I Learned That Life Will Go On If I Don't Blog One Day

I've been doing some thinking about the ole' blog lately. I try to evaluate my activities every so often when I start to feel overwhelmed.

Then I read this and have actually seen other bloggers all over the place evaluating their own blogs and the amount of media they participate in.

Let me back up a bit, though.

I was telling my husband about a week ago how I needed a new phone - a Blackberry. I recently got a new phone so he asked why I thought I needed another new phone and one that he will have to pay extra for each month.

My response was

To check email, Twitter, Facebook, my blog and to text properly of course. It's so hard to push all those characters over and over again to get the right letter.

He kind of chuckled.
Okay, he has an iPhone.
Ancient Chinese Secret: One that has iPhone should not laugh at one that does not.
So, whatever.

Then a couple days later I told him that I thought I needed a laptop computer.

Not ever wanting to deny me anything - he's good like that - he asked why.

I responded,

Well, so I can blog and check email and Twitter and Facebook in different places, like in front of the TV or at the park or outside while the kids are playing. And take it on trips.

No chuckle this time. But I am getting a little chuckle at myself looking back on my own words.

Anyway, after a little thought, he said yes but his reasons were much different than mine! He's a thinker and thank goodness one of us is. We'd be in big trouble, otherwise.

He actually said that if I wanted a new laptop, I could get one because the kids are using the desktop much more and he doesn't like to take his laptop on trips, so he could see the use in getting me one. Plus, he wants to support my little hobby here.

Yay, me! New Laptop!

So, it occurred to me that his reasons were sound in why we would invest in a new laptop.

It also occurred to me that my reasons were, well, so I could blog more and be on the computer more.

And then what finally occurred to me is that,

What I really needed here was a little perspective.

So, after about a week of himming and hawing, I decided to hold off on both the Blackberry and laptop for a bit. Oh, I see how this "thinking things through" works - it makes you do logical things that are no fun.

Here's a thought, Janel: Limit the kid's time on the computer. AND MINE. Don't take a laptop on trips. Really these things are much more in line with my value system and it is crazy how the increased time we spend on media just sneaks up on me.

So, I learned this week that it's okay if I am not on Facebook every day, if I don't Twitter my every move and if I skip a day blogging because my life is just not that interesting.

I'm pretty sure that life will go on and I will actually get to be enjoying it instead of just talking about it in every media forum I can.

I think Spring is getting to me or something. I might have just made a practical decision.