Fancy a natter? | Digital Detox

It's been a while crocodile since I last truly checked 'in' on social media, without realising over the past couple of months I slowly took a digital detox. Life as per usual has a habit of completely switching course and serving up a different turn of events. Falling ill with a virus that saw me signed off work for a month (yes, you are all invited to my pity party) and come to terms with both my grandparents being really, really poorly made me reconsider everything. In short, the real world kicked in.

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I decided to retreat from blasting my thoughts on twitter and picture 'perfect' life on instagram - and take a digital detox. Ironically as someone who works 9-5 in social media, it was refreshing to not share everything with the world. In fact my jaw began to drop of how unsocial media savvy the world is.

I may joke that Matt (and my brother, and yeah ok my dad) kid themselves as being the ultimate instagram husband, but I truly relished taking time out to enjoy my birthday celebrations at Sketch and a whirlwind weekend away in Brighton without feeling the need to instantly share. Equally, I couldn't just type a tweet how full of sadness and the dreaded worry I felt when my grandparents were in and out of hospital constantly, because that's just well... weird. 

Or how utterly pissed I was at having a completely ridiculous virus that had me bed bound, cancelling all the super exciting festive dates I had penciled in with friends, as well going MIA on the fun projects I had goin' on at work. 

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It did however - which is even more ironic - confirm in my mind that that my blog for me is nothing more than a hobby. It's a no frills, online journal. I don't particularly care for page hits (shock!) or compare myself. Basically, it just doesn't faze me. Forget the FOMO and make it more of the YOLO. I'm so proud that many of my best pals (shout out to Corrie, Kate, Laura, Michelle) have carved out their career from blogging and are reppin' the online world with my highest respect - it's just not my bag, I'll leave it to the pro's.

I always refrain from discussing blogging (mainly because it's so bloody boring, just get on with it without the huffing 'n puffing) but I really resonate with Kate has to say in her blog post here, granted I would have added in more swear words, but then again she is classier lady than me. Then go read my work wife Nat's post about sharing your true selfie.

And for those of you, who have no interest in blogging or social media (or you're my mum or gran), ignore this post. Normal blogging should commence soon! Prepare for the overload.