I just read this article Wait! Stop! It's All Too Much!
I came across it via author Alison Kent who recently decided to take a day off each week from the internet.
Go check out the article. At the end of it, there are some instructions and a video to watch. Try it. I won't spoil it here, but will post in the comments.
What about you? Are you feeling overwhelmed? How do you cope? And do you have internet free days?
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Spoiler!!! Don't read until you've watched the video.......
It's a nifty little exercise.
I noticed there was some sort of altercation but did not see the gorilla until I watched it a second time. Made me wonder, what do we miss in our lives? What do we fail to see about our children when we're focused on other things - like chores and assignments and workbooks?
I seem to have internet free weeks lol. Your months off are very sane :)
My blog is always secondary to real life, mainly because I use my blog as a way of keeping tracks of links and things I want to remember.
And my email is much more manageable since we changed ISPs in the fall; I have the occasional dribble of spam, but nothing near what it used to be.
Probably the best thing for me has been not getting sucked into a board. They are wonderful communities, but just not for me right now with three young children and a farm.
I wanted to comment because I so appreciate your words of wisdom on the Van hs Yahoo group and I almost never comment there.
I find that I need to stay home at least two days a week or I feel just frazzled. I know as a homeschool I should be "home" but it rarely seems to work that day. I notice the kids are much more relaxed and happy on the weeks we're home a bit more.
I'm not sure about going internet free but I'm sure that would help too!
Thanks for the link!
I've been "internet free" here more than when I lived in the states. It started because my computer is slower than anything, but now it's more of a choice. I find I really get more done and feel less stressed. But somedays I simply have to see life outside of Sicily!
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