What did you used to do in your spare time/ 'myLot time' before you found myLot?
By marina321
@marina321 (4556)
September 3, 2008 4:02pm CST
Before myLot, I used to spend most of the spare time at work and at home on facebook, youtube, writing and reading music reviews or searching for new music and music videos of my favourite artists, plus chatting to friends and relatives on messenger!
Now, I find I do a lot less of any of those...! especially facebook
What did you used to do in your spare time or myLot time before you
found myLot? Do you find that you are spending more of your spare time on myLot than those other sites you used to use before?:)
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@Anne18 (11029)
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3 Sep 08
I used to post in a boring forum where nothing much really happened.
Used to read a lot more but now I read on here, and I used to sleep more as I would go to bed early, sometimes because I was bored and couldn't find anything to do, not because I was sleeply!!!
People also used to get more e mails from me as well.
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@marina321 (4556)
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3 Sep 08
Actually, I still post in a few boring forums too but not as much as I used to; what makes them even more boring now is their layout when you're quite used to myLot's colourful layouts and pictures
I stopped reading after I had my first, I never used to go to bed early, still don't even if I plan to.. Yes, people used to get more emails from me too!
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@LoovesAmethyst (351)
• Philippines
4 Sep 08
I visit YouTube often, check out friends in Friendster, play Yahoo Games & Neopets, watch movies and music videos online and check emails in Yahoo Mail because I have a lot of e-letters that keep coming everyday. But, I still visit to those sites even when I get to visit MyLot. :)
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@marina321 (4556)
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9 Sep 08
Still watch movies and music videos mostly at the weekends but I do not do it as much now since I have something else to occupy my online time
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
4 Sep 08
Before myLot, I have more time for reading!
On weekdays, I reach home only around 7 pm; by the time I've finished dinner, cleaning up and had a shower, it'd be about 9-10pm. I used to watch TV or Dvds, or read books until I sleep, after 12mn.
But now I seem to be reading less; however I am still able to watch TV (listening to the sounds), while I'm myLotting at the computer. Even on weekends, I tend to spend more time on myLot.
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@marina321 (4556)
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9 Sep 08
I think myLotting while watching TV is very achievable, my TV is in another room so I'd like to get the PC moved or get a laptop so I can stretch my legs too plus I can put my multitasking to good use as I am watching a lot less TV now too
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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4 Sep 08
Hi marina321,
I use to just watch the tv in my spare time and sometimes I would read, then I started to do sudoku puzzles until I cme on Mylot and now I don't even do any sudoku or reading, how sad is that?
Tamara
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@marina321 (4556)
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9 Sep 08
I used to watch TV too, now when I do watch TV I think I could be doing loads more infront of my PC
I stopped reading after I had my first, the concentration is just not as good no matter how much I try
@sumiirajj (1983)
• India
4 Sep 08
Hi marina,I used to read books which I bring from the library.surf the net ,chat and also do some handwork like embroidery and cross stitch and tatting.I used to enjoy all that but now I enjoy only mylotting.Surprised to see how mylot has changed our lives.Thanks for sharing.Happy mylotting.
@marina321 (4556)
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9 Sep 08
Wow, embroidery! Now, that's something I stopped doing in my 'home economics' class at school.. could have come in handy in these motherhood years!
I am doing a lot less of other things too.. Never thought the day would come when I had no time for facebook!
@marina321 (4556)
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9 Sep 08
There's a lot to do on the internet besides email.. You should have a good browse
@Wyldrose (1216)
• United States
3 Sep 08
When I have spare time, I usually play online scrabble. I belong to an online scrabble league and I really enjoy it. Right now we're working on opening another business so I've been busy with that. When I'm not putting books into my computer or putting them on the shelf (we're opening a used book store), I am running down to my mom's and helping her out. When I'm not doing that, I have a part time job that I work at a couple days a week. When I'm at home (I'm usually here at my office cause we own a tax and accounting business), I am cleaning or doing laundry but to relax I find a good show in TV or read a good book. When I get on my computer and I'm not playing scrabble, I am here on MyLot looking for some good discussions and trying really hard to think one up of my own..
@marina321 (4556)
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8 Sep 08
Wow, you're really busy and I thought I was...
Haven't tried online scrabble, I used to play Yahoo!'s 'bookworm' at some point and really enjoyed that.
I am in and out of myLot at work and at home and I can't spend as much time as I could and depends on what day or week, some days I don't write anything and some days I do..
I also use other GPT sites but myLot seems to take more time as it is more interested and always a variety here.
Right now, I am looking for and listening to new music while myLotting
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Sep 08
Hi marina I used to read more and also work on genealogy
research a lot pluswork part time. thenI got laid off for
being eighty, long story, and had a ton of free time. I
putzed around on the computer and found mylot. Once I got'
into meeting a lot of wonderful people in mylots friends I
was hooked, noway was I going back to being bored and lonely.I had mylot now and its more than fulfilled a big void in my
life. I do spent a lot more time here than on anyother site'
I not only have friends here, I am making grocery money too.
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@marina321 (4556)
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9 Sep 08
Yes, the incentive is great especially when you're enjoying doing it too
@Xdrowninghavocx (3117)
• United States
4 Sep 08
I got more personal writing done, lol. My mind was completely focused on my other tasks. Then Mylot came around and I had to work in shifts, lol. Plus I also spent more time searching for music and new artists. I still do that, though, just not as often. I don't really talk to people online anymore because I'm sharing enough time as it is with my projects.
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@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
3 Sep 08
I think the only thing I ever did was look at my email and answer emails, I wasn't on the computer alot, till I found Mylot, now I'm on here all the time..lol.
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@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
3 Sep 08
In my spare time I used to read alot. Now finding MYLOT I just come in here and to put the icing on my cake My Boss has no problem with me being here using the office computer. I am so bless because I was only going to be here on the weekends now I can be here after I finish working. This is so great.
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@marina321 (4556)
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3 Sep 08
I do log on at work too and they never have a problem with what you do as long as the work gets done
Logging on at work, then when you finish work, that sounds a little like me..
It is quite addictive isn't it?
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@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
4 Sep 08
I agree with you, marina! I spend far too much time on myLot and I have a stack of books to read, my blog to attend to, and I should be getting off my big bottom and doing a bit of exercise and housework! It's terrible to be tied to a computer like this - so I am going to try turning it off for a few hours every day. It's a very bad addiction!
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@marina321 (4556)
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9 Sep 08
I should be getting off my big bottom and doing a bit of exercise and housework!
Can relate to that! The last couple of days, I have hardly logged on and got a lot done; spring cleaning's all done
@ehlsie (730)
• Philippines
4 Sep 08
I used to spend my time before i found mylot on friendster...there viewing my old friends, giving cooments, reading also some posts(which mostly are q&a and a chain messages) and i also checking my mail. But as i found mylot, i used to spend here most of my time, 8 hours a day!!!i really enjoying here, giving advice and hearing others opinions and specially making new friends!!!
@Jul14nch0 (1414)
• Argentina
4 Sep 08
I am still doing almost same than before, the most of my time i do hear music, chating with friends in messenger, facebook, playing runescape and of course mylotting =) When i have more time like on weekends or hollydays i will try to be more active here and write in some websites i found in internet to get some mnney. Too bad i have to share the computer with my brother the half of the time so i can play less than 2 hours a week day =(
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@marina321 (4556)
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8 Sep 08
I have really reduced my chatting and facebook.. mostly since I started trying to earn xtra money online.
I think also it's because messenger seems to slow my PC down so if I want to be quick, I don't log into it as it breaks any music I may be listening to in the background; facebook too..
@iskayz (5420)
• Philippines
4 Sep 08
Hi there!
I don't do much before mylot. I just cross stitch when I'm at home, watch TV, read books, play and groom my pets. I don't have an internet connection before and its only this February when I had it cause I stopped working and I wanted to find a home based job online. I don't go out much neither. I just stay home whenever there's nothing to do so I have lots of time to search the internet until I found mylot.
I still do what I do before mylot but at a lesser time. I stay online here half of my day so its only during mornings that I have time for other things.
Ciao!
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@marina321 (4556)
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9 Sep 08
I do less of other things too, it's a good idea what you do,for mornings only.. I have more activity in the evenings and when at work
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
4 Sep 08
i was found either in myspace or club pogo. a lot of wasted time got me nada! now, im here most of my time having fun, more than on myspace and at least here people actually read what you have to say. if not here im in club pogo makin them tokies or winster, which i recently discovered.
@marina321 (4556)
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9 Sep 08
yes, I tend to look at the others as wasted time too which is why I probably spend less time on them
@sweetie1026 (1718)
• Philippines
4 Sep 08
I used to watch tv and log in to yuwie and read books. But now, i spent all my spare time here on mylot.I don't know but it is kind of addictive. The first thing i do as i arrive home and as i wake up before anything else i log on to mylot and check on my friends new discussions. I also used to chat a lot with my friends in ym but now i spent less time in there.I really do enjoy it here.Thanks!
@marina321 (4556)
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9 Sep 08
Haven't used myspace but yeah, people here are a lot nicer than other sites..like youtube for example
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@superrocker (402)
• India
4 Sep 08
i used to be engaged in blogging,listening music ,and visiting social networking sites.
@marina321 (4556)
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9 Sep 08
I started blogging shortly after I found myLot.. The only other social networking site I use is facebook which can also get quite boring so myLot is good for a change