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Candy Edition! I was thinking about my Mom's 50th birthday party.  It was a wonderful memory because I worked really hard on it and planned it for 9 months to make it great for her.  Because she didn't have a 25th wedding anniversary, I knew I was going to go all out for her 50th.  I had family, friends, people from high school, co-workers (ones I knew she liked! 😁) and I loved seeing her face when she would see people she hadn't seen in a long time.  One of the biggest hits that people talked about for years after were the retro candy baskets on every table.  I bought ones that I knew were her favorites as well as looking at what were popular at the time.   People lost their minds and were squealing like kids when they saw their favorites. I got all of the candy through Candy Favorites website and it's always so fun to look through. I was perusing the site, I was thinking of what stuff I'd want in the baskets on my table for a party like Mom's: Cher...

Hump Day Poll: Social Media Turnoffs



I don't know if it's just me but there are a few things I see repeatedly on IG, that drive me up a wall.  

1)  Snapping their fingers in a long pause to show a transformation.  (Also throwing a blanket then showing the made bed or chucking a roll of wallpaper at a bare wall to show the finished wall type crap.)  Can you imagine if I left out all of the details of the horror of a bathroom remodel like Monday's post and just snapped my fingers and was like "we had some challenges but look at this after!"  Skipping the process gives unrealistic expectations and will cause me to immediately scroll past or block an account out of sheer irritation.

2). Wagging their finger no to show you their 'better' way.  I think I may be guilty of this in one or two MKK videos but it was before EVERYONE started doing it and the way it comes across to me is super condescending depending on execution.  There's this middle aged dude who does gardening tips and he does his finger wag so over the top that he makes me want to throw my phone or fight him in the garden.  You know that golden retriever that dude trained to make it look like he's a big charging flumper that always knocks him over "unexpectedly?"  I want to do that to the garden dude while he's filming his next video.

Ahh, clearly therapy is helping. 😆

What are some of your social media pet peeves?


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  1. I just plain hate that more videos for these shorts are shot in vertical and more of those are being made than regular videos now. When cellphone video first started we all thought it was funny and a mistake when someone filmed that way but now it's becoming a standard and I hate that. I even find myself doing it and I hate that too!

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  2. The main thing that comes to mind is I cannot stand Tik Tok. I don't like most social media but that one gets under my skin real quick.

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