April 2020. This is my 55th birthday month and I decided to follow my extreme athlete friends’ example and do a birthday challenge. I sat in my comfy rocker by the fire the other day and kept asking myself, what could I do that would challenge my habits? That would be a little bit scary? And I don’t mean, scary like jumping out of a plane, scary. No, I’m talking more about habits. What should I do without for 30 days to see how it affects me?

Facebook. I need to not post on Facebook for 30 days. That was my decision. And I’m going to document on my new blog, that I start once a year and never continue. Because, who really blogs anymore?

I will, this month. And I’ll tell you why. I have discovered, in my life, when I want to change a habit, I can’t just drop it. I have to have a plan, an alternate route.

For instance, when I decided I wouldn’t drink Dr. Pepper every day, I had to have something else in place as an alternate habit, until I got over reaching for a Dr. Pepper. Make sense? I had to rewire before I could retire that habit. I could be all wet, but it’s worked for me many times now.

So, let’s see what a month without Facebook looks and feels like.

Before we go further, let me tell you, this is not exiting from social media. If anything, it’s simply narrowing down where I am on social media, which is primarily Instagram. That’s where I will be, publicly.

Let’s do this thing!

Your friend,
Anne Dovel