Social media experiment

Unintentional as it was, I underwent a social media experiment this weekend.
On Facebook, I posted over the whole weekend what I was up to and what I was eating,
This included comments and photos.

Here is the first one just to give you a flavour.

It was my weekends menu!!!

These postings were not as random as they sounds, you see I was on my own for the weekend, hubby and kiddies at Grandma's for the autumn break. I was therefore unusually home alone all week, working.  However being completely unaccustomed to being on my own without plans, I was quite excited. And as such shared my thoughts and activities on Facebook.


Here a picture of my Saturday breakfast

 

Two things came out of this, unplanned social media experiment.

1. My friends in the area called me and texted me, to see if I needed company and activities, as such I got invites for lunches, dinners and cinema outings.  Interestingly, none of which would have come, had my facebook friends not been aware of "my status" coming from my public sharing via social media.

2.Facebook portrays life brighter than it actually is. It's not that I wasn't having a lovely time over the weekend, on my own, but I did not post to Facebook the fact that I actually had an awful cold and had had many sleepless nights due to headaches and general breathing issues. My comments and photos just showed the good stuff.

Thus my friends were commenting on the fact that I should be drinking wine with all my yummy favourite food. However, what I had neglected to post, was the fact that I could barely breathe, so what was the point. There was no chance.

So all in all, I had a splendid weekend with lots of (virtual) interaction and great food. In addition I also learned that if I am lonely and want company, Facebook can help. Secondly, a remimder about the world according to Facebook. Don't be misled into believing what you see on Facebook. Only the good stuff is shared. All is not what it seems!

With that, time to go and welcome my family home!!!