Stitching Together My Mind
Posted by Cottontimer on 18 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Me, Problogging
Something in my life is off balance. For one thing, I’m sick again for the third time in as many months. Actually, I was sick for almost all of January which extended into February, and now I’m sick again in March. Sure, I could blame it on Stephen who almost always gets sick first followed by us. He’s in school full days now and is exposed to a lot more germs because he also mixes with older kids on a daily basis. But I think part of my physical weakness has to do with my mental weakness as well
I’ve become too engrossed with work. I’m online from 9 am until 1 to 2 am at night with frequent interruptions in between, mostly to tend to Stephen’s needs. And seriously, I really am hard at work not just surfing around wasting time. I’m constantly reading and reading and reading for fodder that might be good for my own blogs or others’ (those in the channels I manage at b5media). By around 11 pm, my eyes are often blurred and I am squinting at the screen.
Why am I working so hard when there’s really no need? It’s not like I have a high-powered career going here. Or do I? If you know, tell me.
It’s been fun being really involved in projects that have little to do with childminding but I am getting tired. I need to regroup, find the mind that knew how to relax without a shining laptop screen, and take some deep breaths. First thing I’m going to do this week is to return to stitching. I’ve got enough stash to last me five lifetimes and it would be nice if I actually got around to it before the fabric and other materials rotted.
So here’s my pledge:
I pledge to turn off the computer at 10 pm every night so I can read or do some stitching before going to sleep at 12.
Wish me luck!
*Current time is 10:55 pm. ARGH
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Wow. If I spent that much time on the computer, I’d probably be blind with carpel tunnel syndrome. How do you do it?
Take care Hsien… Internet addiction is real and it can really harm you, it chews away at your sleeping and general living time! I should know, it’s really impeded upon my studies.
It’s good that you are planning to take steps to limit your use, try programming your computer to shut down automatically as opposed to just promising to turn it off (it gives you 10 minutes warning and a little countdown so you have time to finish whatever you are doing first). And maybe try not switching it on until 9:30 instead of 9…
Good luck!
Oh, I wish you luck! I thinking Baldman is wishing away the day he introduced me to all this blogging and such, because I’m addicted, too! We need balance, for ourselves and our families. I’m wishing you balance, and discipline, and time to step away a bit and relax. I want you to be healthy!
Luck! Let us know how it goes. I, for one, can use any tips you care to pass along. (10:59pm PST)
Oops, make that 10:39. But I am shutting down my computer right now. Really I am.
I was wondering what had happened to your stitching…yes, it’s a really good idea to go back to doing it again.
The problem is that it can be difficult when your eyes are tired…which may mean you get to bed a bit earlier, possibly another reason why you keep getting ill is lack of rest! I don’t need to tell you that!
Kailani: lol I’ve done that for most of my working life. When I was studying for my PhD, I spent all day on the computer doing statistical analysis or writing papers. Only my year in the lab gave me a break from the screen for a few hours a day.
Rosie: Thanks for the support!!
Kerri: Yeah, time to step back and think about what’s important in life. I want b5 to succeed but not at my own expense. I really don’t care THAT much.
Sheila: I’m guessing some alcohol might help. ha ha ha!
Snowy: Well, I stopped stitching for a long time when Stephen was born, picked it up for a little bit in Vietnam, then dropped it again when work got too busy. I love working again but there’s got to be some personal indulgences, right?
You’re so right about tired eyes at the end of the day. I used to never stitch at night because the light was never good enough to do so. I’ll have to see how it goes and I’ll have to see what pattern to start on. The teapot one I was working on before doesn’t really appeal to me right now…. Maybe something cute and easy will get me going again.
Yeah… what Kerri said about balance and all that. (And no, I don’t regret introducing her to blogging. Skype, maybe.
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Bald Man: I’m balancing myself out this week and am going to start by being more selfish with my time. See ya, b5!
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