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My Social Media Addiction

I have a problem. The time has come to admit it (partially joking). I think we all participate in some kind of social media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, what have you. My biggest vices are definitely Twitter and Facebook. I tried scaling back, I really did. Instead of checking it throughout the day, I tried limiting myself to 40 minutes in the morning and then in the late evening after a certain time, but it was still disrupting my personal life. And that’s not cool.

So I took drastic measures and decided to halt all social media until Halloween, which is a little over a month from now. You’re probably gonna laugh, but the way I accomplished this (because I definitely don’t trust myself not to peak) was that I changed my passwords to some random phone number I found in a stack of papers, then threw the number away. Of course I could recover my passwords, but I’m not going to do that. This probably sounds childish to you, but in certain instances I don’t have a lot of control over myself, lol.

So, for a little while you’ll just be seeing my auto blog feeds on Twitter and Facebook, but that’s really and truly it. I know that it’s not realistic to think that I can stay away from social media forever; it’s really important for networking and promoting your stuff.

But I’ll still be blogging…I hope you’ll say hi once in awhile as I know I’m going to miss all my sewing buddies. :*)

Awwright!!!! So tonight I’m beginning work on my Sewing Summit classes…I’m doing a Zippers class and an Advanced Bags class. Zippers will be 4 different zipper techniques (and I’ll throw in recessed zippers too if there’s enough time!). Bags will be a whole ton of different things, beginning with interfacing, ending with purse hardware, and lots of things in between.

The photo of the Kona card up there is for a certain reason…my husband is designing a quilt for Pellon. We actually just ordered the fabric tonight! It’s also the first quilt that I’ll have longarmed, by the fabulous Lisa. Hopefully I don’t actually have to sew anything on this one myself (as that was the plan, ha).

 

I’m ready to get to work on some new bag and clothing patterns in November as soon as all my other commitments have been fulfilled. I’m really excited about that. I have 2 bags already drafted, and so many ideas for women’s clothing! All new patterns written starting in November will be accompanied by not only my step-by-step color photos, but you’ll also be getting a 30-minute (or more) video with each one, showing you exactly how to make the bag or dress. I feel like videos really make sewing accessible to everyone…how many times have you watched a video on YouTube on how to paint a dresser or set up a light studio?

Anyway, I digress. 🙂 Hopefully my lack of social media participation will make me ultra-productive ::puts on the Superman shirt with the muscles::

15 thoughts on “My Social Media Addiction

  1. Jessica says:

    oh my gosh. You are awesome for doing your media fast. I want to do that!!

  2. Anonymous says:

    Stay true to yourself and you will never lose your sight to achieve greatness. You’re one of my favorite blogers and i just would like to take a moment and say thank you!

  3. Shelly says:

    That is exactly why I’ve never hopped on Facebook. It’s too much to keep up with, and I spend enough time in front of the computer as it is. I don’t need one more thing to have to check and update and keep up with. Twitter is enough for me, and I am able to ignore it pretty easily. I spend a lot of time keeping my web site and blogs updated, and so much time writing and editing. I don’t blame you for wanting a break from it all. And I take at least one entire day off of it every week (usually Sundays). Boy, does that feel good! Good luck with your fast, and I wish you much productivity!

  4. Well thank you so much for letting us know where you will be when we start to miss you!…I understand as the overabundance of opinions of any and everything can be quite overwhelming!…I will follow the blog more closely until your return….Have a good rest! 🙂

  5. I know what you mean…social media sneaks up on you and takes over. My husband and I were watching You’ve Got Mail last night, and I told him how I remembered those days of eagerly checking my computer for an email from him (we met on eharmony). He laughed and said, “Right…completely unlike the way you check your computer stuff now…” It’s amazing how addictive it all becomes. Good for you to take back a little control!

  6. No one can blame you for wanting to slow it down a little. I consider myself fortunate that I just cannot get the hang of Twitter and I want nothing to do with Facebook. Shoot, I don’t even own a cell phone (I hear some gasps)!
    I find it annoying when talking face to face with someone who’s only half listening because they’re busy “checking” their tweets, facebook or having to “take this call”.
    Take the break and be happy that you have done this for yourself and your family. =)

  7. emedoodle says:

    Good luck on your FB/twitter hiatus! I hope you’re ultra productive and feel really accomplished! I’ll try to remember to email you directly if I have the need to – since I tend to do everything on facebook!

  8. Lynne says:

    I spend so much time on the computer just reading and commenting on blogs, and answering emails. That’s why I have never signed up for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest! Your solution is drastic but should work for you!

  9. Well done! I can relate, I deleted my FB account for the same reason, I don’t understand twitter and only just signed up for instagram this week lol Flickr and google reader are my biggest time sucks.
    Let us know how you get on please!

  10. Katy Cameron says:

    When I went away to Skye for a week on holiday last October, I told myself that I didn’t have time to spend the 3 hours or so a day that I normally spent wading through Facebook feeds (much of which was utter crap) so I cut myself off for the week, and you know what? I didn’t go back! I very occasionally appear on there if a friend asks me a question, but that’s about it, it’s amazingly liberating, oh, and gives you more time to make stuff ;o)

  11. Jamie Lee says:

    Good for you! I limit my time too, but some days I go over. Writing blog posts takes more time than you estimate. Good luck!

  12. Elsa says:

    Oh Sara, I know what you mean about too much social media ~ I went through something similar and just had to stop for a while ~ it really can be disruptive. Good for you!

  13. Lol! I had the same problems of this so-called self-control. That is not childish. You are just trying to makes things different in a better way.. Keep it up! When you read this, please visit me by clicking here. It has some info for buying new sewing machine!

  14. Nina Marie says:

    I can be a bit of a computer junky myself – You can always tell when I’m wresting with a personal or design problem ’cause I’ll zone in front of the computer. One thing that has helped a ton was that I only friended people on FB that I actually liked – grin – go figure how that made my life easier and nicer! I do set aside to read blogs since I find them inspiring and uplifting!

  15. Beth says:

    It is so easy to get lost in cyberspace. LOL I can spend so much time on blogs and facebook. You can do it! Be strong. 😉

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