The Really Cute Impulse Buy

I have been the proud owner of the cutest Pomapoo for about 3.5 hours. I've named him Oliver, Ollie for short. Turns out when you're secretly puppy shopping you will actually find a puppy you can't live without. And then he comes home and reality sets it. I am not a puppy person. I love puppies - other peoples' puppies. Having my own? Not so much. The thought was really attractive, but I haven't the slightest clue how to housebreak a puppy, nor do I have the patience when he pees on my brand new dry clean only quilt. I love this puppy enough to take him back tomorrow and let him have a family who will have that patience. And hopefully some puppy training skills.

Family & friends, thanks for letting me do this and not objecting. Oh wait, you all objected. I love you anyway.

Yikes!

I'm taking a break from Facebook. And it's killing me. I didn't actually realize how much of a distraction/time-sucker it was until I wasn't staring at my home page all day. It's killing the part of me that feels like I'm missing out on something, but it's forcing me to fill my time in other ways. My work productivity is WAY up (sorry, Mom), and I'm catching up on the over 4 hours of TV I have recorded on my DVR. I also bought a book to read just for fun. Haven't done that in a while. I'm still at a stalemate with my apartment. I just can't bring myself to clean it. It's about 60% trashed. Cleaning is SO boring. My apartment is not gross. I need to put that out there. There are just clothes and shoes and work papers everywhere.

My break from Facebook was inspired by this super cool thing my church is doing. Heartland serves free coffee every Sunday. It's kind of a staple. The next 4 Sundays there will be no more coffee, which we'll somehow survive. The super cool part is that the money that would have been spent on coffee is going to Water.org -- a super cool organization that will use that money to build a well in Haiti. I love the heart of my church. After Dan announced the coffee fast he challeneged the congregation to fast from something that is distracting us from God. Facebook is my distraction. Totally lame to admit out loud, but I'm so not alone in this boat.

As much as I'm bugged by my inability to check my Facebook, I have loved watching Glee, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice. I'm already deep into a book I don't want to put down. I actually spent time last night before bed doing things to unwind. I miss my old bedtime routine, but without Facebook it's back. It's funny how quick the healthy things come back as soon as you squash the distraction.

I still feel super lame admitting all of this about Facebook. After all it's just an internet site, right? The best part of not having Facebook is that it's also forcing me to actually communicate with people. My phone is ringing a little more, and my inbox is a bit more active. It's nice to intentionally communicate with people instead of being instantly updated by a status. I have missed the intentionality of relationships without even realizing it was missing.

And this blog. This blog is back. I've missed it more than anything.