I'll be taking a short break due to some personal issues I need to take care of.
I'll be back in a about a month.
Take care all
Love KB
XXXX
Friday, 4 September 2009
Thursday, 3 September 2009
MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT YOU'RE ADDICTED TO...
I stumbled upon this unfinished post which I wrote ages ago. Often I will sit in the garden with pen and paper and put down thoughts as they occur only to add them to my pile of unfinished pieces. I found this one interested as I looked back on how far I have come. I used to spend hours of my day and night on the net chatting and playing games. I'm happy to report I have cut down the time I spend on here and I limit my time to writing, visiting you lovely folk and the occasional chat.
This is what I had to say at the beginning of the year.
IS IT AN ADDICTION?
Following my previous post , I decided to do some research. I discussed my reading decline with hubby and he suggested that maybe I was spending too much time on the net. Well, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. He handed me an article on Internet addiction. I found the idea of being addicted to the internet amusing. Does this mean if I spend all my time reading instead, I will be addicted to books? I decided to read the article anyway.
Here are some of the addiction danger signs:
Do you think a lot about your online activities and anticipate the next online session?
Do you feel upset or moody when trying to control or stop your internet use?
Do you regularly stay online longer than you originally intended?
Do you use the internet as a way of escaping from problems?
Do you suffer sleep deprivation, time distortion, back strain, eyestrain or carpal tunnel syndrome from using the internet?
I'm sure I won't be alone in the blogging community when I say some of these points rang a few bells for me.
There was a 'what you can do' list at the end of the piece. One of the suggestions was to contact an online counselling service. I thought this suggestion was a bit like asking an alcoholic to attend an AA meeting in a pub. Yikes!
I decided to try a little experiment of my own. I set myself an allotment of time each day to be online and stuck to it. I don't think I was addicted to the net but I am happy to report I have cut down on my usage, I feel much better for it and I am doing much more reading and writing than I was.
Happy blogging my friends but don't spend too much time on here!
This is what I had to say at the beginning of the year.
IS IT AN ADDICTION?
Following my previous post , I decided to do some research. I discussed my reading decline with hubby and he suggested that maybe I was spending too much time on the net. Well, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. He handed me an article on Internet addiction. I found the idea of being addicted to the internet amusing. Does this mean if I spend all my time reading instead, I will be addicted to books? I decided to read the article anyway.
Here are some of the addiction danger signs:
Do you think a lot about your online activities and anticipate the next online session?
Do you feel upset or moody when trying to control or stop your internet use?
Do you regularly stay online longer than you originally intended?
Do you use the internet as a way of escaping from problems?
Do you suffer sleep deprivation, time distortion, back strain, eyestrain or carpal tunnel syndrome from using the internet?
I'm sure I won't be alone in the blogging community when I say some of these points rang a few bells for me.
There was a 'what you can do' list at the end of the piece. One of the suggestions was to contact an online counselling service. I thought this suggestion was a bit like asking an alcoholic to attend an AA meeting in a pub. Yikes!
I decided to try a little experiment of my own. I set myself an allotment of time each day to be online and stuck to it. I don't think I was addicted to the net but I am happy to report I have cut down on my usage, I feel much better for it and I am doing much more reading and writing than I was.
Happy blogging my friends but don't spend too much time on here!
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
I SAY IT BEST, WHEN I SAY NOTHING AT ALL
Yikes, I read a grand total of one book last month. Well, I have almost finished another and it was a big one.
21. Fatherhood - Bill Cosby
I appear to be having a case of writer's block and have nothing else to say...*slaps self*. Well that didn't work.
Later Gators
XXXX
21. Fatherhood - Bill Cosby
I appear to be having a case of writer's block and have nothing else to say...*slaps self*. Well that didn't work.
Later Gators
XXXX
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