My daughter looked me in the eyes and said - you could give up Facebook and the game you play when you're talking to me. 
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That did it. I listened to her and now and living a life of organizing my locker room.
I am paid to know about and utilize Social Media Tools to their fullest extent. So I explained to Ellie that I could do it - but that I would still blog and I would still utilize the social media pages Facebook.com/consumerscu as well as @ConsumersCU, Linked In, Twitter, and the ConsumersCU Pinterest accounts.
I have switched off Personal FaceBook Posts and Words With Friends. I'm giving you a step by step guide on how I've completed this daunting task:\
1) Stop all notifications.
I went into settings on my Iphone, MacBook Air and Ipad and turned off all notifications. I am amazed at how much this one little step took the
"want" out of seeing what is going on. If it's not up in my face I tend to look for something else to do.
2) Turn off email notifications in the programs themselves.
I turned off email for FaceBook a long time ago because I was tired of having 20 You're Invited to Zombie Wars requests in my in box each morning.
I had not turned off Words With Friends because I am very competitive and wanted to always respond right away. I have 19 games going. I turned off
my email notification and I am slowly trying to get past my intense desire to play just because I don't want to resign - and I will resign automatically because I'm
not playing. I've resigned myself to that fact.
3) Bookmark Professional Social Media Only.
I took off all of my personal social media sights on my personal browser. This helps me not be enticed just to habitually click it when I have a few moments.
4) I moved the APPS off my main screen on my Ipad and Iphone. This was easy and when I need to use FB for business I know where it is.
5) When I do open up the FB page it opens to my professional Consumers page vs., my home page. Wha-La - that was quick and easy. The only issue I have
is I see the red button that shows my personal notifications and friend requests. I ignore them and so far have over 100 notifications! I know they are mostly zombie
requests - but still.
What do I miss most about my personal FB?
I miss bragging about my kids.
I miss saying happy birthday.
I miss looking at my Hubby's face on his page - I love his profile pic and his face makes me smile. (I've fixed this by putting the pic in my camera again)
I miss LOL from some of my friends posts - FB Friends posts can be hysterically funny.
I miss knowing if I'm missing something important like a death or sickness.
My family knows to alert me in a text if there is something HUGE going on - but otherwise it's been relatively quiet.
What do I miss most about my WWF?
I miss knowing I'm SO close to beating some of my toughest rivalries
I miss playing 9 games with my husband while he sits next to me - and we don't speak - we just go back and forth. Every once in a while you hear a snicker. I miss the snickers. (so I'm eating them instead)
What am I gaining?
I am not one who thinks social networking is a time waster. My work and life revolve around keeping people connected and staying connected. So for me it's not about wasting time. But it is about connecting. I am gaining new insight into how we have become attached to our smart phones. How when we play a game at home we casually glance to look at the phone when it is not "our turn" vs., being in the moment with everyone. This is selfishness beyond belief.
I am also gaining knowledge of when posting something is just frivolous vs. having meaning.
Mostly I am pausing to be calm, still and prayerful.
I will continue to take a ton of pictures - and I'll upload them in an album called "40 days and 40 nights of Photos"
To give you an example - here is a pic of Ellie's artwork that is being displayed at the Forest Hills High School Art Display. (I just can't help bragging!)
I'll keep you posted!
Lynne J. Johnson
Consumers Credit Union
Chief Marketing Officer
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