Over the past summer, I was been thinking about balance. How much time and energy do I spend doing all those things I am interested in? I realized that I spent a lot of time checking Facebook and Twitter. Which I use to not only find out what my friends (Facebook) and other interesting people (Twitter) are doing and links or websites they like or recommend. It is really fun to see some of the super cool, or funny, stuff happening on the Internet. I am sure that is similar to 99.9% reading this. That you like checking in and seeing what is going on, or discovering interesting links from similarly minded friends, virtual or otherwise.

I realized that Facebook and Twitter time was taking away from actually doing things. When was the last time I had made something, or sketched, or even read a play for the heck of it? The answer unfortunately was a long time. So I made a concerted effort to stop checking Facebook and Twitter all the time. That was easy over the summer since we were traveling so much. And once you get out of the habit it gets easier. I have found myself with more time, and I try to focus that on the people around me. Because that is who I should be devoting time and energy to.