The 25 Things Learned Without Facebook

The 25 Things I’ve done with myself without Facebook:

1. How to write a blog (this is my first one!)
2. I have learned that writing about yourself is hard work.
3. How to “tweet” aka signed up for Twitter – yes, I quickly moved from one social media network to another, and fast. Updates on Twitter addiction in next blog…
4. Actually get a full 8 hours of sleep, no more stalking in bed
5. I have learned to start a conversation without saying, “well when I was on Facebook today..”
6. I have started to reading the newspaper instead of checking my wall-to-wall posts
7. Started to read a book. Mind you – it’s called Quarter Life Crisis
8. Correspond to family and friends via the phone
9. Correspond to family and friends via e-mail (more so than before)
10. However, I now appreciate how much Facebook allows me to stay up to date with my family and friends.
11. Helping me move on from my PCD – Post College Depression
12. I have learned how to sit through an entire movie
13. I am learning how to appreciate different bands and music because of more time spent on iTunes
14. Signed up to volunteer for the Avon walk
15. Started to attend church again (thank you, Lent)
16. How to cook a three course meal
17. Tried learning yoga. only once because I didn’t like it. 
18. Learned to socialize face to face
19. Stopped flaking out and attend happy hours
20. Finally caught up on our television shows
21. I made it through a day, well now days, without thinking who put up new photo albums
22. I made it through a weekend without thinking about de-tags on photo albums (even though this past weekend I had my roommate create a photo album for me on her FB page…was that breaking the rules?)
23. Learned how to make my bed. I have time in the morning now since I am not checking up on status updates
24. Appreciate Chicago by taking long walks by the lake. This may also be due to the weather change, but go with it…
25. And finally, I have learned that life can go on without Facebook.