I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for MetLife. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. All ideas and opinions are my own.

What does your family have planned for Mother’s Day weekend? Our schedule is jam packed with pretty typical  things. Our family will be juggling a soccer game, yard sale, two family birthday parties, work, church, and hopefully some time to relax and spend with our Mothers. I think I’m going to need a second weekend to recuperate from my Mother’s Day weekend.

Even though things will be busy, I’m looking forward to spending time with both my Mother and my Mother-in-law. We are extremely fortunate to live close to family and we get to spend time with them often. I do find sometimes, that I take it for granted how often we get to see them. I catch myself sometimes browing Pinterest, checking my Instagram, or updating Facebook when I should really be fully engaged with that’s happening with the family. I’ve been in conversation before where the other person is engrossed in their smart phone and not actively listening. It is no fun. I really need to work on that!

MetLife came up with a pretty brilliant concept called the #SocialBlackout movement. The idea is stay off social media on Mother’s Day so you can give Mom the time and attention she deserves! MetLife created a Facebook event that you can join here: http://on.fb.me/ZHDxFu . The Facebook event has a really funny tagline. It says, “The only RSVP you don’t have to show up for.”

I love the idea of disconnecting for the day to focus on family. Just think, if we can spread awareness of this movement, you won’t even be missing anything on your social media sites that day.
I know that not everyone will be able to spend the day with their Mother, but I encourage you to participate anyway. You can spend some time honoring your mother in some way, or spend the day focusing on yourself. It’s amazing how much calmer and clear headed I feel when I don’t have dings and beeps from my devices going off all the time.

So I have I convinced you yet? Are you going to join me in the #SocialBlackout this Mother’s Day? You can even change your profile pictures to that cute Snoopy picture to help get the word out. MetLife has a Facebook page set-up so you can get more information: https://www.facebook.com/metlife.

I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend, no matter how you spend it!