I don't feel it is wasting time look at has using your brian in a different way Happy

Mona, just think what it would look like here if all we did was quilting? There would be nothing to see here. I agree with you it is time well spent. As you always learn something. If you have a question, you get it answered sometimes before you get to your quilting.

Margarita in Auburn, CA

What am I doing right now - wasting time looking at the TQS forum - I do that a lot, come to think of it it is not wasting time - I need a break from quilting and its good to know there are other folk out there doing the same, Thank you all you lovely people who post. I especially like when someone gives a good tip or recommends another Quilting related IT site - then of course that takes more time to look around that.
I have come to realise it is time well spent!

suehenyon wrote:
Ditto, ditto!! Sue, if you find this timer-let me know. I need one too!!
eileenkny

My goodness, I think I spend too much time on the computer :shock: I get on the computer at 5 am, I am usually on it for at least an hour.
I should be cutting out fabric for a quilt that I am making for a client. I have bring dml to the grocery store and then to the Dr.s, then I will cut out the rest of the fabric.
I too have been trying to get my life or should I say my time organized. Debbie

I went through a INTERNET DEPRIVATION period cause my computer died...I could not get on to post... I think I made up for it today.

My god I am not the only one then, I thrilled to know that I can tell you .........I just think that now I am retired what the hell I can do what I want so there !!!!!LOL LOL

I kind of blow hot and cold on using the net/computer and not. I have gone through periods where I spent way more time on sites like TQS, reading about quilting, than I did quilting. And, of course, there are lots of other quilt sites. As much as I enjoy watching the shows on this site, my infrequent blog posts and checking out the forum, I finally figured out that if I don't quilt much then I won't be able to contribute to the site at all. I have so many projects going right now, that my internet activity has got to be cut way back.
Effective time management is a great tool, but face it, the day just doesn't get any longer no matter what we do!

I'm on the computer every day checking email. I don't do alot of shopping on-line, spend only maybe 15 minutes at TQS unless I decide to watch a show. But I DO tend to check email a few times a day.

I usually knit or do hand sewing while I watch a TQS show. I have a game called Snood that I play on my computer that eats up ALOT of time. It's my one guilty pleasure and I DO waste lots of time playing it. The way I tend to justify it is that I play while listening to the news on the TV!

I try to do something while watching TV such as fold laundry, so I'm never just sitting there. It IS tricky ballancing it all!

Nancy in Finally Above Freezing Western NY

I spend way too much time on my PC surfing the web--mostly for quilt related stuff. Since I have Media Center on my PC, I can watch TV on my PC monitor in a separate window while I'm surfing. My PC is located in the office side of my loft, with the sewing area on the opposite side. So, I can watch TV and sew and surf concurrently. I do not need to print the quilt patterns that I have saved online--I just leave the documents open on my PC monitor.

I also use my PC for lots of other things, including volunteer work for my church and the math museum. So, it's not all a guilty pleasure. Today, I spent most of the day setting up and testing a weekly automatic backup of my PC--necessary, but certainly not fun!

One of the things I want to do this year is manage my time better. I usually don't get on the internet every day because it eats up too much of my time. I can sew while I watch TV, so that's not too much of a problem. I usually put callers on speaker phone so I can sew while I'm talking. I REALLY want to get more quilts finished!!! I also don't do Facebook--my daughters do and I get all the family news from them! LOL

I'm too tired to quilt during the week because of a quite demanding job. But I do spend about an hour on the computer, late in the evenings before going to bed. I play with fabric and threads for about 3 hours on saturdays and sundays (but only if I don't have family visiting, or go out).

Lorchen

I will sew some then out the net and then sew I do have a tv in my sew that I listen to when I sew and when I on the computer Happy

I'm supposed to be upstairs on the longarm right now. I'm on a new laptop and I'm watching The View. What does that tell you? I need an intervention!!!
eileenkny