to blog or not to blog

Well the jury is still out on this one, I think i will probably carry on. However I have made a couple of decisions-
1. to spend a lot less time on the internet
I love the fact that you can find anything on the internet, it's a great tool, but it's become a bit of an addiction. I've been spending too long in cyber space which means less time to get things done in the real world. Which then creates stress and frustration about not having enough time.It's not a case of having too little time, it's a case of time management.The more ideas etc i find on the internet the more frustrated i become about not having time to complete them- it's a vicious circle. Too much choice, a lesson in the need to keep things simple.

2. spend a lot less time on facebook
stay on facebook in order to keep in touch with people but don't get caught up in all the other activities/ quizes/commenting on people's status and my own all the time.I'd got to the point that i was on there checking for replies, making comments etc more than once a day, occasionally several times a day...why?????

3. Continue converting my blog into hard copy to keep.
I did a few more pages last night. It was great rereading old entries and looking back at the photos. The good thing about writing the blog is that it has captured so many memories that might otherwise have been forgotten.

4.Close the etsy shop
I know- i only just opened it!!! But I honestly don't know what i was thinking- I just haven't got the time. Workwise we're really busy- I'm definitely not complaining, especially with so many people loosing work at the moment- but I know that to keep the business going, and to grow it we need to put in time and energy- lots of it. It doesn't mean I'm going to stop creating- far from it but I shouldn't have given myself the extra pressure of trying to create extra things to try and sell. Also I noticed something interesting almost as soon as I'd set it up, after the initial buzz of making a sale, it was a burden. I think perhaps I need to keep the creative stuff and money separate, the same feelings have crept in before after periods of selling at craft fairs / online etc- admitedly after longer time spans, but perhaps this is a lesson i have to learn. Keep the creative stuff for myself and to give away, but don't try and use it as a money making scheme.

feeling weird about blogging

Hi, I'm still here. The hard work paid off and the falconry festival was a great success. This week we're trying to do all the follow up and tie up loose ends then we can finally have a few days break... yipee!
I'm feeling really weird about blogging at the moment though, I've recently finished reading a book by Ben Elton called "blind faith" and it's really got to me. It's set in the future, but it's clevery written and scarily not that far removed from where we are right now. Elton describes a time where it's law to make everything about your life public, privacy is seen as a perversion. It's really made me think about facebook and blogging, and why I'm involved in these things. I've never read a book that's really made me stop in my tracks like this. Up until now I've always seen blogging, especially, as such a positive thing, a chance to share ideas, learn new things and make "friendships", and I know this is still true but I'm just questioning whether I want to carry on or not.
I've started to convert my blog posts into a hard copy using "my photobook" and when i'm done i will get it printed to keep, I'm really looking forward to that.
Maybe my doubts are also to do with lack of time at the moment, and in a week or 2 i may hopefully feel refreshed and keen to carry on - who knows?

Stop the world i want to get off!

Things around here are mad, crazy, busy- hence the lack of posts for a week or so. There's all the usual family things going on, plus because it's the end of term there's school trips, summer fairs and parents' evenings. On top of this Maisie will be starting school in September, so there's meetings, a home visit from her teacher and story times in school to attend, uniform to buy etc.Work-wise, we're getting ready to exhibit at the falconry festival next weekend in Reading, which means lots of running around to printers, framers etc , and lots of phone calls to be made, emails to be sent and lists to be written.The whole list making thing has spiraled almost out of control!
Everything that's going on is positive really, so it's not that I'm complaining, I'm just having to juggle more balls than usual, which is getting to me a bit.Running has been dropped down the list of priorities and I'm definitely missing it. I'm eating too much cake - sugar boosts- and consequently my tummy is growing, and I feel sluggish. Housework- well it's best to just not mention that.
The reality is that once the festival is over things will calm down considerably, so I'm just hanging in there for that. Joe and Maisie have been really good considering how hard we've been working over the last few weeks. Frequently Andy's not been around at tea-times and bedtimes which has been quite trying at times.To make up for it , and also to give us a break I've booked a last minute caravan holiday in Cornwall for a few days when school finishes.Joe and Maisie are very excited as we hadn't planned to go away in the summer. I just made a spontaneous decision a couple of days ago, then trawled the internet looking for a bargain. And now I just can't wait!