letters

I *finally* guilted more friends to give me their mailing addresses. 
I guess I never asked anyone specifically, but I always have jumped at the chance to get snail mail...so I thought that my first request would garner better results...

Third time's a charm.  Third time cheating and going on facebook and whining about how I miss everyone!  ha ha.  Those trips back *did* show me that I'm not missing much...I don't *really* need to know most of the things people post.  I'm sure I'm missing good music...and news.  I know nothing now.  The world would have ended and I may not know...'cause Starbucks would stay open...they always do.

Like I said a couple posts ago, I have lost my motivation.  Rizo must have taken it to keep growing.   I was hoping that staying off Facebook would help more...but Pinterest has taken over that spot some.  That and knitting while watching Criminal minds...poor Rizo...should I be watching something 'nicer'?

Or I really *should* (fuck you should) be writing letters because that is *why* I got off the Facebook in the first place.  I just sent out my first week Monday, and wrote 2 this morning.  I'm not *really* slacking, the goal on month of letters is 24, one each mailing day.  The one stat. holiday and the weekends don't count.

I bought some recycled envelopes the other day, which is why it took me a week to get out my first weeks worth.  The note cards my dad made me didn't come with envelopes (thanks dad...sheesh.)

It's really interesting writing, because I always feel stumped at that blank space.  How will I ever fill that up!?  I've been on and off writing to my grandparents for years, and Grandma told my dad that she enjoys my letters because they are so chatty.  I try and write a one sided conversation to her.  not just what is going on, but observations and such.  So far the letters to my friends have been on the shorter side.  Note cards aren't very big. I'm also so used to them knowing, or at least I'm used to putting everything on Facebook, so I assume they know.  I'm also feeling shy.  A little self conscious.  I've bullied you into giving me your address and as Cory MacDonald said...Make it good!

I hope this becomes successful and continues!  I hate the phone, so maybe opening up on paper will help me open up on the phone too!

already, more time

I've been off Facebook for a whopping 9 hours.  I was sleeping for 8 of that!  the 'bump in the road' I've already come to is, what do I do with those little thoughts that always go in my status updates?  Like, right now, I was convinced this week was pay week.  It's not.  I had this urge to tell 'someone', say something like "crappit, thought today way pay day...thank goodness EI came through."  No one needs to know that.  It's not something to write a blog post about...(well, unless you are...)

I turned on my computer today because I wanted to check the weather.  I checked my e-mail and "becca reads" to your right.   and, that took all of a minute.  And unless I want to start pinning, or blogging, I'm done for the day!  I like that.

It's 4:51 am.  I have to leave for work in 10 minutes.  I don't need to get sucked into the internet, then scramble.  If it weren't for the weather, I don't think I'd bother turning the computer on at all.



Also, I wrote 2 'letters' yesterday.  My dad made me note cards from 5 of my photographs for Christmas, and now I get to put them to good use!  hooray!

A letter a day

I am officially off Facebook for the month of February.  Instead, I am writing letters.  Old fashioned snail mail.  We'll see how it goes and how many people actually write me! 

If you know me on the Facebook, message me there and I will include you in my letter writing.  If not...well, I'm not quite ready to give strangers my address...Sorry...but I encourage you to do the same! 

I'll still be here though.