What did people do before....

What did people do before they had computers and mobile phones?

Lately I have been thinking about something quite a bit. More in a reflective sort of way or a wondering way. Not all depressed and sigh-worthy.....

Anyhow, I'm already going on too much.

A part of me doesn't want to ask this question cos I feel like I might seem pathetic (one last time for those up the back this is not a pity party post). I think I am just FINALLY getting it outta my head and out into the web so it can get tangled up there and not in between my ears. :)

Here is my little story.....

I wondered the other day. "What did I do before having the internet and a mobile phone". Let's break this up into 2 parts shall we.....

1. The internet (emphasis net)

I get up in the morning and feed Levi whilst going online. Basically every feed I am on the net. Plus a lot of time snuck here and there. At night when the kids go to bed.....on.the.net.till. bed.time.....sigh

I am finally at the stage where I feel like I have 'read it all'. BUT yet I am snared.....it is like I have to be on the net!

I do know when I am not online I do get a lot done but still I have this niggling 'just quickly jump on the net' feeling.

So, how to do I re-train myself and not go online so much? I feel I got into this terrible habit of 'escaping' to be online. Some reasons/past experiences that I know led me here but how do I lead myself away. I guess more importantly how do I stop thinking about this? Now it is this ingrained habit.

Getting it out now and semi re-reading I think it may seem like I should just stop.

Stop....

Hmmm suggestions have been made "Limit yourself to when the kids are in bed only". Tried that.

Time yourself....been there, done that.

I wish we didn't have a computer at all but that really would be foolish. I need to have the self discipline and not just remove the opportunity therefore I would learn nothing.

The main thing I keep thinking about is the kids. I do have the added disadvantage that they play so well like soooooooo well together so they kinda keep each other occupied but I am worrying about the lasting memories. Mummy always on the pc :(

Plus, I can't just 'snap' out of it and suddenly be this switched on mummy go, go homeschooling doing fantabulously wonderful HS projects from 9-3 then cooking these wonderful homemade healthy meals. Having family sing-a-longs after dinner. Ha! Am I just dreaming?

So I am trying to 'snap' out of it now rather than waiting till the 11th hour (bad habit I got into in school) when the children simply must have my all the time busy with them.

Ramble over, share your thoughts please.

p.s the 'old' me (when I was living at home and only dad had the computer'......I think I did watch a lot of tv but I also read and did crafty things i.e cross stitching, old fashioned hand written letters to friends etc.

Shamed to admit but if I did get into those things again. I still sit there thinking about the stupid computer!!

2. Mobile. Ben and I sms a lot. Not necessarily a bad thing

But those 2 things combined I feel very 'successfully marketed' in a way.

Entertainment driven. I really hate that and that would be the thing that annoys me the most. I give Ben a hard time about this but I am probably worse in some ways.

Don't get me wrong. I am busy with the kids, washing, cooking, tending to the yard (pooper scooping and my raking obsession)....you know the list.

Seems like I have lost sight of what I want to do and what I am actually doing.

I honestly sit here and think 'those who are much more self disciplined....what the heck do they do?'

No tv, timed or limited pc time and no mobile or only kept for safety......what do you do! Please share and now realize I am really obviously not busy enough and I do have too much time on my hands!

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My biggest baby is 5 tomorrow and we are surprising him with Puffing Billy.

Levi has cut his first tooth so is starting solids now (goodbye sweet smelling poos *sob*). Also commando crawling and up on all 4 all the time. Sooooo cute!

The girls are very cute and amazingly so Ashley is now in size 3 pants (her waist is still size 1 though).