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Saturday, October 17, 2009
contemplating...
I'm sick of blogs. Sick of facebook. Sick of all the time I waste on the computer. I regret the time wasted because I KNOW I should be doing more with my kids, my house, and my life! I don't like feeling like I have to go to the computer to find out what's going on in my friend's and family's lives! I know moderation is the key, but I've got to figure something out. My family is suffering. My attitude stinks and my energy is lacking! I want to keep the blog because I truly want to remember the things that we've done that I LIKE or at least how I made it through the things that I don't LIKE. So, I'm contemplating some changes. I find myself coming back OFTEN to see all of your comments and for some reason I don't want to live like this anymore. I might go private for a while and not invite anyone. I might look into just making photo books with all that I want to remember. I don't know, but something has got to change! I need discipline, a schedule, some order in my chaotic life! I may just be in a bad mood and change my mind tomorrow, but right now this is what I'm contemplating.
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I go through this all the time. I feel like I need to make some big dramatic change but then I don't want to quit blogs and facebook because of the legit uses for them (keeping a history, contacting someone.)
I love reading your blog - but if you went private I'd just call you more since I now have long distance on my home phone! Woot wooty woot :)
I have a close friend who felt the exact same (spending way too much time on the computer) and the way she solved the problem was to not allow comments on her blog anymore. Now she posts when she wants to with just stuff she wants recorded for her family. People are free to view it, but since she isn't getting comments she isn't on the computer constantly checking to see what others wrote. She also doesn't feel the pressure to comment much on other peoples blogs because she doesn't get comments on hers. Taking out the whole comment part of blogging has freed up a lot of time for her. She still blogs and leaves comments -just once in awhile when she really wants to. Anyway - just an idea! For me, I hardly ever do facebook. I spend enough time on the computer blogging (and it's something I enjoy) but I can do without anything else.
Hope you figure it out! Life is so busy and I think we all struggle with how to spend our time. I love your honesty Liz!
(sorry I wrote a book)
You're just feeling bad because we haven't had any running therapy for FOUR WEEKS. How could it have been so long? I don't know, but it stinks. Missing you. I've been feeling similarly, but then I pray about it and feel like staying with it, so for now, I am.
Although I do not wish this on anyone, I am glad to know I am not the only one feeling the same way. I stopped blogging for a while for that exact reason. Discipline maybe the key. I think you have GREAT ideas! I also agree with Erin's comments about what her friend now does with allowing comments. You aren't alone. I think you should do what you think is right and I think you are on the right track. :) I sure do love you and I think you are a great mom, especially when you recognize your challenges and how to go about overcoming them! XOXOXOXOX
I know. My sink if full of dishes, the floor needs to be swept, the laundry changed, lesson for Primary, kids in the bath,... the list goes on and here I am checking what Aunt Liz is up to. I love to see what you are up to, and the dishes can wait, but not much longer.(:
It is a waste of time, but maybe it's therapeutic somehow? A little guilty pleasure sometime?
Liz, when I went private, I was way less into blogging because the results weren't so immediate. . . people only checked my blog every couple weeks, so things really slowed down and I didn't feel super obsessed by it.
Please don't stop! I love knowing a bit about what you and other family members are up to! It can be a time wAter for sure, but it's such a great tool at the same time.
Maybe you need some chocolate!
Oooohhh. Liz. I'm sorry but can totally relate just like all you cute friends and family that have already commented. I liked your idea of keeping it like a journal and only blogging on Sunday. Facebook more than that though!
Hi Liz! I actually had Paul change my FB password and only he knows it. I ask to get on every once in awhile and I've found that the addiction is now broken and I don't miss it. At first I did, but it got better quickly.
I like blogging though... I think b/c I like to write. You should only do it if you enjoy it though. Not for the comments (although they are nice), not b/c you feel obligated, etc.. If it is a chore, then forget about it :)! (Though I would miss reading it... really.)
I find that women really can't connect in the same way that they used to, at least not where I live, anyway. Is that why we blog and read other's blogs.. to find connection in an otherwise disconnected week?
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