How much do online sites and friends affect your life and behavior?

My address is xxxx, send me some cookies. Quite a bit actually as I do take responses whole heartedly, not one hundred percent of the time to get me to completely change my opinion but to take into account as to how I can perhaps improve areas in my life. I will never get too old to learn. I have also purchased items because friends highly spoke of them, and or recommended. I have tried new foods for the same reasons. I am guilty of not moving as much as I should also, but I exercise daily and other times I get up when the body is screaming.

Hi GG! I'm always so happy to see you here! I was going to comment to you in one of GB's discussions (so glad he's back)! I know where you got the "cooking baking idea" from and now I have the urge to bake too!lol But, not being a "real baker" all I have in my house is cake mixes and a banana bread mix. I would have to agree with you about the being online. I find myself "researching" all kinds of things from recipes to who knows what. And this is from us "growing up" without computers!lol What kind of cookies are you baking, and can I have one, please?

I felt the same way, seeing them cookies made me want to go bake some. I didn't do it, don't have all the stuff to make them. They sure looked yummy though. I told grandpa Bob if he had been my neighbor and them cookies were out cooling, I would have had to sample some and blame it on the squirrels. I have made so many friends here on mylot. Although I have never met them in person, doesn't make them any less of a friend. My mylot friends have become an important part of my life. I spend lots and lots of time online. I also work on my computer, that is part of it. I feel My online life is positive to me too.

You will have to come over with some of those cookies...I will put my teeth in to eat some LOL I've been online for many years. Originally I was excited to get online as I had heard at the last coupon convention I had how you could find all these companies to send you samples and coupons. My first search for those landed me on a game site to earn points for prizes....the rest is history. Marsha

Well, it was an online friend who said I just might be able to go to college on a grant, without paying out of pocket for the classes, that's a big influence..

Internet having the collection of good and bad things. In the starting any teenager will come to see the bad in the net. But after some time they(even in my case and in everyone case also) know why we are spending time here. For me the internet is so much useful. I am a villager. I don't have any advanced information resources here. I had felt so sadly earlier. Friends are there but they also living in my home, they also don't know about higher studies and advancements in technology. I have no chance contact with the global. Really as a villager i felt so sadly. And some of my city friends are laughed at me few years back. But now i am laughing at them, they are just opening their mouths when i am talking in english(on every topic). And now i am the most advanced student in my circle(its true). I always thinking about a good friend, but in online i have many good friends here, who are giving me full support like a family member. Especially MYLOT friends are so lovable friends. Even you also, actually you are so senior, and you are from USA(developed country), although you are so friendly with me, and giving me valuable suggestions. Have a nice day madam.

Gee, I now see that I am not the only one. Like just recently when I responded back about you using magnesium with migraines. Now I am going to go research this information for myself. Cookies sound good, but not at midnight so that one is out. But many times in here when responding back to discussions, or being in other sites talking about stuff makes me want it and sometimes I end up going and searching it out or eating that as well. Yes being online a lot does give you a drawback of a stiff back and sore muscles from sitting too long without moving around. Wish the internet had a cure for that except for getting up and moving.

Not sure I to look up some thing that I read here. but I do get up and move around as I do these emails in the mornings early so I can get out when daylight comes to do things in the yard. Cookies are smelling good lolololol

Tee hee hee! It's contagious maybe? I am eating a couple of my cookies as I type too. I have a lot of online friends I talk to here. As I sit home all day it's a way of life for me actually sadly. All positive though so far. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~

No I won't reply in positive! Most of my online time goes on finding useful documents and such for me. Except mylot, I don't go to 'online sites' much and somehow those don't influence my life anyhow. Though here I get a lot of support if needed, and a lot of funny scoldings too Well, my life revolves around computer, and my sister wonders how people can be in front of pc always. Kind of routine I think. I still get to move around a lot because of my other responsibilities, as you know there is college and whatnot. :) If ever I blame anything for my not having enough exercise, that'll be my sleeping habit not my pc. :P Ah yes, I saw that discussion and I'm so happy. I don't bake cookies and that makes me automatically qualified to eat those all.

That member can be a bad influence! He's ruined my diet quite a few times! I'm online all day since I write articles and need to research them so I'm in and out of myLot throughout my work day. The members here keep me company, make me laugh and sometimes even help me with my research. If not for the internet I would not have anyone to talk to, as I live alone with only my 2 dogs who are not the best conversationalists.

I agree that I don't get up and about as much when I'm online, but if I didn't have this, I'd probably just veg out watching TV or sleep, so I'm actually more productive doing this than I'd be otherwise. By the way, how'd the cookies turn out?

Good morning GG, haven't seen u on here in awhile. Always good to see u, hope all is well w/u. I treasure my online friends alot. I don't get out much & don't have people come much so if it wasn't for my online friends i'd be lonesome for contact w/others. hope ur cookies were good.

Hi GG That sounds so very familiar to me. I spend most of my day on the Internet due to my scope of work or the friends. The initial things were disastrous as I would leave the fan on in some room and stay glued to my PC in this room but over the time, I have overcome such mishaps. But yes, the only this is that I cannot stay away from the PC for longer durations and this is really sad at times

I have learned all kinds of new things from research on line, and meeting new people, but the people themselves don't influence my behaviour any more than anyone else does. i don't let other people influence my behaviour.

Hi GG , I hope you are not making gingerbread men cookies , for I love to eat them. Would make me for sure. myLot has been one of the most influential sites for me of all time .. I even promoted this site to some friends before on my old blog .. and I just feel like here , it's like a big giant cafe (think I've said this before a lot of times , LoL..) where we can get to know many people from different level and I'm in awe of how many awesome friends here with good hearts and great stories to tell and share. Sometimes I get ideas for my tweet posts from myLot discussions too .. I would be carried away , LoL .. have a fun day to you always. Nice to see you around again.

I am online a lot to try to earn. I've still not found a job and partially that is my fault. Now I really need to get my rear in gear and I am truly trying. Being online and talking to my online friends does help me as they can tell me things some of my friends would not tell me. It also affects me positively because every little of money I earn online helps me get closer to buying something that I need / is crucial for me to get a job with. In any case, it can affect me negatively because I am so stressed about things that all I see is online for days an days, it's earn, eat, sleep, earn, eat, sleep, a schedule that I am trying to get out of but just can't, not quite yet anyway.

It made me happy. I found great friends online especially in this site. I was engaged in stimulating intellectual conversations when I wanted to be mentally challenged. It gave me comic relief whenever I was feeling down or when I just wanted to have a laugh. Generally speaking about the internet, it was my constant companion when I was holed up inside the house and had no one to physically talk to. There was one point when most people were busy completing requirements or something and I was just plain lonely. The internet became my refuge. I had online friends who are real people and who have learned to care about me and I have learned to care about as well. In terms of information, whenever I find something trivial, I would research about it if it was true. Easy DIY stuff that was possible for me to do would eventually materialize in my room.LOL I get up to date information about people and issues that is happening all over the world. That's how online sites and online friends affect my life and behavior.

and its one of those long missing friends we have been speaking of that suddenly started our sweet tooth going off by talking about his sweet tooth , huh? me also, i spend way to much time on the internet and mainly right here on mylot sometimes most of the day thats how i get some of my ideas and how i notice people missing and how right now, im thinking of baking that dog gone chocolate cake in the cabinet

I would say that MyLot saved me. I know that is extreme but it's true..that and the cat lol. I have learned so much from this site and the people who use it from around the world, I reckon it's unique. I'm not sure about the internet influencing my behaviour but I do research a lot online, about allsorts of things. The internet informs us, entertains us and is growing globally. I find it amazing that I can type this up and you will see it instantly, once the response has been posted..providing you're not baking more cookies, of course. Can I have one?