Game Plan

       It's official, and with a pang of guilt and sigh of relief, I've turned off all journal alerts. I did this dramatic maneuver this morning after deleting the 400 hundred plus alert emails I had in my box. I carefully placed everyone's journals in my favorites section in one monster list of a line.

       This way, when I sign on, I can leisurely go through and enjoy every precious comment alert I receive. I believe I'll finally be able to respond quickly and in a timely manner to the wonderful personal emails I receive. After doing this dramatic action this morning, I got home this evening and had only 7 emails. 2 comments, 3 personal emails, and 1 writers notification and 1 spam. It felt good.

       It's my fault of course, cruising through journals all these months, finding interesting and great reads. I'd come across a journal and think "Oh thats good" and click that alert me as entries are posted. Well, lets just put it this way, I clicked MANY and OFTEN and my email box soon reflected such happy go lucky clicking.

       I'll find a way to keep up with everyone. I do enjoy visiting others journals. I'm sure most of you have been comment spammed by me more then once. Thats my form of catching up when I haven't been by in a while.

       The only downside to catching up in one fell swoop like that, is that I've found more then once, something has happened to someone, something I feel I should have been on top of things right away to offer support, thoughts, congrats, you name it, and I come along a week later.

       Hmmm, maybe this is me once again admitting I'm not the Superwoman I wish I was. Having a full time job, being a full time Mommy <my entire full time job is structured around my girls schedules> attempting to fit in writing a book, keeping up with extended family, friends, life, and of course, we can't forget about those darling things that NEVER go away like laundry, dishes, mowing, and every other household chore bestowed upon me. Toss in journaling, well, that could be a part time job like hours if you let it, and at times, it seems I've done exactly that.

       In a conclusion type caveat, I guess what I'd like to say at this point in time to those who I've always read your journals. I'm still reading, and you'll know when I've been by to catch up. The times may not be as frequently, but trust me, you'll know...............

       Now, I'm taking back journaling to a more personal level. I think thats what my entries will reflect from now on. Hopefully my cutting back will afford the extra time to post more often.

       Thats all, just writing out my new game plan. Write all week, catch up with other journals sporadically when time provides and use my Sundays as comment spam catching up day~~

By the way, do you all realize just how much we all write??? Well let a person who had over a hundred alerts clicked tell it like it is.............A LOT :o)

Wait, come back, one more thing and it's important. I've really enjoyed it when some of you have written me a personal email letting me know about a special entry you've done. For those I always get right over, and I invite everyone and anyone to drop me a personal line when you've written something you want to make sure I see. Remember, I don't have my alerts anymore, so I'll be fishing in the dark so to speak~~~ Thanks!!

The written word is the choicest of all relics~~