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to LJ or not to LJ
Oct. 24th, 2006 10:44 amDear readers, it has been two and a half weeks since my last posting, and I confess I'm considering giving LJ up. Its not so much the posting that gets me...I don't think anyone including myself seriously cares about the intervals between postings. But the reading! I haven't been on top of it for MONTHS. And I feel guilty each time I log in. There is just no way for me to catch up without seriously committing myself to setting aside time every day...and that time is already spoken for. I've been reading a ton for work and committees, and am genuinely trying to learn the drums. Plus, every day I spend writing on LJ, is a day I don't seem to actually do any other sort of writing.
And I've decided, crazy as it seems, to sign up for National Novel Writing Month. Have I ever tried to write a novel? Nope. Do I like writing? Have I secretly dreamed of writing a book? Am I a person who writes better with structured motivation? Yep. Yep. Yep. Worst case scenario? I write one day for a half an hour. Which is more than I would have otherwise.
And speaking of time consuming activities I don't want to give up...my boyfriend is moving up from San Francisco in three weeks! We are actually going to get to date! I can't wait! With this there is a temptation to start worrying about how to find the balance of it all, how to take things at the right tempo and not rush it, etc, etc. But as much as I want to do this right, I don't think worry is the proper technique. So I've been keeping the wise advice of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jillbertini, I plan to remember to BREATHE.
What I really want from LJ, is for it to email me my friends posts...so I can just delete them after I read them, or save them until I have time to reply. I really don't like the way the current friends page has no way of managing what you have read already, or keeping track of where you left off. Suggestions anyone?
And I've decided, crazy as it seems, to sign up for National Novel Writing Month. Have I ever tried to write a novel? Nope. Do I like writing? Have I secretly dreamed of writing a book? Am I a person who writes better with structured motivation? Yep. Yep. Yep. Worst case scenario? I write one day for a half an hour. Which is more than I would have otherwise.
And speaking of time consuming activities I don't want to give up...my boyfriend is moving up from San Francisco in three weeks! We are actually going to get to date! I can't wait! With this there is a temptation to start worrying about how to find the balance of it all, how to take things at the right tempo and not rush it, etc, etc. But as much as I want to do this right, I don't think worry is the proper technique. So I've been keeping the wise advice of
jillbertini, I plan to remember to BREATHE.What I really want from LJ, is for it to email me my friends posts...so I can just delete them after I read them, or save them until I have time to reply. I really don't like the way the current friends page has no way of managing what you have read already, or keeping track of where you left off. Suggestions anyone?
