New here and could use some help

Kathy ,
omg u look fantastic wowowow you r doing excellent yayyyy.
hmmm now about ur addiction lolol i too have it
i can be sitting here knowing i havent made my bed yet lol i guess what u can try to do is make a time limit like maybe you will be on puter 2 hrs a day from this time to that time orrrr do all the things u need to do before going on ur laptop that can be a rule almost like the kids no tv pr puter unless homework is done something like that. like GIna im addicted to OH and face book especially garden life the game im always tending to my garden lololol but i do make sure laundry is complete dinner is cooked and cleaning is done in between my computer nice to see u here

Thanks, Toni :)  Wow, I hardly recognized you!  You were the first person to write me good luck wishes for my surgery. ;)   It's nice to know so many people have this problem.  I knew I was in good company.  I like your suggestions.  I will just have to be stronger in my willpower. 

Welcome Kathy.  I can really get caught up in OH.  I get on facebook, but nothing like OH.  I just have to really try and limit it when I'm at work to my lunch break.  I could read on here all day long.  I try to get on at night just to catch up and to post the rest of my days eating on the Menus and Miles.  I have a laptop and I bring it to the living room to be social and I don't bring the plug so when the power runs out I'm through for the night!!  Works for me.  If I stay on too long, DH starts complaining.

I think having something else to do maybe outside might help.  I like to read so I always have several books at home that I can read on when my OH time is up.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Linda 

Hi Linda- You have figured out a great strategy!  Whenever I see the low battery signal on my laptop, I start scrambling for the plug!  Definitely junkie behavior!  I'm just going to force myself to get a grip and close the lid of this darn thing and get busy living my life again!

 One thing I might do that would kill two birds with one stone...(aw, poor birdy...you know what I mean!)      I need to start writing down what I eat, along with weaning myself off this computer.  So I will start posting to Roz's daily menus and miles not only my daily intake of food, but my computer progress as well!  Then I will have to be accountable and it will be there on display for all of you to see.  Nowhere to hide with that strategy!   I like it! ;)

Interesting ideas!  I love the idea of a daily post for "bookending"!  If I could tackle one 20-30 minute task a day (clean out one drawer, sort one stack of books or magazines, deep clean one part of my kitchen or bathroom, etc.) then I could really get somewhere!