Done, Done, Done

Well friends, it is done, done, done. After 20 years on social media, I have (temporarily) deactivated my social media across all platforms. Partially because after 20 years... I am kind of just sick of it. It's a lot and I have so many other projects that I'm working on that need my time and attention more than the showing what I am doing. 

It's really weird, but at the same time, I don't miss it. At least not yet. Though I'm not sure that I will considering I forgot that I hadn't done it yet after saying I was going to on Monday. 

I am actually quite excited for all the possibilities that come with not dealing with a social media for a while. I recently read a book by author Betty Smith (who also wrote A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) called Tomorrow Will Be Better. Truth be told, I might have enjoyed this more than her most famous work. There is a scene that has been on my mind since I read it. 

A young woman, recently married, wakes up and gets her husband ready and sent off to work. From there, she cleans their home by mid-morning and is left dreading the rest of the day, unsure what to do with herself. And at that point in time, there were no distractions like phones, TVs, even books and music were harder to come by on a daily basis. 

Honestly... I kind of want that. I want to be the kind of housewife where things are taken care of and in pristine order (at least until there are children to run around and make a beautiful mess) and then have time to be bored. Time to let my mind wander.

Because it's those silent moments of slowness that some of my best work comes. That's when it's easiest to write. Especially when I can't procrastinate by doing household chores, because there simply aren't any to do. No distractions.

I think that's part of why I am so looking forward to this writing residency in France next year. I won't even be able to take a bunch of books with me to sit and read endlessly. I will have time to wander and really let these ideas marinate and come together. Especially if I don't have social media distracting me. 

Anywho, the point was to share that I am done with socials for the time being. I will continue to post here on my blog, as well as a weekly newsletter. I'm considering a Substack, since that seems to be the new "it" platform for long form writing content, which is what I love to do. But I'll let you know.