Late last evening I was filled with an incredible urge to clean my virtual presence. The question begged “Where do I start?” To take a step back over the past few weeks I have been filled with a sense of disquiet. I feel the need to write to people. Honest to goodness letters and emails. Each time I would start a draft and delete it. What was there to say in this age of instant communication and facebooking?
If I had a cold, my network of 194 friends knew. If I so much as had a bad hour, it was public. Taking a step back from the constant updating and sharing of my life I realized how this whole social networking had robbed me of being able to actually talk to people. It ate up whatever little time I had after work, kids and chores at home. I felt pressured to update my status, upload cutesy pics of my kids and the like.
In a rare moment of lucidity, I wiped out my FB account as a start of my purge. Strange thing is I feel no regret. No overpowering urge to undo my action. Next on my list are a bunch of email accounts. The blogs I maintain will be the last. Hopefully I am on my track to de-clutter not just my virtual persona.
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