One week without Social Media

Here I am . I need to use full sentences and can not abbreviate. Interesting. I am allowed to express myself in more than just 140 characters and when I type someone's name it does not automatically get highlighted and linked to that person's page. Interesting. Ok.,so this is what life without social media is like, ay?? Check.

A while ago, I saw an article about how some lady out in the world somewhere had disconnected from social media.. .it was all over the news. I was like, 'Give me a break, how hard can that be, get a life lady'. That was a year ago, before I became addicted to Twitter. I have an addiction, it is called Twitter, and I'm not afraid to confess it—I AM ADDICTED TO TWITTER.I can spend 16 hours on Twitter STRAIGHT during the weekends, and not think twice about it. Doesn't everyone spend 16 hours on Twitter during the weekend? I never go anywhere after work because as soon as I get home, I need to catch up to the eight hours I missed from being disconnected to Twitter.It is an addiction, I already told you that.

Now a year ago, I was not addicted to this drug called Twitter. A year ago, I was NOT a leading Ghanaian music entertainment reporter. A year ago I was NOT a reigning pageant title holder, and I did not have two plus-size modeling contracts. A year ago, my social calendar was not packed with events from all over the place. A year ago I had not even interviewed Sarkodie. A year ago I had not met Castro. A year ago, there was no " Im in Love With you Now" video. A year ago, Raquel had not released her official video for "Sweetio". A year ago, MUSIGA had not sworn in their new president, etc. A year ago, Atta Mills was the President of Ghana. A lot has happened in a year. Without social media, i.e Twitter, I would not be able to connect to my Ghanaian musicians and their fans.

And here I am untwittering myself for a week. Not just Twitter-everything – the internet.i am disconnecting from the internet for a week.

I am going to die. Seriously, I am going to die. No social media for a week. This is going to be serious.

And no email? What if the UN wants to contact me to discuss road safety? What if I have an email from a musician? What if my sister is trying to contact me? What is the President of the United States/Ghana is trying to reach me to discuss urban development, sustainability, and the ways in which we can halt road accidents and help enhance the GDP? Ok, so maybe I overreact , but I check email as if I am expecting an emergency. I check it ALL THE TIME. So this too is an addiction. A week without email too? I may start getting cold sweats due to the withdrawal.

I always wanted to try this experiment, but I should have tried it last year, when I was doing less things. Now, my life is crazy busy and here I am mourning, as if someone has died, when in reality, no one has died. The only thing that has died is my ability to use the internet for a week. As I said earlier, I'm going to die. My brain and fingers are going to be so confused.

How am I supposed to get my international news without the internet? I am such a news junkie. I want to be a news anchor on TV—like GBC or etv. Not to be on TV, but just so I can have the news before anyone else. Seriously. How am I supposed to hear new songs without the internet? BBC does not come in print. How will I keep up with my celebrity news? And I can no longer Skype my friends. How will I see all of Nana Yaw Boakye's photos or FashionistGH's videos if I can not go on the internet? How will I read Possigee's words of wisdom if I cannot go online?

Now I have to buy the newspaper?? Really???
What am I doing? This is going to be a long week. Stay tuned for DAY 1 of going internet-less.

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