Las Vegas: Unplugged

This past weekend, I went to Las Vegas… a little weekend get-away without the kids. You might have known that I was going… but I can guarantee you have no idea what I did when I was there. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas… yadda yadda yadda.

I spent three days unplugged. I did bring my laptop, as I always do, just in case there is an emergency that needed my immediate attention. There wasn’t.

I didn’t check in to Facebook or FourSquare once. Not once. David did… too often… so if you follow him, you’ll know some of what we did. But me? Nope. And it felt damn good. I think I might have “Liked” a status or two… but that’s about it.

Twitter? Nada. Didn’t tweet at all. Didn’t miss it either.

The only cell phone calls that were made were ones that originated with my daughters who were staying with family at home. I didn’t place one call.

I can’t really remember every going that long without constantly checking social media and/or posting status updates. The only problem is that I kind of liked it too much. It was hard getting back into the swing of things. The thought of jumping back into working and online life was a drag.

And then I thought about what my life would be like it I gave it all up. Gave up Facebook… and Twitter… and Pinterest… and Instagram… and blogging. Oh…. yes, I’ve thought about it. Over and over again. But I’m still doing it… and I don’t know why.

Maybe it’s habit. I’ve been involved in blogging and social media for so many years that I wouldn’t know what to do with myself if I didn’t have my laptop or cell phone open constantly. But the point is… I could do it.

So yes, those of you who unplug on a regular basis really do have the right idea. The world doesn’t stop if you don’t post every little thing you eat and do and say. In fact, it might move along a little better if you kept some parts of your life to yourself. What a concept!