January 30-Day Challenge: Facebook Free Week 1 & 2 Update

So, I’m now thirteen days Facebook free and I have to admit, I really miss it!  I think I underestimated how much of my time was spent on Facebook.

Why I chose this challenge

Prior to January, I was on Facebook a lot.  I’m certain I’m far from their heaviest user, but I would log in for updates first thing in the morning (literally before I got out of bed), on the bus to work… basically any minute where I wasn’t doing anything, I was on Facebook.  I’m pretty sure my iPhone Facebook app is a major contributor to the (self-diagnosed) repetitive strain injury in my right thumb.

The Good

• I spend more time with my head in the air and looking around than hunched over my iPhone
• I’m reading more blogs during my down time (on the bus, waiting for people etc) where I would have been on Facebook
• I’ve reduced the (self-diagnosed) RSI in my right thumb
• I’m actually emailing/calling people directly instead of posting a quick note to people’s walls

The Bad

• I feel very out of the loop
• I’m missing out on photos of Christmas holidays, weddings
• I’ve forgotten a few birthdays (oops, sorry!)
• Worrying that I’m giving people the cold shoulder by ignoring their wall posts – that of course assumes people are posting on my wall (I have notification turned off)… maybe they’re not – I’m not sure which is worse…?

Half way there now.  In hindsight I should have gone for Facebook Free For February (more ‘f’s’ there), but I think this is going to be one of the easiest of my twelve 30-Day Challenges.

If you’re just joining the 30-Day Challenge, here’s the list of my 30-Day Challenges.  Join me in mine or let me know yours – it’s the new alternative to a New Year’s Resolution!