Hey again!

Yes, I'm still alive and I know I haven't updated for awhile.  I'm what you call a "dead blogger."  I guess that means that I don't update my blog often enough and believe it or not, there are people out there who want a new post every day!

Sorry!  You're not going to get that here.  I'm not a technology addict.  I actually know a few stay-at-home moms who read blogs all.day.long and update their Facebook status every 10 minutes.  Sorry!  You're not going to get that here either! 

I'm one of the last few Facebook hold-outs and I'm proud.  I have no desire to check in with my pseudo friends to see that they washed their hair today!  I love it when people share my view of this issue.  I heard a comedian say, and I'm paraphrasing, "You know, sometimes I just want to say to people, 'guess what!  I didn't like you back when I knew you, why would I want to reconnect?"

And even though that's a little bit harsh, there is a lot of truth to it.  The bottom line is that people are spending more time on Facebook "reconnecting" with people from their past, or making new "friends," even though they're not people they trust enough to give their phone number to, than they are investing in the real relationships they have.  

I do understand that people use Facebook or Twitter to "stay connected" to people they do have relationships with that maybe don't live near them, but seriously, how impersonal can you be?  Really?  The whole world knows what you are posting (no matter how much you tell me that your security settings protect you...don't even get me started on that one!) so how deep of a relationship are you actually able to have?

Here's the bottom line: why don't you try actually living life rather than spending all your time in a virtual world?  I could spend my time blogging every day, pinning ideas, tweeting and updating my status on Facebook, or I could invest it in relationships with people I truly care about, doing actual projects with my kids, and maintaining my relationship status of MARRIED.  

Think about how much time you spend online and in your social network. How would your relationships look different if you invested as much time into them as you do into your online time?