book + Facebook Fast #4

So one of my favorite people to watch on Youtube goes by the name Julian Smith. If you haven't heard of him, you are seriously missing out, because he is probably one of the most freaking hilarious people on youtube. He just comes out with some really random crap, but the thing is that he is really really good at it. Most people who try to have random things on youtube are really annoying and just seem like they are trying to hard. Well, today my boyfriend found a video by Julian Smith that I, surprisingly, haven't seen yet.
THIS ONE I could totally relate to. It's called Reading a Book, and even though it is really ridiculous it is how I feel when I am really into reading a fantastic book. There are times when I feel like I wanna punch someone out when I'm getting into a story and I just want to be left in peace. This is so so so funny and I know that my little sister Missa will appreciate this a lot as well :)
LOVE IT!
Well lemme mention a little bit about my Day 4 of the facebook fast. It was fine actually, I got my homework done a lot quicker and I had extra time to focus on my day. The only bad thing is that I have been feeling really down lately and I'm wondering if it's because I'm not on facebook, like I'm starting to go through withdrawals or something. Oh well, we shall see how things turn out :)

Facebook Fast Day 2

Today was a good but bad day. Let me start of with the good. Well since I had a lot of time on my hands today, due to lack of facebook, I started to write my story. I will post some excerpts soon. I think it's a pretty good story so far, but then again I might be the only one who will think so. I'm pretty excited about it, I think that I will get a lot done :) Then I started to write my speech about my job at Cat Callers, and it didn't take me long at all to write the first part of it. So far, not having facebook has been a pretty good thing. Not to say that I still don't want to get on, of course. But I'm pretty happy about the time I have gained.

Well, now on to the bad part of my day. As I stated in my second post, I have a horrible case of insomnia. Last weekend, I didn't go to sleep til around 5:30.  For a long time, my friends have been telling me about a wonderful sleep aid called melatonin. I've been procrastinating getting it, but not getting to bed til the wee hours of the morning was the last straw. I finally went out and got melatonin. That night, I slept hard for the first time since I don't even know when :) However, with every good there has to be a bad somewhere. 

I have been taking melatonin for a few days now, and during those days I have had a weird head swimming sensation. It wasn't too bad before, just really uncomfortable. HOWEVER today, it was horrid. I woke up and my vision kept on fading in and out. Then my head would feel really light one moment, and then really heave the next. Then I became very nauseous. On my way back from speech, I almost blacked out. Then when I went back to my dorm I was dry heaving ( I hadn't eaten yet ). Then I got a migraine. All together, it was a sickly day. I even had to call into work, which is something I haven't done since I started my new job at Cat Callers, and was trying very much to avoid. But I know that if I had gone to work, I would have sucked on the phones and would thrown up all over the place. So I looked up side effects of melatonin. Sadly, I can't take melatonin very much anymore. looks like it's back to sleep deprivation for me. But I would rather be sleep deprived then my head being in paid all the time. 

Random blog? Yes. But I shall post again soon! 

Facebook Fast Day 1

          Ok so first, I would like to start out with my thoughts about the Superbowl and its commercials. 

                                                                                

In a nutshell, I thought that was one of the most boring games I have ever seen, and the commercials were horrible. Yes, there were a few decent ones, but most of them were ridiculous and not funny at all. The game was just frustrating. I wanted to jump off the couch with excitement about Greenbay's epicness, but in all honesty I thought it was sooooo boring. There were moments when I was screaming at the TV but mostly because I was so frustrated at how bad Greenbay was doing in the third quarter. The fourth quarter was better, but not exciting. All in all, although I was happy about Greenbay's victory, I was very disappointed at how not exciting this game was. 

Now on to Day One of my Facebook Fast. So this is how my day usually goes. I wake up, check facebook really quick, get ready, check facebook and go to class. Then I get back from class, check facebook, hang out with James (my boyfriend) and check facebook sometime during that hanging out stage, and work out. Then I come back, check facebook, take a shower, check facebook, hang out with friends, check facebook, do homework while another tab for facebook is open, finish up, do absolutely nothing on facebook, then go to bed. It all starts over the next day. 

Well, it was very different today. I woke up, and got ready then went to class. I didn't realize til today how much time I had in my mornings when facebook isn't involved. Then I went to class, went to pick up my best friend Joan, came back and hung out with James, took a nap, woke up, worked out, took a shower, and now it's in the evening and I am writing this blog. I SERIOUSLY had so much time on my hands today, and I came to the huge realization of how much time facebook took in my daily life. 

I'm trying to remember and go back to things that I did before facebook. I read a lot, but I know that I can read a lot more now that facebook isn't in the picture. I also wrote a TON. I really haven't sat down and written out of my own accord for a very very long time. I have already came up with a good story idea that I'm really exited about, and now I will have time to write just for the fact that I want to. 

It doesn't help, however, when James is sitting next to me and tell me that a couple friends of mine have slammed my facebook profile, that I will have a ton to check when I get back on facebook, and then offers to show me my profile. This whole thing has just started and I've already been tempted. I really really really wanted to see it, because the people who slammed my facebook are pretty hilarious and I know that they would have put up some pretty witty comments. Well at least I have something to look forward to :) 

A month seems like a long time to me right now. But I know that I have the strength to keep this up. I also think that as time goes on, my blogs will be less about my addiction with facebook and more about life.

My Weekend, 16, and ISU

So today was the day that I came back home from ISU. It's a bittersweet thing. I wish I could have stayed home with my family. I truly feel like that is where my heart is. I miss them so much, more than words can explain. Today was also my sister's, Missa, 16th birthday. I still cannot believe it. Time goes by so fast, and it's difficult for me to grasp that she is going to be going to college in just two years. I told her, "Embrace this time, because it goes by fast" and I'm not lying. It still seems like yesterday when I myself turned 16, and I walked into school with make up on for the first time. Now it's her time :) That young lady is so impressive and I know for a fact that she is going to do great things with her life. 
Today was also my first time going back to church in a month. [A little back story as to why I haven't been to church: I have a horrid case of insomnia, can't fall asleep until an ungodly hour, and I sleep through my alarms that I have set to wake up for church] All I can say is OH MY GOODNESS! I can't believe what I have been missing out on. I've felt a sense of emptiness for the past few weeks and I've figured out that it's because I put God out of my life. Now I'm not saying that one needs to go to church in order to feel God's presence. But since I haven't exactly had my own God time, and going to church personally helps me. I forget how amazing God is when I've been away from him for a while. It's kinda like when you aren't with your best friend for a while and when you get back together to hang out, you remember how great it is to be around someone so understanding and great. 
So tomorrow starts my first day of my facebook fast. Even as I am writing this blog, I want to open up another tab on my laptop and log into facebook. I haven't even really started this fast and I'm having a hard time with it. It's weird how addicting that website is. I will try very hard to prevail though. 
Well this blog was probably sufficiently boring, but that's what's on my mind. I shall blog soon!
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First Blog Entry! YAY!

So here it is: my facebook replacement. 
I have a feeling that this will be a healthy move for me. I really am addicted to facebook and it's not healthy. It's become, in my mind, a necessary evil. I have a feeling that since I won't be checking my facebook for at least a month that it will give me time to focus on other things. Like school, God and working out :P
I'm really excited about this! I'm nervous to see what will happen during the time that I won't be on facebook. I'm not gonna lie, I'm a HUGE gossip (not something I'm proud of) and I love to see the newest situation that is going down. But I shall prevail! 
I'm going to at least keep this until I go back home. I surprised my family this weekend and came all the way from ISU in Pocatello to Kuna. It's my sister's 16 birthday and I didn't wanna miss it for the world. I am so proud of that girl :)
Anywho, I do believe that I will be going now. I bid you farewell and I shall be on soon! 
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... for at least a month :P