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Everyone’s Posting Vacation Photos on Facebook

And it’s making me sad.

From Detour a film by Michel Gondry shot on an iPhone

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6 comments for “Everyone’s Posting Vacation Photos on Facebook”

  1. Claire says:

    I’m not on facebook but I know what you mean. I haven’t done much fun this summer yet. I’ve been too tied up and focused on my new job. I start to feel bad when I decline fun invites (most out of town) and the response I get is “working?!” I have to remind myself they don’t have this job and doing well at my job and establishing myself is important and to be nice to myself.

    • wendy says:

      As a Career Coach, I work with people who are searching for jobs, and would love to be in your situation. So yes, be nice to yourself. You’ve earned it!

  2. Petra says:

    Oh, I’m guilty of this. But is it because you aren’t going on vacation? You ARE awfully busy, Wendy. Could you fit in a short trip somewhere?

    Facebook and the like do allow us to show carefully curated versions of our lives (I mean, I never post the mundane unless it’s funny). I have to remember that sometimes.

    • wendy says:

      I’m sure because of the 4th of July holiday, there were a lot of photos in my feed. But I was lucky enough to be in ballet class on the 4th, which is truly my happy place.

  3. Ehm says:

    It’s SO easy to envy those curated photos and, frankly, other peoples’ lives. I have to remind myself to enjoy my own (actually pretty great!) life. I also sometimes remind myself it’s very possible those enviable holidays included pre-trip stress, sunburn, family tension, whining, jetlag, illness, financial overextension, unmet expectations, post-trip discombobulation, and other unseen unpleasantries.

    Also — it always makes me happy to think of you at your ballet class, so thanks for including that :).

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