Anywho, it's been a nice long weekend so far and I spent most of it social media-free...and I couldn't be happier.
I'd been feeling blah about Facebook and burnt out on it, so on Friday night I decided that on Saturday, I would be completely social media-free.
I woke up around 9ish on Saturday and it was hard. Usually the first thing I do is check Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. (Addicted much?) But, I pushed through the constant voice in my head telling me I might be missing out on something (!) and got showered and ready for the day.
The key to this being successful was STAYING BUSY. (And now you're going to hear every painstaking detail of staying busy.)
I went to my town's library and picked up my next book:
This is the first in the Penn Cage series (I previously read one of the later ones).
I then went to the library in the next town over (because I needed to return some books there and I wanted to pick up a book they had, but my library didn't). I was able to successfully return the books, but they were closed (I still haven't figured out why- maybe long weekend for them?), so I left empty-handed.
I then went to Rite Aid to get a prescription and I was off to treat myself to a pedicure. I really love pedicures. I have awful fingernails, so I never get manicures, but I feel like most everyone has awful feet/toenails, so I don't have to cower in shame while they clip, file, buff. (Oh, and the hot stone massage they do on the legs is to die for!)
I chose Essie's Angora Cardi, one of my all-time faves.
Oh, and another good thing about getting a pedicure? My phone usually only gets one bar while I'm in there, so it really prohibited me from getting onto Facebook!
I came home and actually sat outside and ate my lunch. Without my phone. I brought my Kindle out and read while eating. It was great.
I did some laundry and picking up around the house to keep busy. (This is when it was toughest not to get on social media.)
Late afternoon, I got ready to go out, as we were heading to Manchester, NH.
Here I am in my cute new shirt (TJ Maxx clearance!)
I had done research on Trip Advisor about the best restaurants in Manchester and ended up choosing Firefly.
It was great! Their drink menu is endless (an entire book dedicated to cocktails is OK by me!) I started with a Peartini and John had a Red Sangria. The Peartini was OK, but somewhat different from others I'd had in the past. We started with Go-Go Bread, which is toasted bread slices with gorgonzola fondue. Mmmmm. We wolfed that down and decided on our dinner- the catch of the day special for me (scallops with linguine, pancetta, spinach in a vodka sauce) and chicken piccata for John. The food was EXCELLENT! I highly recommend. Nice atmosphere and nice staff, as well. Oh, and I ended up trying another drink- the blood orange cosmo (that one was more to my liking!)
After eating, we walked through downtown Manchester to the NH Fisher Cats game. It was about a 20 minute walk and it was a nice night, so that worked out fine.
I really do love minor league ballparks. They often have more character than major league parks and they're quirky and fun. (More on that later.)
The view from our seats:
Happy people:
The uniforms in minor leagues can sometimes rival the majors- personally I think these are wayyyyy worse than the Arizona Diamondbacks uniforms.
(Does anyone else think "jockey" when they see this half red/half blue get up?)
I was able to put the horrible uniforms aside, when I saw Ollie, the Fisher Cats' bat dog:
And how lucky were we to see him? This weekend is his last weekend, or his "retirement tour" as the jumbotron kept telling us. (I didn't see him get any gifts like David Ortiz has gotten on his retirement tour- I think Ollie might've gotten the short end of the stick...get it?)
We had a great time.
When we got home, I'd gone 24 hours without social media. I was proud of myself and as a treat, got on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
You know what? I missed NOTHING.
On Sunday (yesterday), I probably checked in to social media maybe five times all day (which is low for me). Today is the same.
That first 24 hours was the hardest, but now? Eh, I can live without it. The best part? I don't have that "oh my gawd, I did nothing over the weekend and now it's time to go back to work guilt trip." I cleaned the basement yesterday, put a shoe rack together that's been collecting dust, and enjoyed myself.
I think I like the fact that I proved to myself that I can survive without it.
And now I will go post this on social media. :)
And now I will go post this on social media. :)
