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Decluttering-Getting Rid of Facebook

I have a month left of maternity leave. To say that I'm overwhelmed is an understatement.
I've spent the last year decluttering my house. I recently realized that I need to declutter my social media as well. I don't have a Twitter or Instagram. I only recently got a Snap Chat.
I joined a decluttering group about a month ago. At first it was very helpful. I was glad to find other people who were on the same journey as I. I noticed a few shared blogs of their journeys. I thought that was a fantastic idea and shared three posts of my own. It was then announced that posting your own blog wouldn't be allowed.
I panicked. I felt like I was in trouble, that I did something wrong. I am in a state right now where I am struggling postpartum so what some may have seen as not a big deal, was a big deal to me. I apologized for sharing my blog, trying to explain that my own posts would be too long so that's why I shared it. But I continued to panic, and with fight or flight, I removed myself from the group.
I then began to worry if anyone was saying something about my apology. Was I seen as a bad person? It was driving me crazy. Again, my anxiety postpartum has been hard.

It wasn't just this that was stressing me out. I was being very stressed looking at my Facebook seeing the news of children being hurt or dying. I am in a fragile state right now, so I was constantly clicking to "remove from newsfeed." I felt like I was doing this more often than not.

There were also so much negative news about education right now. It is a hard profession to be in. I know so many fantastic teachers who are leaving the profession. These are teachers that the students absolutely LOVE, but the elements interfering in education are just too stressful. I kept seeing articles such as this and they are definitely not helping with my return to work.

I decided to delete it all together and enjoy my last month at home. I am still going to continue to declutter because I feel like my life depends on it.
If anyone out there is reading this and you're on the same journey, lets keep in touch! Tell me how your journey is going. What are your struggles? It'd be nice to have someone to do this with...

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  1. LomariepgJuly 30, 2017 at 7:18 AM

    I did reopen my facebook, but for Norwex purposes only. I post, then log out, which is very nice!

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