There’s something I need to confess—and maybe you’ll relate.
I have a love-hate relationship with social media.
Not exactly shocking, right? But hear me out.
For more than a decade now, I’ve been trying to quit. I’d delete the apps, log out, set all the digital boundaries… and then a few weeks (or sometimes months) later, I’d be back. Not because I missed it. But because somehow, it always pulled me in—like a habit I never fully outgrew.
It’s not that I hate the platforms. I don’t. In fact, I still believe social media can be beautiful. It can connect, inspire, and even heal. What I do struggle with is how most people are using it—and what it does to me every time I engage without intention.
Scrolling endlessly through curated lives, comparing my quiet days to someone else’s highlight reel, left me feeling more disoriented than inspired. Especially when life already feels like it’s standing still. The last thing I need is another reminder that I’m “not doing enough.”
And so, here I am again—choosing to step away.
I’m not quitting forever. But I’m taking a month to go offline and recalibrate. Not just to escape, but to reclaim something I’ve slowly been losing: my peace.
I’m almost 40. And I’m realizing how much of my energy has been drained by things that never truly mattered. I’ve spent so much time blaming myself for what didn’t work out—careers that didn’t take off the way I hoped, dreams that felt delayed, connections that faded.
But now, I want to try something different. I want to show up for myself in real life.
Instead of filling the gaps with mindless scrolling, I’m filling them with books that spark curiosity, long walks without headphones, actual conversations, and journaling—lots of it. This blog is part of that. A place to process, reflect, and grow without the pressure of “likes” or algorithms.
I don’t have it all figured out. But I’m giving myself permission to step up—not for anyone else’s validation, but for my own sanity, clarity, and joy.
Maybe this resonates with you.
Maybe you’ve been feeling that itch to unplug too.
If you are, I just want to say—it’s okay to pause. It’s okay to slow down. It’s okay to choose real life over the scroll.
Let’s not wait for life to be perfect before we allow ourselves to live fully.
Here’s to finding peace where we are.
To being present, even in the in-between.
And to remembering that we’re allowed to rewrite the rules of how we want to engage with the world—online and off.
Thanks for being here. I’ll keep writing. You’re always welcome to read along.
