60 Day Challenge-Day 1:Twenty five facts about yourself.

Anyone every heard of the 60 day challenge? 60 blogs with 60 pre-selected topics.

I've decided to accept it.

Day 1: 25 Facts about yourself.

This feels like a Facebook note, but here goes:

1. I have four stations on Pandora: Glee Radio, Top 40, Classical and 80s Pop
2. I only shop for underwear twice a year: during the Victoria's Secret Semi-Annual sales.
3. I am convinced that if I were ever on a game show, especially Wheel of Fortune, I'd kick butt. I don't understand why people buy vowels. They're a complete waste of money!
4. I love putting nuts in my food...Cashews in stir frys, pecans in yogurt, walnuts in salads, peanuts in ice cream...
5. I hate wearing shorts. Skirts and dresses just make more sense to me.
6. I collect rosaries, and I always have at least one in my purse.
7. TV show marathons are my Achilles heel. If I start watching one episode, I end up watching all day. That's why it's better to stay away from the TV.
8. I don't drink pop.
9. I call carbonated beverages pop. Probably a product of living in the Northwest.
10. I think that the edges of baked food are the best part....I am notorious for stealing the corners of lasagna, brownies and casseroles.
11. If I end up marrying a man with a boring last name, I'm hyphenating my last name. It's hard to downgrade from a last name like Montenegro
12. I seriously think that I have amazing initials. You can't beat MM. It's alliterative. It gives you the license to give m&m's out with gifts. It's shared with important people like Masaharu Morimoto and Marshall Mathers.
13. I love Febreeze products
14. When I eat hamburgers or sandwiches, I like to eat the edges first and work my way in so that the last bite has everything in it. I hate it when the last bite is just bread.
15. I know you're not supposed to judge books by their covers, but I do judge people by what's on their bookcases.
16. My "ego wall" consists of cards, letters and notes that I've gotten throughout the years...they all have the same two words on them: "thank you"
17. My three favorite body parts are my nose, my ears, and my collarbone.
18. I love heels...A part of me believes that if you don't feel like you're about to break your ankles when you first put them on, they're not high enough.
19. I'm convinced that my kids will only need 3 toys: a basic stuffed animal, a case of legos and one other toy of their choosing. The rest of their playthings will be cardboard boxes, pots and pans, the sofa cushions, newspapers and bed sheets. They are also welcome to as many books as they like...except for Twilight books. Those will be banned.
20. I love cardigan sweaters. My style is like that of a librarian...or Emma Pillsbury
21. I try my best to eat healthy foods, but I am a sucker for really saucy chicken wings...and candy.
22. I keep my liquids (hand sanitizer, toothpaste--yes I carry toothpaste in my purse--and lotion) in my purse in a plastic bag. Thanks for that tip, TSA!
23. I have a corkscrew on the bookcase in my bedroom. See #15
24. Scarves. I love scarves....knitted, woven, silk, long, short, solid-colored, patterned...I love them all..If you ever want to give me a gift, give me a scarf...or a book!
25. When I travel, I don't care much about shopping. I just like to see places and take lots of pictures.

25 Days, No Facebook

 

I gave up Facebook for Lent.

I figured that I spend too much time on it and decided that for 40 days, I would stay away from it.

Has it been hard? Of course it has. 

Life just isn't the same when you can't poke your friends or like the fact that some distant friend from high school "just got out of a speeding ticket by offering to buy the cop a coffee at Starbucks lol."

Still, here's what I've learned about my social networking habits so far:

1.) People who have something interesting or significant to say will tell me via text, email, phone or my favorite--Hallmark card. :-)
I'm thrilled that I haven't been left out of big news like engagements, new babies and professional developments just because I'm abstaining from Facebook. Fortunately, I've been kept in the loop by people who care to inform me of these milestones.

2.) It also works the other way around. 

I call, text, or email people who I actually care to update about my oh so exciting life. (I guess I can also add blogging to that list.)

3.) I only remember important people's birthdays when I don't have Facebook to remind me.
In the time I've been away from Facebook, I think I've sent birthday greetings to two people. To everyone else--my bad.

4.) I'm really not missing much.

I feel no void because I'm staying away from Facebook. Do I miss seeing pictures? Yes. But I'm also pretty sure that the ones that people use to update their bbm profile pictures aren't so different from the ones they're putting on Facebook. They're just smaller. Besides, I've just realized that most of the people I'm friends with on Facebook are periphery friends. The ones who matter most are the ones who, like I said, still email, call, text...

5.) I spend way too much time on Facebook.

Now that I'm not on the site, I realize how much more time I have to do other things...like email, call, text...Aside from that, I'm almost almost at the halfway point of my New Years Resolution.

And plus, there's nothing quite like being able to see people in person. Facebook may have the power to bring people together, but it also tempts them to stay apart...

Maybe this giving up Facebook thing isn't such a bad idea. I wonder if anyone has even realized I've been gone...