Perhaps the biggest update is that I regained access to my Facebook account after a hacker had control for more than 3 years.

I foolishly deleted my Instagram and WhatsApp in protest of Zuckerbergs lack of concern for his clients private data. It didn’t (and still doesn’t) sit right with me that there was no solution for a hacked account on the biggest social media app in 2018. If you got hacked and your hacker enabled 2FA you were screwed. So I got back on Instagram following the reinstatement of my Facebook account. Still though I have to restart my Instagram from square 1, which is kinda shitty.

My friend asked me if I was okay? Maybe this was a just simple question but I opened up to him and said that I really wasn’t and hadn’t been but I am doing better. No lies told. Even if I took the bait so to speak I am glad to have a friend who cares enough about me to ask me that. Truth is deleting my Instagram is a choice I made out of an emotional response and it was not a good one. I was going through some stuff and this happened and that was it for me. A decision I made when I was mentally weak and stuck with for a long time due to my pride, even though I had often regretted it. But I kinda liked being a person without an Instagram and I’ll be honest during the time I didn’t have one my life did and has gotten better. I’m not saying correlation is causation but I don’t think the amount of time I and others spend on that app is indicative of a mentally well individual.

I am taking my Instagram account slow for now, not many people know about it and I’ll probably keep the circle small for the time being.

I was so excited about getting my account back I even went for a run to release some energy.

I think I will go for another run again soon, may try for a 5k and cut my time down, stay tuned for that.

And of course it wouldn’t be a weekend with out some skiing.

I went a bit more agressive skiing more blacks than usual. I also got my Colorado knight hood and bought my own pair of skis boots and bindings, this late into the season I doubt I will use them more than once but that’s okay I have my own set for next year.

I think when I deleted my Instagram I should have just deactivated it instead. It’s weird to admit but the app seems pointless with 20 followers. Would like to get some more. May never get back to the 500+ I had but then again do I want to? There was some good to come from my Instagram hiatus but I’ll be honest I’m glad I’m back even if I’ve only been on a couple times since re downloading. I know this website in all honesty was my way of replacing my Instagram. But it never quite saw the numbers my Instagram did. I’m not saying I’m done with the website. Quite the contrary, I plan to use this as a portfolio to freelance writing work in the future. But yeah it’s been a wild week. Wish I didn’t lose my mind and delete my Instagram because of course Facebook would figure it out. But glad for the friends I have and that have stuck with me. Sometimes you really do need to take a step back to take a step forward. It’s a bittersweet moment but I’m happier than ever and wow I love my life these days.