Hello FB!!!!

As much as I tried not to use the "social media" outlet, and boy it was nice I might add, but after scrapbooking with some friends last Saturday it was brought up how much I'm "missed" on Facebook.....hahaha!!!  After, talking and realizing that so much stuff, well knowing that it does, but that I was missing quite a few things with scrap events, specials, etc that when I went home that evening, I started pondering!!!!  Now, as you will remember, I did have an account several months back and I used that account like a mad women.....but, I so didn't want to go back to that, just wanted a "fresh" start if you will and my husband had a "brilliant" idea.....start using your "Melinda Work" site and rebuild!!!!  That's my new word for 2012 "rebuild", so I found it fitting and tied it into the rest of my goal for this new year.....Now, I will admit something....being gone from FB for 4 mths, has been great and sure has helped me "refocus" on a few very important things/people in my life....being off, has helped to now, know how I want to use my FB account and I'm not going to be so "open" if you will (my negative from before)....I found new loves, this blog and also Pinterest, so all 3 of these avenues should help "my friends" keep in contact and I hope that makes a few of you happier (LOL)....I've also, made it a point, to time myself when using my social media outlets (yes all 3) and also not sit down for hours at the computer/laptop, or keep the laptop open, or be on my phone constantly, and most of all when my husband says "honey, enough" then that's it!!!  So, I now have some new ways to keep in touch with friends and keep friends in touch with my life, too....didn't realize how much people actually liked to watch my boys grow or see my family doing the things we love to do, so I'm happy to be able to share our life again and be more open (to some extent), if you will!!!  As life takes all of us in different directions, simplicity is key and being gone from the social media world for a bit, I've come to respect that!!!  Respect the fact, that not everyone wants a "simplier" way of life and that being busy means needing "easy" outlets to reach people and I totally get that......so, for all you FB friends who have never been on this blog, but now have the website b/c I have it listed....welcome....I will definitely be using my blog to share more of our family life/pictures here rather than FB, so stop back and....for all my current blog friends that use FB, as well....I'm back on....you can use that outlet to briefly see what is going on in our life, again!!!!!  ☺