Face-to-facebook

2000: “I will never have a cell phone, I think they're stupid. Ooooh look at me, I'm so important I need to be available to anyone all the time”.

2010: you can now reach me at my house, on my cell, through email, on facebook, either of my 2 blogs and as of 3 days ago...Twitter.

What is wrong with me? Do I really need to be so accessible at all times? And who am I to think that people are interested in what I have to say or what I had for lunch? Cara Symonds Reinelt had an awesome tuna sandwich today. (Although, if you are reading this it really was the best tuna sandwich and I thank you for your interest. Please feel free to leave a comment or ask for the recipe- they key is dill). Twitter, I'm not sure I understand fully, I signed up mostly to spy on celebrities. Mark pointed out that it's not actually spying if they put it out there for me to read, but Facebook, well.... In this busy world, where people are running out of time, it really is a handy tool to quickly check in with people. When I get home after work, the last thing I want to do is spend more time on the phone. So I fire up the FB and I am able to see how my friends and yes- my Mom spent their day.

My problem is remembering that this new social networking does NOT replace the real thing. My 96-year-old Grama asked if I forgot where she lived. Not gonna lie...that one stung. The art of speaking with real words is fading fast and nothing will replace that big bear hug from someone who just knew that you needed one that day. I enjoy interacting with the people that I love. Seeing their reactions to my stories, listening to theirs. However, where do I find the time for husband, work, gym, family, friends all in the same week. I don't even have kids yet!! I can't imagine what parents go through when you add in school, after-school, sleep-overs and birthday parties.

So, as I go forth into the world of mind blowing technology, I make a promise to myself.

I promise to:
-invite people over for dinner
-go out for dinner with people
-get together at least once a month with people
-go on trips with people
-play games with people

The connection is people. Personally. In person.

So go, have a great day, and and look for my personal facebook invite to the next dinner party.