Life without Facebook

I deactivated my Facebook last night for formal recruitment for my sorority (something about preventing dirty rushing or something, I honestly never really understood). Regardless, I am a rule-follower, so away it went. And unlike most, I am not unhappy about having it gone. In fact, quite the opposite; it's a bit of a relief. I hated logging on just because I had "nothing better to do" and creeping on other people's photos or status updates simply because I was bored. I found myself judging people for what was on their wall, which is completely unfair.  And I'm sure others were doing it to me, too, so honestly I'm glad to be done with it. I don't even plan on reactivating my account when we are able. I'm sick of reading about other people's drama, and I'd rather focus on school or read a book in my free time. Even though I've been harassed plenty by my high school friends because this is our main source of communication throughout the school year, I figure if we're really friends we will find other ways to talk. That's the main reason why I started this blog. It's much more informative than a simple status update, and my hope is that friends will read it at their convenience.

That being said, I have found plenty of other (way more productive) things to do with my time today! This morning I started filling out grad school applications. The process is stressful; there are a lot of people to contact and forms to fill out. And every school is different so it's hard keeping them straight and figuring out what I need to do for each one. I'd like to say I'll be happy when it's all over, but then comes the worst part: waiting. It's gonna be a long year, haha.

And the past few days have been deliciously dangerous in terms of diet:

McDonald's Friday night...

Portillo's for lunch Saturday (although I can't say I regret this meal choice. Cake shakes and hot dogs...there is seriously nothing better!)

And a fried sampler platter for dinner yesterday haha. Boy, was everything good! We had tofu chicken nuggets, fried macaroni and cheese, mini feta cheese and onion pizzas, fried tempura vegetable cakes, and sweet potato fries!! I suggested adding the vegetables so all the bad stuff would cancel out (that's a thing right?? hahah)

So needless to say, I had a few calories to burn. I wanted to go for a little run, but my gym shoes are still packed away in my car somewhere, and I didn't feel like digging them out, so I found these kicks from my middle school years:

They were not the most comfortable. Pretty snug, and I could feel some nice blisters developing. So, a run wasn't gonna happen, but I did take a long walk. The weather was wonderful today, and with some tunes it was very enjoyable!

Now I am just watching the Olympics and waiting for the first NFL preseason game to start! The best thing about summer ending is football season starting. Can't wait!

Facebook free's the way to be!
- Jamie