MyLot, a part of a well balanced breakfast
By megamatt
@megamatt (14291)
United States
August 18, 2011 9:15am CST
I pull myself out of bed every morning and turn on my computer, and fix some breakfast which helps me get through the morning. As I am waking up, I tend to log onto myLot, browsing through the topics that have been placed on there since I woke up. Sometimes I post, sometimes I make a mental note of topics that I may want to look at later in the morning. Still it just feels like my morning is not right without a visit to myLot. I doubt very much I'm the only person that feels this way.
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11 responses
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
18 Aug 11
Nope you are not alone megamatt as I do the same all the time. There are times that while I am eating my breakfast I participate and sometimes depending on my time availability I simply read. It is like reading the paper with breakfast for me. lol
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
25 Aug 11
@hardworking gurl,
good comparison between mylot and the morning paper. when i was younger, i used to read our broadsheet while taking breakfast. we subscribe to two newspapers and mind you, i didn't just scan the newspapers but i read these from cover to cover so you could imagine how long my breakfast is during those times.
lol!
sadly, i do not have the time nowadays to enjoy a good breakfast much less read the paper while having my breakfast.
*sigh* i surely miss those days.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
18 Aug 11
Reading the paper, that's a pretty good comparison. Some people enjoy reading the paper in the morning, there are others who tend to get on myLot. If nothing else, just for reading. Whether or not we actually take the plunge and offer up some participation, it really depends on the situation. A part of the morning for many for sure. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
25 Aug 11
Yes busy schedules at times do not allow for a good breakfast. There are times I am sipping only coffee and while tying laces and or buckling shoes I am simultaneously reading here.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
18 Aug 11
megamatt: You are not the only person. There may be hundreds of people like you. I am one among them. Basic reason is that I do not have any commitment to be filled in immediately like going for a job etc. I do freelancing in a free way and hence have a lot of time, besides taking care of household and grandson from time to time. So much so I may be called "mylot thatha (grand father)" or "mylot mama(uncle) " like that.
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@megamatt (14291)
• United States
18 Aug 11
Yep those who might not have those commitments or are not tied down with something, they really are going to find their ways to myLot rather quickly. I mean its going to be something that you are going to find yourself doing rather soon. Therefore it is rather something that you should be able to enjoy, so there its something rather to be done. Starting it early in the morning. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
20 Aug 11
hi matt.
agree with you here about your thoughts about mylot. i will even go as far as saying that mylot is part of having a well-balanced day for me. i'm online for a full eight to ten hours here in mylot!
i go through the new discussions and see if i can post a reply or two. i also revisit the previous discussions, i've posted in and see if there are any new posts that i can reply to. i also look if anyone replied back to my post. indeed, my day is not complete without mylot.
the whole mylot community shares your sentiments megamatt!
cheers!!!
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
23 Aug 11
It is truthfully a part of the day that many people do look forward to. As time permits and as their schedule rather permits, we tend to spend as much time on myLot as we potentially can. Soaking up the atmosphere, getting used to any number of topics, and just really expanding our knowledge. There are just a lot of times where it is amazing how many topics are here, how much information my brain can really absorb. I hope that myLot will be a part of my life for years to come. There is truthfully a feeling of community. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
19 Aug 11
I think you are not alone in making myLot part of your breakfast. I can't do that even during holiday and would not work because at home I still have to attend to many other things and only after I've done all my morning priorities could I go to myLot. Mylot is just a second priority so I can't wakeup and do lotting immediately. I can't even eat while lotting.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
19 Aug 11
I think that it is all down to many of our schedules. Some of us have an important enough luxury to really do a lot of good things for myLot rather early. Many other of us, it does really take us a little bit to really get going and we have some tasks to knock out of the way. I guess it really is down to the person, when they do their myLotting. Some of us can multitask with more fluidity than others and there's nothing wrong with that. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
@AgentGulaman (3546)
• Philippines
19 Aug 11
I do this during the weekends or when I don't have to go to work. My computer is the first thing I open up once I get up my bed. While waiting for the start up I do my morning routine then back to facing the computer to check the sites I often visit with myLot included. I guess, myLot is already a part of my way of life. It is already incorporated to my body activities.
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
20 Aug 11
hi agent gulaman.
we are different in the sense that i do mylot when i'm at work. hahahahaha!
thank you my IT friends!
the only days i'm not mylotting are my days-off as i reserve those days for my offline activities.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
23 Aug 11
Weekends can tend to be a rather perfect time to do this. Providing of course I am not playing catch up with household tasks or anything, which rather tends to happen all too often. But that is just a part of my life. Still I try to sneak on for a few minutes when I am catching my breath and taking a break. It is just really something that has a huge impact on my life and is a huge impact on my day. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
18 Aug 11
Welcome to myLot first of all. Hopefully as you get comfortable with this website, you'll find a system that works well and it will be a huge part of your routine. It is rather something that it can be rather easy to get your feet wet at this website a little bit. Hopefully it is a part of your daily routine for some time to come. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
@sharkbiter (382)
• United States
18 Aug 11
The first thing I tend to do in the morning is check my email. I don't find myself on mylot as much as I'd like. I have soo much going on that I don't always have the time, but I need to change this and spend more time here.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
18 Aug 11
I tend to be likely to check my e-mail a little bit in the morning as well. Of course I tend to be a chronic multi tasker where I do many things at once. So as I am checking my e-mail, I'm eating breakfast, and also working a little bit on myLot. I think that there are many of us who are not spending as much time on this great website as they would have liked. Thank you for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
18 Aug 11
It is a nice relaxing way to start out the morning. Sometimes I tend to pop over to myLot during my lunch hour as well. Providing of course I am not rather caught up elsewhere. Then again, I think that I really get up early in the morning to really knock out a few solid responses if I feel motivated and alert enough. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
@Fireheart (683)
• India
18 Aug 11
Even myself feels the same, there is not a single day i miss without logging into my lot, its been my routine every night i post response and discussion, mylots been always my night time snack for me, almost everyone has this routine way of starting or ending their day after their busy schedule and doing some browsing online some people watch movies some does other sort of program's like visiting mylot and sharing their thoughts for the day.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
18 Aug 11
Indeed there are all sorts of ways we work our schedule. And one of them is myLot. It just seems like a nice relaxing activity in many ways to get going in the morning when you really think about it. Some people both start and end the day, some people start the day, others just merely end the day. Then there are other times where everyone tends to do their activities on myLot at any time in between. It is something that is part of the routines of many of us. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
18 Aug 11
I think that it can depend. It also depends on whether you're on that too late in the evening or not. There are many times where I find that I am going to really not be able to post all that much past the afternoon or very early evening. Therefore there is quite the backlog of topics that I can move through on some days. Some days not so much. It does depend. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
18 Aug 11
Perhaps I have an addiction. Or maybe its an obsession. Or maybe its insanity. Or perhaps its some combination of the three. :)Regardless, I think that I'm in extremely good company to say the very least. There is some weird feeling of emptiness for sure, if I don't at least spend a few moments on the website. It just seems rather off. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.