The state of me

[norwich36]

This is just a heads up that I'm not going to be around much for a while. There are lots of rumblings in my workplace about potential layoffs, and to try to solidify my future employment prospects I have taken on a major work project that's going to be eating a lot of my free time. I'm actually trying to limit my online time to about 45 minutes a day, and while it's been a painful three-day experiment so far, it is quite remarkable how much I've gotten done in the time I'm usually online, so I'm going to try to remain disciplined about it. (We'll see if that lasts more than a week, but I'm going to try).

So I'm afraid that's going to mean I'm going to be posting a lot less and commenting a lot less. I imagine I'll still post brief SV and SPN reviews--some addictions are just impossible to break--but I'll be slower in responding to comments, and I'm guessing that it's unlikely I'll be collecting any reviews for eat_crow that aren't posted by Friday at midnight pacific time--so please do post your own reviews to the community if you'd like them there.

Comments

[duskwillow.livejournal.com]

Good luck with your work project!

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I appreciate all the positive vibes I can get.

[skuf.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about the job situation - I hope you'll be one of the lucky ones!

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[mskatej.livejournal.com]

I will miss you, Nora!!

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

I'll miss you too! Well, for as long as I hold out, anyway. Ever notice how the likelihood at succeeding at something is often inversely related to how vehemently one announces one's intentions on the internet? I'm skirting the borders of 45 minutes replying to the entries on this post, for example.

We'll see how long my will-power and good judgment outlast my complete internet addiction. I now have great respect for you for giving up smoking, if it was this hard.

[squirrelhaven.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about what sounds like a stressful situation; best of luck with that.

And yeah, I totally hear you about the ways productivity can suddenly skyrocket when one limits the time online. Back in the days when I actually got work done (ah, nostalgia), I'd sometimes force myself to be disciplined in that way, only allowing myself to go online after 6pm, for example. And it was amazing how much I accomplished. Of course, I rarely managed to keep up that level of discipline for longer than a week or two, but so long as I did stick with it, the work tended to zoom along. So I'll be cheerleading for you, even if you don't hear from me often...

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Temporarily my productivity has increased, so we'll see how long I can maintain it. I appreciate all the cheerleading I can get.

[isilweth.livejournal.com]

Good luck with your project. I hope everything works out for you at work! We'll miss you while you're away.

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'll miss you all, too, though I won't be completely gone.

[myownghost.livejournal.com]

best of luck with the project and the employment situation. we'll miss you, nora!

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I won't be completely absent, never fear.

[serenography.livejournal.com]

I'll miss your posts and comments, but good luck with the project.

45 minutes? *palpitations*

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Well, we'll see how long I can hold out. (I'm not deluded enough to think I could quit the internet cold turkey).

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

Eeep. Sounds like a good call in terms of priorities--I hope it goes well and pays off in terms of job security.

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I hope so, too.