I have joined up on Facebook . . . mostly because it allows me to chat with family (and that aspect alone has made it addicting!) and catch up with old and new friends. The upside to it lately has been this game I've been playing on it. Yes, Cafe Ville. It's mindless in so many ways and often times aggrevating because the system slows down or swallows up my stuff to never be seen again. Anyway, being ill (as I have been and no longer am, thank God - and thank you for all your well-wishes!) provided the wasted time I needed to goof off on-line in a different area than blogging.
The game, after a few days, has really started to disinterest me . . . as I feel better I am wanting to engage in real life more.
Perhaps I do not have an addiction . . . and that is a good thing!
Because, I now realize, too, that blogging has taken way too much of my time . . . before Facebook. And, being on FB as made me waste so much time that I'd have spent writing here and reading other blogs. I do not want to not do either so I'll have to limit my time altogether.
I've realized I have a lot of time to waste and I'd rather use it up doing more productive things in real life. In order to do that, I have to manage my time more wisely. So, that said, I am going to do both, but more restricted than before. I know every single one of you knows what this "struggle" entails so I know I do not have to say much about it, for which I am thankful.
For now, I'm reading "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins (because Teenie has asked me to so that we can talk about the story and characters . . . so I'm busy reading . . . and it's a gem of a book thus far). Tomorrow I join the world of Bunko. Never played before so this should be interesting (Notice: I did not say "hard" - apparently if you can roll dice and count to six, you will likely win!). Anyway, as with many things in my life and perspective: I play games to have fun; if I win, fine; if I lose, I congratulate the winner.
Keep things pleasant out there, because people are precious, and, life is worth living.
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I relate totally. Spend hours clicking back and forth between FB and blog. Never play the games though. I do not trust them.
I can really relate too! I spend way too much time reading blogs and playing on fb! I need to back off from them too and be more productive!
So agree!
Me too! I find myself filling most any slow moment with FB or reading blogs. However, I made the mistake of playing Farmville and it took months to get it out of my system!
Bunko...always wanted to join a group.
I do know that I love blogging with ya so do not go too far or be gone too long!
People are precious and so are YOU!
Wouldn't have "met" you and so many dear others were it not for the blogs.
I never got in to the FB games as I knew I couldn't add more.
It's good to take stock once in a while. I too want to find time for other fun and necessities.
Well, I'm the idiot who has not one but TWO facebook accounts - one for family and one for blog buddies. Plus I have to keep up the blog and copying out pages and pages of Story of A Soul is going to get tiresome - I need some fresh material. And to get my housework done - my kitchen floor has not been mopped since August!!!
Tomorrow is going to be a busy day.
(Hope we can chat on FB teehee!)
managing online time is always a struggle, dear. thanks be to God that you recognize how precious REAL life is. and i agree with allison, blogs bring us together with some really great people who we might never have met. but we MUST pray not to forget the things that are right in front of our faces. i think this is such a big issue in our world today and unfortunately, technology isn't going anywhere. so we just have to put restrictions on ourselves. i give myself a time limit and right now i am 18 mins. over my self-imposed time limit. so i must be going. i have stories to read with little people. and valentines day things to put out.
toodles.
and hugs.
ps. might i say outloud that i HATE facebook???
sorry.
ps. i never got a chance to "toast" you this weekend. instead i cleaned and organzied the WHOLE loft. fabric. school stuff. craft stuff. etc. but it looks great! who knows when i'll open that dang bottle of wine....
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