The Meyer Twins

I started this blog as a way to disconnect and connect at the same time. I know it sounds confusing, but hear me out.

With iPhones and apps and tablets everywhere, it seems like everyone claims to be so connected to everyone, whether it's through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, or the next latest and greatest thing that promises to keep you up to date with your friends. But next time you're out and about, just look around. How many people are fixed to their phones or devices, scrolling through feeds or furiously tapping out status updates?

Over the past five years or so, I have amassed hundreds of "friends" on Facebook. Many of these are people I have contact with daily - family members, long time friends, and coworkers. Many more of them are people that I casually know, or who are friends of friends that I have no contact with. And the majority are people that I, in some way, had a connection with at one point in time and never spoke to again.

Random business contacts, online retailers, and reposted contest entries are what clutters up my devices. I've spent so much wasted time weeding through irrelevant postings and "likes" and "shares" to get to the few posts from people that I connect with regularly. And in the evenings, during the little free time I have at home with my family, I've been zoned out in front of an iPad, oblivious to what is going on around me.

When my children have to compete with a device for my attention, it's time to disconnect a little - so that's why I've started this blog. It's something that I can easily update when I'm away from home - not tying up my family time - and can keep my close friends and family updated on what's going on in our lives.

Everyday photos, video clips, and the random kid-quotes that I would normally share on Instagram and Facebook won't be posted there anymore, and will instead be published on the blog. It can easily be organized and will be something that will chronologically document the new things Jeffry & Sadie are doing and learning.

Later on down the road, everything will be chronicled here, and (hopefully) they'll want to go back and read some of the quirky and funny things their Momma wrote down here because she wanted to be able to remember and tell them about it when they were bigger. And that's just something you can't get from a Pinterest board or a Twitter feed. 

I'm inviting everyone who's reading this to check back often and interact with me here, since I won't be updating Facebook or Instagram any longer. Comment on photos and posts, ask questions, and laugh at some of the crazy things my kiddos are doing and saying. While I'm disconnecting in some ways, I'm connecting in others, and greatly looking forward to it.

~ Amanda