to be considering giving up facebook, twitter, AND mumsnet for a year?

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I've decluttered my house. And now I feel like it would be good for me to declutter my life. I spend way too much time on the internet and it's not actually restful use of my spare time.

Oh, but I need mumsnet in a crisis I do. Maybe just facebook and twitter.

I am an addict.

You want to REST in your spare time?

Whaddabaht all the bunifghts?

Won;t you miss the bums?

my mumsnet hayday is over. oh but it was fun while it lasted.

Ha! Good luck with that!

See you in a few weeks.

I have had no internet access for 5 days....that's all, just 5 days. In EVERY situation I have found myself in (in these horrendous 5 days) mumsnet mantras have circled my head. Now I'm back online and have caught up on everything and honestly feel so much calmer!!

This started as a "Don't do it!" answer, but think I've changed my mind and will join you in shutting it all down for a while I need help!!!

yeah, rest.
y'know you're all lovely and everything but you're like little voices in my head.
wibble.

I'm envious but I think I'd be scared of finding nothing else to fill the time with.
Hope you make it to a year!

I toy with giving up the Internet from time to time. Taking breaks from being online does me a lot of good and gets me doing lots of cleaning. A whole year though? I couldn't do that.

You've inspired me though, for the rest of this week I'm not going to go online in the daytime and I'm going to limit my time online to 2hrs a night, max.

There's a site blocker thing, isn't there - but I haven't taken the plunge. Maybe I will one day.

i don't suppose any of you are going to say 'i did that and it was great' because those people aren't here.

btw, i'm not starting just yet, was thinking about a new years resolution.

YADNBU. Me too. Except Twitter, cos I don't. Bonne bloody chance. And Happy New Year!!

If you've decluttered your house, that means you could, y'know - do stuff in the time you'd normally spend online.
I tend to feel overwhelmed by the clutter and think, best just MN as sorting it is such a huge task.
I used to read books on decluttering - pre MN.

yup, actually i've still got to declutter the kitchen, but the rest of the house is nearly there. i'm enjoying the calm.

i need calm.

i've deactivate my twitter account.
just like that.

fuck that feels good.

Yay!

and so easy!

I don't think you need to get rid if you have managed to de clutter your house. I manage to throw food at my family between threads and that is about it.

I have done this kind of thing in the past - never a whole year though (few months)!
I found myself to be happier overall, mainly because the anxiety born from procratination (and vice-versa) was reduced. I bring work home often and it is certainly much easier to read a few threads on MN rather than getting on with it!
What I don't understand about myself is why I start up again. I know I need to stop again now...
I liken it to starting a diet and then falling off the wagon after about 10 weeks despite enjoying being on it. Unfortunately for me I have never managed to get to a happy maintanence position so I am either boom or bust with both my weight and my internet time-wasting habits. I'm not giving up getting to that happy place though!
The site(s) that cause the issue do change though. I completely left my biggest time waster site a few years back and have no interest at all in going back and I've always seem to have a healthy relationship with facebook (can take it or leave it/usually make a couple of short visits a week). My 'problem' site at the moment is definitely mumsnet. Followed by the daily mail .
Right - you have inspired me. I am going to get off mumsnet and the DM for a week. Starting now!

Yes, YABU, fakebook and twitter maybe but MN??? are you mad woman?

I tried giving up fb for a while (hadn't found mn at the time) I lasted 2 days, so good luck!

By all means get rid of FB and twitter but not MumsNet.

Mumsnet is NOT clutter

::tut:

why would you? I dip in and out and use it as recreation instead of telly. I like the interaction. much better than sitting on my own quietly or cleaning I still spend time in RL and at work so maybe I am not one of the most prolific having said that its not often a day goes by without some input. This is just MN by the way, can't be bothered with twitter Facebook stuff.

please don't go, your NN is one of my all time favourites, OP

but if you do go, can i inherit your name, i'll capitalise it so people will know the difference and to keep Chaos happy

what about Pinterest & Craftgawker?

You've got me thinking though OP!!!

YANBU... but only as long as you blog about it

We have had no regular Internet here for over a year (thanks bt). Means I am not a regular user of fb, twitter or even mumsnet. I have been on for last few days because we bought hideously expensive bt access, but I go for long times only able to check emails quickly on rubbish phone. I am a procrastinator so one less thing to spend hours on is good for me but I do then miss the social aspect. It is possible!