I'm Back!

So I'm back! I now have internet at home again. My new laptop should be here this week and I'm way excited about that! It was a good three weeks of not having internet. In some ways, it was a really good thing and in other ways a pain in the butt!

Things I learned about NOT having internet at home:

• I am not more productive without internet! I really thought if I didn't have internet my house would be cleaner, I would get a lot more done and all that jazz! Yeah, not so much! I just found other things to fill my time with. For instance, I read alot which is great but I don't feel guilty reading for some reason so I didn't feel the need to jump up and clean, do laundry, make dinner, get things done between chapters. When I'm reading on the internet I feel guilty (why this is, I do not know?) so I do jump up between reading facebook posts, blogs and what not to actually do something more productive. So yeah, not having the internet did nothing for me in terms of having a cleaner house and being more productive! I think I'm less productive without internet!
• When you pay 90% off your bills on-line, not having internet is a pain in the rear end!
• A lot more of my life is on the internet than I realize. For instance...college, friends, bills, information and communication! I really did feel out of the loop with everyone around me because I didn't have internet.
• I did manage to re-arrange my schedule so that I don't feel the need to get on the internet the moment I wake up! Yes, I have spent a lot of time on the internet since I've gotten it back but I think doing without it was a good thing for me!
• I like reading books! I have to admit I do some much reading on-line that it had been a long time since I actually sat down and read a real book! I read a bunch of books when I was without internet and it was wonderful! Right now I'm finally reading Harry Potter! Chris bought me the whole hardcover set two years ago and I never actually read them! I'm now in the middle of book three and loving that I have picked up my love of reading again!
  

So there you have it, what I learned without internet at home for three full weeks!