"I'll just check on things for five minutes, max."
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
Canada
28 responses
@GoAskAlice (5807)
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19 Oct 15
Try working here and saying to yourself, "I'll just pop in for a minute and make sure things are running smoothly", lol. 
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
20 Oct 15
Yes it it, @Juliaacv ! It's like a party with so many people you'd like to say hello to.
@allknowing (130064)
• India
20 Oct 15
And you call it a a problem? I call it a fun addiction. 
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
20 Oct 15
Fun it is! What's not fun is the way my work piles up.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
20 Oct 15
Yes because people have such interesting things to say and talk about half an hour can soon turn into three hours without you even realising it!
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
21 Oct 15
I know what you mean, Gray @garymarsh6.
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@JamesHxstatic (29255)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Oct 15
Yes, I do. Anne is watching TV and I am responding to your post.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
20 Oct 15
I've been in and out all day in between my chores and other things.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
20 Oct 15
If this was the only thing we had to do each day, we'd be fine.
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
20 Oct 15
frequently happens to me. At university I was on the computer one afternoon and decided to stop to get lunch. Only when I got outside did I see it was dark. I'd been there for eight hours solid. I watch my computer clock closely nowadays
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
20 Oct 15
@Sheilamarie78 I think so though that was in about 1988 - I still stay on line for hours without a break many times though
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
20 Oct 15
How awful! The whole day got away. I hope you got some good work done.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
20 Oct 15
That's just what I mean. I see a person's name commenting on my post and then I check to see whether the've written anything today, and then I see another name of someone I really like on their post and then that other person I haven't seen for a while on that next post and on and on.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
20 Oct 15
I've gotten a couple of different timers but they don't really work. I like looking at them, though. One's a red owl and the other is a tiny tea kettle.
@sujebala (50)
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20 Oct 15
@Sheilamarie78 even i have that... i usually want to put myself out of this... but i couldn't rest me back .. but one thing even though this computer is very much useful i personally named this as idiot box.. so that when ever i want to work out i remember this as idiot box and i should not work more than 1 hr.... LOL it may seems like a kids mentality but i love to be like this
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
24 Oct 15
@Sheilamarie78 That does sound like a good idea but knowing me, I would say, just a little more time. Before you know it I would be on here a long time.
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
20 Oct 15
It's so easy to get lost here for a time. I like Marie's idea about using a timer.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
20 Oct 15
Too many times, haha. I try not to refresh my notification page everytime because everytime I get a new one I'll keep on checking and checking and checking.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Oct 15
I have to have more self-control, too. It is easy to get carried away! 
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
20 Oct 15
It sure is! Too much of anything can be problematic. Self-control -- yes!
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
21 Oct 15
That's true with me, too, Valerie @just4him. How is your leg, by the way?
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@just4him (306527)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Oct 15
@Sheilamarie78 doing better all things considered. I was stupid and took a shower without a shower chair this morning, so the brace is back on. Hopefully not for long.
@GardenGerty (157598)
• United States
19 Oct 15
I just plan on being here and work my way around it. I get the other stuff done.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
19 Oct 15
hehe Iha ve it made asd im retired and have a computer and monitor so while others sit for huoors downstairs in the activity roonm watching TV I come uip hare and get o n mylot and BB and I am on here for hours too long have to make myself stop to take b reaks lol
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
20 Oct 15
I suppose it helps keep you engaged with other people. That's much better than sitting watching TV. It probably helps keep your mind active, too.
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
21 Oct 15
LOL you are not the only one who does this. The places I visit, (myLot) seem to grab my attention and it does not let it go!
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Oct 15
Constantly and continually. I have no life left just my laptop lol !!
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
19 Oct 15
Lol's yes I find the same.....like you.... my 'pop in for 5 mins ' turns into 2 hours....
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
20 Oct 15
It wouldn't be so bad, but I've got a lot of things to do today.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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20 Oct 15
it's so easy to do. my husband tells me i am addicted. i say, so is everyone else.
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