I was teasing the kids at the dinner table tonight (lasagne & salad, all made from scratch using my trusty Thermomix, and with silverbeet from the garden hidden in the lasagne - the kids loved it!), saying we couldn't afford Christmas presents this year because we were too poor (because I'm mean and nasty like that. Heh!).
For some reason, they didn't take me too seriously (knowing that there are reliable gift-bearing grandparents heading this way helps). I said that instead of presents we can just spend the day together having fun, and Miss Tizz reminded me we could each wrap up a game we already had to play. But then she specified that I was NOT allowed to get on the computer. ALL DAY.
And that's what really matters to her - my time.
I know I spend too much time here - between my work, the bulk of my social life, researching everything from Roman history to crochet patterns to lasagne recipes, finding a video of the X-man's current favourite song, playing games, blogging, email, and the list goes on ...
When the kids are looking for me, this is the first place they check.
It's another thing I'm feeling a real compulsion to change, and I'm finding it very difficult. I don't know if it's an addiction, but if not, it's not far off, and I don't like it.
I'm going to try limiting my computer time when the kids are home. It's something I talked about over a year ago - the idea was that I'd work 9am-3pm school days - and I have totally failed. And I'm miserable about it, because it's not how I want them to remember their childhood.
So ... I'm going to take a deep breath, and have another go, starting tomorrow. Wish me luck!
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