I have been here, but sorta not

My husband and I were watching Law Abiding Citizen last night (thanks to my bff, Malu De Guzman! Great movie! Gotta love Gerard Butler). For those who have seen the movie, 'you know that part when Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) told her daughter that he had some DVD's delivered on Friday since he couldn't take her out to the movies, and her sweet 10-year-old was quick to respond with "It's ok daddy, I understand you're busy!" or something around those lines? Well it hit me!

Since I started Facebook-ing in 2008 and then mobile Facebook-ing last year, I have been hooked - 24/7, seven days a week! It's the first thing I would say hello to in the morning and the last thing i would kiss na-night in the evening. It's an addiction at its finest! My 7-year-old daughter would always ask why I love Facebook so much and before she could even set rules for me (like, 'You're only allowed to check your Facebook only twice a day!", or worse, "No Facebook for a day!") I would quickly give her THE look and tell her that it's mummy's only form of entertainment, live with it (not my exact words!). So, there! End of conversation, before it could actually even start.

You know, I have been out of the workforce for almost 2 years now. I have (just) been staying home, attending to my 2 lovely daughters and my husband. And Facebook has been keeping me company and has been my window to the 'outside' world. Don't get me wrong, I love what I'm doing (being a stay-at-home mommy, I mean) and I don't know if I'll ever want to go back to work. But let's face it, it gets boring at times! And that's my sole licence to my 24/7 Facebook browsing spree.

But seeing that part in the movie last night made me realise that I am no hero for choosing my family over my career because for the past couple of years, I have been here, but sorta not anyway. Maybe I've been missing out on a lot of things because I am so hooked on Facebook news feed, that while the whole family is playing Wii Tennis, I would sit on the couch, pretend to watch and laugh on cue, but the truth is, I am just Facebook-ing! (Heaven knows how great it is to finally get that off my chest!! Whew!). Maybe there are bits and pieces that I've actually missed out on when I 'quickly' reloaded my browser to check if there are any interesting photo and status updates. Well, maybe, I don't know.

So this Holy Week, I will try to go cold turkey and abstain from Facebook (altogether?). Maybe after Easter I will be a resurrected person and just hop on Facbook only when necessary. It's going to be like shutting up for a whole week and entering the world of the unknown!

Let's see how I go! Wish me luck!

Guess who's back!?

I miss blogging. Ok, may be I just ran into someone else's blogsite and envied how she was able to put super random thoughts into one virtual chunk called blog! I miss being able to do that too. Hence, the reincarnation of my blog-life. *yeaaaaah* Don't judge. Don't laugh. Ok, so, I'm 28, and this will be my last 20's birthday this year. Boo. But I need to vent and rave and heaven knows what else. This is my sacred little space on the www. Live with it!

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My husband's birthday tomorrow, and I'm in total mad panic. No birthday card yet! I like getting birthday cards (not the virtual type ones, the real cardboard ones!) so I have to like giving birthday cards too! Thank God for 24/7 Kmart at the local shops!

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And oh! I just re-visted my all cob-webbed Twitter account too! I'm going all virtual baby! 3 mentions of the word 'virtual' in one blog. Not bad! So follow me - @katiekinsky.

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