Thursday, November 15, 2012

Facebook Free.....



Good Morning Bloggers in the Joyful Land of Bloglandia.... tis I...the woman who is getting all kinds of work done.... and "Why"? is she getting all this work done you may be asking...because...she...Me!  (OK this is getting confusing) ...I disconnected from Facebook!   I severed a tether  from the Mother Ship and struck out on my own for a bit....ZOWIE, what a feeling.  You never ever really know how ,dare I say it..'Hooked' you are until you go 'Cold Turkey' (mmmmmm Turkey)!!    .....at first the shaking was a little intense but I saw it as a form of exercise (something I had not been getting much of having been glued to F.B.)  ... next came the questions...Holy crap, what did I leave over there in little file folders  that I now cannot retrieve.... ???
Then I tell myself..."self....it's not like you left pentagon papers there, or secret formulas, just a few old pictures, a few recipes and a whole lot of words that you can never get back anyway.  What I do miss are the friends.....but...I have left long long trails of bread crumbs and I am hoping that many will find their way here.  I left rather abruptly , not even a note on the fridge....

So now...with all this extra free time I am indeed getting oodles accomplished ....and it does indeed 'Feel Good'  .  Rather like the 'Olden days'  (pre computers) ... I basically was not on the computer all day yesterday and when I got on this morning...guess what I saw...something I have not seen in a very long time...'dust' on my laptop...yes indeedy ...Dust!!!  A strange site to behold....I would have guessed radioactive fallout over dust  any other time. 

The trade off is work accomplished....a wonderful feeling. 

Yesterday we started  the long process of setting up our tipi for winter use.   She has been safely packed away all summer away from the extreme heat and sun... now she is ready to enjoy the company of friends, warm fires and  hours of relaxation....this is something we always look forward to each fall...when the temps start to cool.  We have been performing this same ritual for 6 years now and yesterday the neighbor on the back side of us  looked over the wall and said "So, are you gonna get this done or what"?  ...LOL...seems each year they look forward to this process  and have been waiting with baited breath....cool!  We want to have everything up and running by Thanksgiving with the tipi...now we need to buy a half cord of wood.

We are working on a Harry Potter Commission  at the moment...should be a really fun piece....  Ron Weasley on the back of the Horse Chess Piece   from the first story....helping harry to get past the Knights.... so far it is turning out great...will post pictures here when finished.  After that....Harry playing Quidich...chasing the Golden Snitch.  And we have to figure out what to do for a Christmas piece this year...times slipping away once again...thinking of a miniature Christmas Carol piece....

OK...time to  get back to work and let my computer gather a bit of dust for the day ... I really do promise to be here more and more...with lots of this and that's....stay tuned...

Hugs

10 comments:

sassypackrat said...

I miss you on Facebook but know and understand why you left. I'll keep checking in here to what fun things you are up to. ;0)

Judy C said...

Damn Jodi. I'm surprised I guess. I took a rest from Facebook for a few months. There were so many friend requests from people I had no knowledge of that I was overwhelmed. And I'm back there but not putting much on. I check it to see what my kids and a few folks like you are up to. I'll miss your posts but please continue to blog.

Creager Studios said...

Hey There Sassy...WOW...you miss me already on facebook...I thought I might be away at least a few weeks before anyone noticed...LOL! Was getting very very hectic over there and I found myself getting so involved in way to many things so felt it was better to step out of it for a bit....I would like to maybe be back by Christmas ...I do miss it and like I said...all the friends... it is a strange feeling being away....thanks for checking in here to see whats up...all dolls for now on will be posted only here... I guess cause my regular FB page is gone...so too is my Creager Studio Doll Page....

Hugs and thanks again for stopping by

Creager Studios said...

Howdy Judy....boy do I ever hear ya...it does and 'did' get overwhelming for me....crazed and dazed I called it.... and I found myself obsessing...eeeeeek! I will miss freinds and whats going on but I do hope they find me here (pass the word please if anyone should notice I am gone....thanks. I will blog blog blog...I do enjoy blogging....just random thoughts jotted at will....cool! Thanks for stopping by...please continue to visit and let me know aht is going on with you...

Hugs,
Jodi

Ara said...

Good for you Jodi! I have felt the urge to delete my profile for a while but have not had the guts to do it yet! I am glad to hear it has been a mostly positive experience! hugs, Ara

Cody Goodin said...

See I wondered if you were just busy. I subscribe to your blog or should I say follow it. So I will be alerted to your updates. I am on that same road with Facebook myself. I think for me it was all the chatter during the election. Not good for the soul. For the record, I actually missed reading your blog posts. They were like having a cup a tea or glass of wine with a good friend. Glad you will be back to posting here again. Can't wait to see your Harry Potter pieces. They are all so cool.

Creager Studios said...

Hi Ara....

Somehow it really does take a BIG load off....first off...about a gabillion less emails in my box each morning...not only from FB friends but also 'ads' F.B. members are pron to tons of junk spam mail....

You can always try it and come back...they make it simple to do....
Hugs

Creager Studios said...

Howdy Cody...

Nice to know I was missed...lol! Thank You my friend for the very nice remarks of having tea or a glass of wine with a friend...I feel the very same way....:^ )

Yes ...that political season was NUTS...and I came very close to having my head explode more than once.... nice to have it all behind us and now moving forward....a good thing for all...
Please do hang out here ...I promise to chat as much (actually MORE) than on F.B. ...Blogs make my mind even more free....that could get scary!!

Hugs

Isabel said...

I míss your work on the Facebook.I am a collectionist,nor an artist.I know perfectly the ways for leaving a social net.
Regards.I hope see you soon.

Creager Studios said...

Hello Isabel...

So Happy that you found me over here....I just needed to get back to work on dolls and if on Facebook all the time (which I was) I would never get anything done....my blog will allow me to stay in touch and also chat and post my newest works and works in progress as I have in the past here... please keep coming back to visit....

Hugs