I Did It!

 I deactivated from Facebook about 30 minutes ago. 

I've sent some texts to friends to let them know (in case they missed the announcement post & link to this blog). I will send an email with the link, and at one point had the blog on my phone... but I know I'll be moving from this g o o g l e owned platform to another host within the next couple weeks, so perhaps will send it out then.

I use Facebook A LOT for sharing/spreading ACAA & the no-longer-active Moxie Singers, and TDH stuff even, and the videos from our quartet, Cheaper Than Therapy still... but there are other ways to share things, which I plan to use.

I need to put together a quartet webpage/site for sharing our videos...

In the meantime, here's us singing An Irish Blessing.

Having decided to no longer be in Sweet Adelines - I wonder if I'm just in a 'cutting out' phase... maybe.

But maybe I'm also in a clearing away the old to make room for the new.

... now just to do it with all the 'stuff' (craft supplies from crafts I don't do any longer, duplicate copies of music, old papers, things I haven't used/seen in years) that is still lingering.

Next...

Unplugging from Facebook for awhile

Today is the first day of Spring... a time to spend outside in the garden, getting dirt under my nails and spending time learning how to garden in the desert. 

This article about the 'Digital Anti-Hate' Group is what was the final straw to remove myself from the stream of crap that is coming at us from all sides, constantly, all the time.

I have been meaning to blog and post more regularly - so for 70 days (starting tomorrow, the second day of Spring), I'll de-activate my Facebook account and attempt to return to regular writing.

There's a lot of great stuff about FB - I bought a book that is 10 years' worth of posts and pictures from my page - it's super cool. I love seeing the good posts and the inspirational posts from a number of hopeful and encouraging Facebook Groups/Organizations that I follow. I have my Real Estate business page and do a lot of sharing and social media management for a few organizations that I'm involved with... but the garbage is really seeping into my psyche, and as Phil 4:8 says (ESV) 

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there anything worthy of praise, think about these things."

So... so long, farewell, aufwiedersehn... ♫