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The computer versus the family

Categories: Just For Moms, Development

I spend an awful lot of time on my computer. Every day, I write posts here, submit the daily best, and conduct a full-time job solely from my computer. I like it: the efficiency, the tracking, the way that I can get tangible things done from my living room or from a cabin in the middle of the Canadian wilderness.

But this week I've reduced my computer time from about 16 hours a day to 2 or 3 max. I am on holiday from my full time job, but I have also streamlined my posting operations so I'm off the computer more quickly and can mingle with family. Truth be told, the dial up sucks, or I might be glued to the screen more.

And I've noticed something about my time away from the computer: the longer I spend away, the more relaxed I become. I am engaging in full conversations, watching small, tender moments with Nolan and his Uncle. I saw a seal's head pop up from the water yesterday...something I know I would never normally see.

I am beginning to suspect that I often sacrifice sacred family moments for too much time on the computer. I know I said yesterday that I don't make New Year's Resolutions, but this one will be small: I resolve to turn off my computer by 8 PM every night so that I can spend more time "in real life."

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