Facebook....how do you handle it?

[Hey_Its_Sara]

I used to be an open book but lately I've wanted to keep my life a lot more private since I've graduated college. There are a lot of gossip type of people that want to see me fail at moving out & finding a job on my own and they make it very known. Always asking me questions about my life etc.

I also am sick of everyone knowing who I associate with "mutual friends" where I'm living, working, basically everything about my life. It is nobody's business but mine.

HOWEVER there are certain people that I'd really like to keep in contact with and see what is going on in their lives.

I don't want to unfriend a "bunch" of people because I worry it's going to cause drama.
I"m thinking of getting rid of my facebook but I know I'll loose a lot of close contacts

is there a way to fix my privacy??
So that people can't see my mutual friends, my statuses etc.
???