Hi, my name is Siobhan and I’m a social media addict ;)

It’s true. I love a good scroll through Instagram. Then Facebook. Then back to Instagram, maybe for some hashtag perusing and profile stalking. And scrolling. Always scrolling. So much so that my toddler, at 20 months of age, can scroll like a boss from seeing me do it so much. Yep, bad mum right here.

But social media is a great escape from the groundhog-day-ness of everyday mum life. Nearly all of Australia’s 3.9 million mums have a mobile phone (97%) with most having smartphones (77%), using them for social networking, uploading photos, researching topics (who doesn’t “Ask Google”?) and more.

"So, over Christmas and New Year I had a little social media detox and for 10 days I logged off completely." image supplied

Yes, we’re on our phones a LOT for our personal lives. For me, I also have a profile for my blog on Instagram, so being active on social media is ‘work’. But sometimes I am guilty of being on there too much when I’m meant to be focussed on other things. I definitely have a problem. So, over Christmas and New Year I had a little social media detox and for 10 days I logged off completely. What did I learn? Well...

Speaking of husbands...

I have to say that, while the break was hard and it was oh so tempting to just jump back on, this little experiment really forced me to switch off, get present and soak up real life. It really made a difference to our home life.

These days, I’m back on social media but will be doing less scrolling and experiencing real life that much more. Time with our families and little ones really does pass in the blink of an eye, so I highly recommend logging off and switching on.

I sure will be… right after I take a sneaky peek at what’s going on today...just one scroll, I promise ;)

Have you ever taken a social media break?