My Foolproof Web Diet

January 4, 2010

After a year which ended in an orgy of Internet indulgence on my part, I’m going on a web crash diet. I’ll admit I spent the past few weeks of 2009, staying up until the small hours chatting with Mericans on Facebook about 12 Men, scanning the web for news about 12 Men, watching clips of 12 Men and drooling over yet another, picture, report or snippet of news about …you guessed it.

Enough already. I’ve gorged on the web and it has to stop – I want to end my addiction and go back to real life. 🙂 So, here are my resolutions:

1. I will update the blog once a week maximum and no more unless something momentous happens.
2. I will keep off the Evil Time Sucking Demon called Facebook
3. I will not waste time enjoying myself on C19 reading about crinkles and peaches.
4. I will avoid all writing blogs, including those of dear friends and those which offer (another) startling insight into my writing which I know won’t work for me and will only make me gibber in a corner, feeling inadequate.
5. I will spend all my spare time and energy going to the gym, drumming up lucrative new copy business and being a nicer person around my family. Oh, and possibly writing a new book.

Now, just one final glance at those Amazon rankings, a quick scan of the latest news about Richard Armitage and a final check of my five email accounts and I can start work…

Comments

1. On January 4th, 2010 at 8:59 am
   Jude Says:
   

   Well done Pip (fab to hear of you watching 12 men on the sofa as Festive treat!) Re the web time-sucking, I hear you. And am of the same opinion/plan of action. It’s a devil in html form that slowly sucks away writing time…(in a very pleasant fashion). But I too must stop. And intend to. But I will pop by now and again to spur you on. Now go switch off the wireless router. I expect another amazing book by February, no pressure!
   jx

2. On January 4th, 2010 at 9:38 am
   liz Says:
   

   I hear you….good luck – you’ll do well if managed to cut things in half me thinks 🙂
   lx

3. On January 4th, 2010 at 10:07 am
   Phillipa Says:
   

   Haven’t lasted long, have I? I’d go mad *without* the web, I fear….

4. On January 4th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
   Debs Says:
   

   I only managed to stay away from the computer for 24 hours and had so many emails and catching up to do, I don’t think I want to do it again. (That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it). x

5. On January 5th, 2010 at 4:39 am
   Phillipa Says:
   

   Debs – when we go to the Lakes we have no Internet access but that doesn’t stop me checking Mail via my phone every few hours. Now, I really am off to do some writing…

6. On January 5th, 2010 at 6:24 am
   Christina Phillips Says:
   

   LOL that picture made me laugh!! Good luck staying off the internet… I really need to cut down my surfing time but it never seems to happen!!!