what do i do when i turn my computer off? get offline? what is life like outside of my computer?
- work
- cooking
- dates with my man
- talking (not to myself, silly!)
- coffee with friends
- work
- leading worship
- writing songs (but not recording - that’s considered computer time!)
- coffee with friends
- long walks outside
- work
- housekeeping
- bible study
- movies - yes. and tv series on dvd, currently watching The West Wing
- coffee with friends - again!
- more work
- reading. but not really.
- calling long-distance friends
- calling blog friends (does this count??)
what do you do when you unplug??
31 responses so far ↓
Allen // August 14, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Play “chase” with the wee ones.
brandiandboys // August 14, 2008 at 2:29 pm
read
lunch with girls
pedicure
head to the park and walk a trail
hit the gym
bake
melissa irwin // August 14, 2008 at 3:12 pm
i am mommy and friend. i read a lot (lately). oh, and i’m a wife…..must not forget that!
LSOF // August 14, 2008 at 3:23 pm
you talk to people out of blogworld…Wow! that’s nifty!
Heidi // August 14, 2008 at 3:25 pm
I walk the beach
worship
pray
.99 cent spiral notebooks
a cup of tea
journal and write
sleep
take a really long bath
laugh
coffee with my friends
be still
laugh with my kids
listen
mandythompson // August 14, 2008 at 3:26 pm
melissa: yes. don’t forget the wife thing!!! did i mention that in my list??
brandi: bake? i don’t know if i’ve ever legitimately baked anything.
allen: aww… and play price is right. and play guitar!
mandythompson // August 14, 2008 at 3:27 pm
LSOF: yeah. but i don’t think it counts as unplugging time.
Heidi: i miss the beach!!! and i should’ve definitely put sleep on my list - well, more like nap.
jon mark // August 14, 2008 at 3:52 pm
drink coffee LOTS of coffee
play with my 15 month old daughter
play my Taylor 424ceSL or Korg TRITON
go golfing with my wife
do whatever needs done around the house
read
TAKE A NAP!!!
LSOF // August 14, 2008 at 3:57 pm
I don’t know unplugging time…I have to travel to Deltona for dinner with the parents, and to do laundry…[ on a side note: have you seen " My House in Umbria" my friend gave me to watch with my momma]
mandythompson // August 14, 2008 at 4:12 pm
JM: “do whatever needs to be done around the house” THAT’S RIGHT!!!
LSOF: that definitely sounds like unplugging. if you’re not on the computer, you’ve unplugged!
Natalie @ I AM (not) // August 14, 2008 at 5:28 pm
everything you do but throw in some kids and take out the worship leading and writing songs. Oh, add some wine and chocolate and bon-bons….no, that’s not right. Oh yeah, that’s when I’m asleep dreaming.
truevyne // August 14, 2008 at 5:29 pm
I wondered, until this post, whether you had children or not. Now I know. Wink!
My unplugged time? teach, study, cook, clean, laundry, nag, cajole, yammer, read, garden, work out, grocery shop, contemplate, pray, plan, sudoku. Your list makes me long for the “coffee with friends” days b.c. (before children).
Lori // August 14, 2008 at 7:31 pm
My favorite way to truly unplug is a hot bath and a book … and if the kids are in bed, I can actually do that uninterrupted!
Lei // August 14, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Any Jane Austen book
Dark chocolate
Bubble bath
Sit outside listening to locusts at dusk
Talk to much-missed friends back home
Slow down and see the world through my toddler’s eyes
Plant flowers (and swear to remember to water them this time . . .)
Wow - this list reminds me how little time I actually give to these types of things! Time to slow down I think.
Kelly // August 14, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Write
beach with the kids
write
park with the kids
talk with hubby
write
write
talk with hubby more
cook
clean
a zillion loads of laundry (five kids!)
referee (five kids!)
write some more
drink coffee
write some more
talk with hubby more, and…
write some more!
I’ve been doing a lot of writing this summer:) LOL! balancing it out with lots of beach time though:)
mandythompson // August 14, 2008 at 9:49 pm
nat: not much wine here - it’s a dry campus.
truevine: yeah. no babies yet! i’m sure my life will change drastically with the onset of motherhood. and i LOVE that you were wondering.
Lori: oh man i miss hot baths!!! ahhhhhh……
Lei: hope you get some fo that time soon.
Theresa // August 14, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Mandy….When I unplugged last night…I went to bed and then got up super early (4:30am) In California and got on a plane to OKLAHOMA!!!!!!!! Do you Hate Me??? I am here. I am seeing them all tomorrow! Want to come to a party??
tam // August 15, 2008 at 3:15 am
laundry
become a taxi for my kids
go pee
clean
wish i was blogging
cook
listen to music
write music
hang with brent (while he blogs and twitters on his iphone)
Marisa // August 15, 2008 at 4:17 am
lunch/coffee dates with friends
read
rent a movie
nap
watch FRIENDS
clean
disneyland
write
make lists
hang out with the family
play board games
go for a drive (if i feel i can afford it)
kristiapplesauce // August 15, 2008 at 4:53 am
Spend time with my husband.
mandythompson // August 15, 2008 at 9:39 am
THERESA!!!!!!!!!! I’M SO JEALOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow
Tam: do you wear yellow when you’re a taxi? just wondering
Marisa: did you know i killed all ten episodes of Friends in a nine month period. um. can anyone say “addiction?”
kristi: awwww…..
Marisa // August 15, 2008 at 2:18 pm
now that is a feat! it took me about 3 years to finish them all, mostly because i couldn’t get my hands on all the seasons for that long. but now that i have them all, i’ve watched it all the way through probably 4-5 times since christmas.
i think i need help.
mandythompson // August 15, 2008 at 2:22 pm
i think we both need help.
Marisa // August 15, 2008 at 4:12 pm
amen!
edfromct // August 15, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Beach
Dancing At the Beach Pier
Park
Sr. Center
Books
Music
Volunteer work at shelter
TV - mostly sports
X-Rated actvities after dancing at the Beach Pier
mandythompson // August 15, 2008 at 6:37 pm
you?! x-rated? no way…
alece // August 15, 2008 at 10:38 pm
i think “blog friends” and “long-distance friends” are one and the same, aren’t they?
Anna // August 16, 2008 at 8:34 am
I do the following
cook many meals a day for my children
laundry
housekeeping
grocery shop
pay bills (oh wait I do that on the computer)
talk to my mom on the phone
take my kids outside to play
lately- watch the Olympics
rarely- I go to movies
rarely- we go to a park
My life is very mundane
mandythompson // August 16, 2008 at 9:25 am
Al: with you? YES!!!
Anna: mundane? some people would LOVE mundane!!!
brainteaser // August 16, 2008 at 9:54 am
sleep
Jenni Catron // August 17, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Read… lots of reading
Running
Tennis
Cleaning (against my will)
Work (that should really be at the top of the list because it’s where most of my hours go)