Social media is both a blessing and a curse. I have been able to follow along and see the journey of those I may not have seen in years and if it wasn't for social media I would have no idea what they were up to, I have been able to update my own family and friends on my life and milestones all at once, and it has also acted as somewhat of a diary. As great as it has been, it has also been detrimental in some ways.
Social media is all a fugazi, it's not real. It's essentially a highlight reel of what we want people to see, the great moments, the illusion of a white picket fence, but life isn't always the perfect vacation or breakfast in bed. Truth is, these last 6 weeks although they have been special in some ways, I have been struggling a lot. If you open my Instagram you may disagree, you would see ultrasound photos, days with Everly and I playing, and lots of smiles. Our lives have been difficult these last few weeks, we have been getting by day by day and sometimes I see photos and wonder how I was even able to muster up a smile and post it. Everyone goes through difficult times in life and we all deal with it in different ways. This time I truly feel like the best thing is to take a step back and really focus on myself and my family.
I have never backed away from social media and taken the time to really regroup, the obsession with constantly updating my apps and seeing what's going on gets out of hand some days. It's even harder when you are going through a hard time and you see the lives of others and it makes you jealous.
However, I feel like this may be just what I need. To be able to separate myself from the outside world and disconnect. I have a lot of healing to do, this summer has not been easy for me and also for members of my family. We have exciting things coming in the next few months, we have babies, weddings, celebrations, and showers and I really want to be in the right headspace to be able to live in the moment and enjoy those around me during these happy times.
I'm not really sure how long the break will be, I just know that it is something I have been thinking about doing for a while but dang the addiction is real! I feel like these last 6 weeks it has almost distracted me from facing the things that are truly going on, and it's time I really disconnect and face what is going on head on and move forward.
This fall I actually had a couple fun things planned for this blog, I have a series in November I want to do and some fun fall stuff planned as well. So while I am taking a break I want to get ready for that, because in November I want to do a bunch of holiday posts and also put out one blog post a day. It will be a lot of work and a lot of writing but I want to have a bit more variety on here and I am excited for the challenge!
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