The Antisocial Project

 I've been quiet on here this week, but as I'm likely writing for an audience of approximately one ( maybe  two), I'm sure it's all right. Let's dive in with another edition of Whatcha Reading Wednesday ! Nonfiction: From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death - Caitlin Doughty I was just as surprised as you are to have picked up this book at my library. One of my dearest friends is a Mortuary Sciences student, and she read this one. I'm about halfway through, and it is a fascinating  read. Doughty chronicles the way that different cultures approach death, funerary practices, and grief. No grisly photos, but the illustrations by Landis Blair are amazing and captivating in that train wreck, you-just-can't-look-away way. Place a hold on it at your library, or click the book cover image to find a copy on Indiebound. Fiction: Straight On Till Morning  - Liz Braswell Disney's Twisted Tales  series is a YA collection of the familiar tales...

Food for thought today: We're giving things up, yes, but consider this: what do you hope to gain? Your mentality could  look like: "I can't get on social media this month (or else I'll be a cheater and a giver-upper and a failure, etc."), but think about what you can do instead of what you can't . Take out your journal/Word doc/Post-It/back of your Target receipt and jot down a few things that you might have more time to do now that you're re-allocating your feed scrolling time. Maybe you'll rediscover a hobby long since abandoned, or perhaps you'll finally crack into that lengthy to-read list of books. Here are a few things I hope to make headway on this month: Reading more books Working through my writing workbook More dedicated activities with my kids Crocheting a few holiday gifts Starting my calligraphy kit (that has been sitting on my shelf since last Christmas, whoops) Getting caught up on chores Maintaining my workout routine Organizing a ...

via GIPHY No one likes ripping off the Band-Aid. But we did it, starting today! How'd it go for your first day of minimizing social media? Go get that journal I talked about earlier, and jot down how you're feeling today. Did you notice the urge to check your feed in the checkout line? Maybe you didn't notice its lack of presence in your life at all. Me? I was somewhere in between. I wasn't foaming at the mouth in a state of withdrawal, but I kept pulling my phone out at random times, only to remember I deleted my apps. This month, I'm giving up Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and Instagram. (I also deleted my TikTok app out of an abundance of caution, but this older millennial doesn't seem to have the capacity to do much with it. When do y'all find all this quiet time to watch a slew of videos with the sound on, I ask you?!) I hope you're feeling strong and confident today, because you are . What are you giving up this month?