Comments on: Being Busy Or How Technology Takes Over Our Lives

By: MyKidsMom

MyKidsMom — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:21:00 +0000

Great post! I fought getting a cell phone because I saw how rude the people around me could be at times when their cell phones would ring, and anything else would be instantly dropped. It made me be much more careful and deliberate when I got one myself.

Blogging can also soak up too much of my time…thanks for the reminder!

By: bethn

bethn — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:16:00 +0000

I can so identify with the getting up early for that first cup of coffee. I”m not a morning person, but I count on that 1/2 hour by myself. When I came down this morning both kids were up and I sent them back to bed until 7:00 (the time that they are allowed to leave their room in the morning). Later I just told them that it was mommy’s time and they need the rest.

By: Kit

Kit — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:31:00 +0000

I am so not a morning person. Not a night person either. Suppose I’m a solid afternoon person but there’s so much going on in the afternoon there is no way I’d find time for myself. So, as painful as it may be, I will set my alarm a little early for tomorrow. Maybe I’ll only have the time to enjoy one cup of coffee before I wake the kids but it will be a great cup!
Thanks for the prompting!
Kit

By: GJ

GJ — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:33:00 +0000

Having a cell phone makes me feel safer, so I love to have it. But I don’t really like talking on the phone (I’d rather have a face to face) so I don’t use it much for that. So my cell phone is ok.
My laptop, however is another story. God forbid if the internet is out at our house. I check email obsessively. Yes, it allows me to keep in contact with friends that live far away, and don’t have time for chats on the phone, but it also allows me to send meaningless messages to friends when I’m bored, to surf websites that really aren’t important (celeb news), and to buy lots of stuff.

So I’ve started giving myself time limits, and certain times of the day where I can use it, and I close it and don’t look back after a certain time each night. I find it sucks so much time that I don’t even realize.

By: Your Frugal Friend, Niki

Your Frugal Friend, Niki — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:10:00 +0000

I used to be really guilty of this!

Now I wish I could get rid of our cell phones. But we are in a contract so we will have to have them for awhile longer.

Everyone I know thinks I have to answer it every time it rings and don't want to! I do not want to be one of those moms who is always on the phone!

When our contract is up I am thinking of getting prepaid cells for emergency use only and not giving out the #.

I think having the cell with unlimited minutes takes away from being "present" in your life.

By: Marva

Marva — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:21:00 +0000

Thanks for the reminder of what is important. I am guilty too! Mine is probably more about the computer than the cell phone though. Thanks for the tips to work on this. Hope you’re enjoying the book! Blessings!!!