Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Taking a Break from Facebook

I have felt a building frustration with my newsfeed on Facebook.  Over the last few weeks I’ve found myself feeling anxious, angered, confused, or frustrated by the posts I was seeing instead of feeling connected to people I care about.  I had allowed myself to become someone who was looking at the lives of my friends through a lens of comparison and judgment instead of love, support, and genuine interest.  I was sharing my feelings with my mom and with Kyle and got some really sound advice from both of them.  I also started praying about my attitude and perspective and that God would shift it.  The next day I found this article and it really inspired me. 


I plan to take a week off from Facebook.  I think this will help me refocus my attitude and clear my head.  I think I was taking in too much information and dedicating an unhealthy amount of time to staring at my Facebook newsfeed.  After my one week I want to evaluate whether I can reintroduce it to my life or if I need a longer break.  Once I return to using Facebook I plan to only check twice a day, once in the morning and once at night.  I also plan to do some long overdue editing to my list of friends and pages.  I would rather focus in on the people I really have an interest in keeping in touch with. 


I’m only one day in but I feel relieved to not have to try and keep up with it.  I feel more peaceful because I’m not reading through all the negative opinions and opposing viewpoints.  It’s odd how powerful it can be to simply give yourself permission to stop doing something.  Plus I still have Instagram so I’m not completely cut out of the loop (and let’s be honest I prefer it anyways).  

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Jenna's Retro Housewife Bridal Shower

I had so much fun planning this shower with Brooke.  We found some great ideas from Pinterest and Etsy and then did some crafting ourselves.  I think everything turned out really well!

We had two shower games to help break the ice.  The first was a Toilet Paper Couture Wedding Dress Fashion show.  We split into three teams and each team sent their beautiful TP Couture down the runway.  The winning team blew us away, they didn't see the tape in the bag so managed to make the entire gown without using any tape.  Mad skills!  The next was pin the tie on the hubby.  We had the last minute idea to put a picture of Blair's face over the poster which made the game even funnier to watch.

We had guests bring a recipe card for Jenna and had each of them sign a piece of fabric which i will sew into the back of an apron I bought for her as a keepsake from the event.  After she opened gifts we ended the event with a photo booth.  Here are my favorite pictures from the shower: