Digital Media and Me

Digital media is part of my everyday life. As a working mom of 5 kids, I use digital media to help me keep track of everything and to make my life easier. I often begin my day by checking my email and making sure there is nothing that needs to be addressed. My email is full of reminders and notifications about bills I need to pay, appointments for the kids, sales I may want to check out and packages that are arriving. 

After I check my email, I often visit Facebook to check up on friends and family. I love seeing pictures and videos of my friends and family. It helps me feel like I can keep connected to them even if we don't talk everyday. I also try to post pictures of me and my children and all of our activities so family and friends can keep updated on what is going on with us. I also love how you can see things you posted in the past and compare that to now. I love seeing how my kids are growing and changing. 

I visit Amazon throughout my day. Anytime I think I may need something, I will check out prices on Amazon. I will often add items to my cart as a reminder that I thought I needed it or to come back to it later. I sometimes find that I didn't need that item after all and sometimes I will order it later. I will also use Facebook market place to check out items I need and want to buy at a good price. 

I work overnights at Walmart and I use my Amazon music app to listen to my playlists and podcasts that I am interested in. Being able to listen to stuff at work makes my nights fly by and allows me to enjoy the time I spend at work. I love the Amazon music app!

I find most of my reactions to digital media are positive. Digital media enhances my life and makes it easier to navigate all of the craziness of this life. My only negative reaction to digital media is it makes it hard for me to put my phone down. I often find myself unable to disconnect from my phone for any length of time because I am so dependent on using it to make my life easier. 

Growing up we relied on commercials to find out about new products. But now the use of social media and influencers have allowed the marketing industry to expand and to find new ways to advertise and get the work out about their products. I cannot tell you how many times my kids have wanted to try something simply because someone they watch on YouTube or Tiktok had a video about it. Digital media is everywhere and because of the digital age we live in, it is influencing people younger and younger.