What Happened When I Deactivated my Facebook for 30 Days

1. I did things because I wanted to do them, not because I thought they looked cool.
Initially it was difficult to go out and do fun things, and not post about them on Facebook. It was so ingrained in me to want to share all of the exciting aspects of my life. Then I remembered what it meant to do things simply because I wanted to. I remembered that sharing something on Facebook wouldn't make it a better memory.

2. I took photos to capture memories, not for likes.
I still took a lot of photos during my Facebook hiatus. I remembered that I've always loved to take photos. Long before I had social media I was uploading photos to my computer or getting prints. I had to remember that I take photos because I enjoy looking back on the memories, not because I want to impress people.

3. I texted and called my friends, instead of writing on their walls.
It always seemed to much easier to post something on a friend's Facebook wall when I wanted to get in touch with them. I always knew what they were up to, even without actually talking to them. Without a Facebook, I had to make sure I was reaching out via text to keep up with my friends.

4. I spent a bit more time scrolling on Instagram.
Okay, so maybe this wasn't the point of taking a break from Facebook, but a girl had to get her social media fix somehow.

5. I typed facebook.com into my address bar a million times. 
It's unbelievable how much of a habit this was for me. Even when I was trying to go to another website my fingers would type 'fa' first before I even realized what I was doing.

6. I had to remember birthdays.
This was harder than it should have been, but I made it happen.

7.  I stopped missing it.
At the time I decided to deactivate my fb, I was checking it multiple times a day. But before I knew it, I wasn't even thinking about it anymore. One less distraction.

8. It automatically reactivated, and I deactivated it again.
When my 30 days was up, I found that I didn't actually want to check Facebook. It seemed like more of an inconvenience than anything. So, I deactivated it again, this time without the automatically reactivate feature.