You Are What You Post

I recently saw a Ted talk about the very idea - that people develop ideas of who you are based on what you post. It made me start thinking. I started thinking about what I am. What I post. I don't post every day about working out (but I try to stay healthy and work out a lot). I have two kids - but one of them has asked me not to post much of anything about them (teenagers!). I love chocolate. I drink wine - but prefer beer. I hike - but don't post much about it. I don't watch much TV - but have a tendency to comment when someone says something about that one and only show that I do watch (AMAZING RACE). 

I read a book recently by Chalene Johnson (Beachbody, CampDoMore, TurboKick, Turbo Fire guru). In her book, Push she talked about writing goals - but not necessarily putting in the information on parts of you that are already inherent (I work out - I don't need to make that a GOAL). 

I was wondering how these two ideas converge. Social being - and inherent actions. When I was led to the larger question. Do you post the everyday mundane? Do you put something on facebook that is almost too normal? Do my friends really believe that I am a jet-setting (I've gone on a trip almost every month so far this year and have more planned), Snowboarding Shred Betty, single person who is out on the town every night?

I hope not. Because that is why I believe some people can begin to feel somewhat inadequate - when their "mundane" life doesn't live up to what someone else wrote about their fabulous life on facebook. 

The reality in my world tonight? My kids are fighting. I'm done playing referee. Someone is going to get hurt. I said it. I sound like my mom - I said I never would. My hair looks awful and I certainly wouldn't post a pic of me right now. We are wasting time as they stare absent-mindedly at the TV while they grouse about the fact that I don't have anything good to eat in the house. I am trying to ignore them - as I write a blog about...my daily nothingness.