Breathing space

You may or may not have noticed, but I took a little unplanned blog sabbatical. I just needed some time to *breathe*. It's been such a frantic start to the year that I haven't had much time to blog, and if I must be honest, I haven't felt much inclination to blog either. I've noticed that I tend to go through phases: some days I find that there is beauty all around and I have so much to say, be it via Facebook, Twitter, this little blog or even in my journal at home. But on other days, I literally feel like my words have left me. I think it may be related to the fact that I am a writer by trade - I spend all day, every day, composing e-mails to clients, writing copy for a range of beauty articles to be published in the next issue, putting together briefs...the list goes on. (Oh, that reminds me - making lists! I do that too. LOTS of it!)

Sometimes I feel a bit frazzled to say the least - and just about ready to cut all ties to technology! I often wonder where we'll all end up. I'm often so busy snapping shots and posting them to Facebook while out for a stroll on the beach, that I think I miss out on the real magic in that moment. Why are we (and by 'we' I mean 'me', all the while hoping that I am not alone in this!) so obsessed with tagging our locations on Facebook, updating our statuses and taking photographs to post on Twitter as we go about our day? It's almost as though we need to announce to the world that we ARE doing something interesting and that we are interesting people, too. And where will our children end up? I've been thinking about this a lot lately, which is quite ironic since I update my Facebook page constantly and tweet rather obsessively most days! I've even been toying with the idea of deleting my Facebook account and banning Twitter in the evenings, at least for a little while. I'm not quite sure that I'm brave enough, though. It seems that all these social media platforms have become a bit of a crutch for me. Am I alone in this? Is there anyone out there who is struggling with the same dilemma? How do you manage your social media interaction? I'd love to know!


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