On Trends in the US

There are quite a few news items about trends in the US. There are some that are appealing to me - and that I feel part of my life:

• Buying locally grown food
• Taking advantage of free online courses (Coursera is the one I’ve enjoyed)
• Reading online books (most of my reading these days is electronic rather than printed on paper)

There are other trends that don’t jive with my life right now:

• Watching television. I was an hour of less of television per day (there was an article about hours per day trending upward with the average being 4 hours per day)
• Interacting via social media. I do occasionally look at Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest….but not daily. The content can too easily be overwhelming rather than helpful.
• Moving to ‘senior’ housing. I have no desire at all to live in an area that is not age diverse. I like have children in the area where I live.
• Exercising as part of a class or club. I’d rather formulate my days to exercise as part of the way I live my life.

Now that I’ve started thinking about trends….I’ll do the ‘next step’ thinking when I read or hear a news item about a trend in the US.  I’m feeling a little rebellious these days so I anticipate that I’ll be bucking more trends than following.