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I Left Instagram–Here’s Why

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Please excuse the lack of post last Monday–norovirus was wrapping up its stay at our house and my head was in a thousand different places!

I’ve been thinking about this—and other offline-ing life changes—for a while. Finally pulled the trigger this week! So if you’re looking for @justtoclaireifyblog and wondering if I blocked you for some reason… nope! I just don’t exist on the ‘gram anymore.

I’ve written a lot about my tenuous relationship with social media on the blog before (see my social media and privacy tags for my musings through the years). At times, I’ve felt like there’s something wrong with me because I feel like I just can’t handle social media sometimes. Instagram is impactful in particular—although Facebook and Reddit aren’t blameless either.… Read More »

Social Media Breaks Help You Reevaluate Your Usage

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I took a glorious eight-week break from social media in December and January. When I finally logged back onto Facebook and Instagram, I realized that I had some digital “decluttering” to do in order to have a sustainable relationship with social media going forward.

First, there were the 20-something Facebook groups that I was a part of. Some of them were blogging-related and mostly ads/engagement threads that I never participated in, so I left them. Then there were the local groups I was a part of. Besides the [city name] mom groups, none of them were really relevant to me, so I left those, too. … Read More »

Social Media Burnout in Motherhood

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A Mr. 2-year-old project last week: sorting his toy cars by the ones that do go down the car ramp, and the ones that don’t.

I am burned out, friends–burned out on social media.

I’ve written so much before about social media on the blog. A lot of that came from the vague feeling, pre-kids, that in my romanticized traditional world, we wouldn’t have to meet our social needs online; we’d have vibrant real lives, busy lives full of family and friends and support.… Read More »

Decluttering Storytime: My Saved Instagram Posts, 2017-Present

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I actually have a few reflections I’ve written as I’ve been decluttering our house that I’m planning to share this month! Yay for some writing inspo again. It’s been a drought over here for a while.

Last night I was looking for a saved Instagram post. It was a video of a bucket full of fluffy white kittens set to cute music. (I’m obsessed with cats, for the uninitiated, although I can’t keep one because my husband has allergies. So videos have to substitute for the real thing.)

Anyways, I thought I hadn’t saved many Instagram posts over the years. I didn’t remember saving too many.… Read More »

On Rabbit Holes & Echo Chambers

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I’ve been writing about our increasingly online world and social media for years on this blog—since I created Just to Claireify in 2017. Posts I’ve written in the past include:

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