40 Days and 40 Nights

So this year I was planning on giving up all forms of social media, ya know twitter, facebook, blogging etc, for lent but I just got an offer for two paid writing gigs that start on the 18th and the 22nd and I’m not turning down a check (and possibly a career change/shift) doing something I love. That puts blogging out. Next up is facebook. Ahh facebook. The gift and the curse! I love keeping in touch with everyone but I hate the new layout. It took me a week to figure out how to logout (its under the accounts tab on the upper right corner) and another 2 weeks to figure out how to see just the status updates (go to friends on the left hand side and the status updates link is under that). I rarely use facebook besides the constant poking. I’ve really cut back on my facebook usage.

Now twitter, that’s a totally different story! I am always connected to twitter. Even if I’m not updating or replying I’m reading all the foolishness and the occasional interesting tweet or link that fills my screen. Twitter is always good for a laugh. To give up twitter will be hard but we all know twitter aint nuttin but da devil!!!

The problem I face is that I have a twitfeed set up that automatically puts a link to my blog whenever I update it. That shouldn’t really count unless I actively or manually go to the site or link something right? Right. I mean its not like I’m going to write something just so that it can post to twitter. That would be crazy right? Right?

 

Anyway, it came down to facebook or twitter and since I use twitter as the biggest waste of time of the two, plus like I said we all know its the devil, I’ve decided to let twitter go for lent. If you do follow me @sincerethoughts then I’ll check back in with you on April 4th. Until then check me out here or at Youngwritersblock.org. I’m sure I’ll be posting a whole lot more during the next 40 days.

Peace
Sincere

W.O.W. Infectious Love

“He can make me love something just by showing me the energy with which he loves it.” – Heather Armstrong

Have you ever liked something only because someone else says how great it is? Sometimes people can make something sound or look so interesting that you want to be a part of it. This can be a gift and a curse.
The gift is in the ability to see how wondeful something is and how enjoyable it can be. The curse is that it may not be for you.
The love shown for something can be infectious. Similar to a laugh or yawn. One person’s happiness or sadness can carry on to anyone around.