I tried something last week. To give some back story, during times when I am not feeling well I find myself gravitating towards the computer. I can catch up on news, friends, etc so that I do not feel so disconnected from the world. Well, lately I have found myself wasting time on the computer even when I am feeling better, no more migraine, stomach bug, strep. So to my experiment...last week I decided to minimize my computer time. I would only check Facebook, news outlets, and friends blogs twice a day. Once in the morning and another time in the late afternoon/evening. Needless to say, productivity increased around the house. I made a run to goodwill with items that I had collected from the closet I had cleaned out and organized. I still need to work on the playroom and storage area, but I just haven't made myself go there yet. The storage area is a big project as it mostly involves reorganizing the file cabinet and going through all the papers stored within. I need to spend less day time on the computer, but it is something for me to do when I, for example, am eating lunch alone. I will be on less time next week while the kids are off for spring break. I just find that I am not always disciplined enough not to spend 30 minutes tooting around on the computer. Now, some of it is actual work time when I need to pay bills and such but the vast majority is just time wasted. Not sure what to do about this except pray that I will start to use my time more wisely.
Well, I am off again as my dryer is beeping at me and I must get some work done today. The hubby is having friends from work over on Thursday night and I have to get this place in shape. It is mostly in shape, but laundry and dishes get out of hand the most if I start to ignore them. Have a most excellent Holy Week all!
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