by Danielle P.
Member since:
March 26, 2007

How much time do you spend on Gather??

December 13, 2008 08:05 AM EST (Updated: December 13, 2008 08:11 PM EST)
views: 108 | comments: 48

The first thing I do in the morning after the basic essentials(bathroom) is making coffee and immediately go to Gather..........I think it's an addiction....well I know it is and I know the first step to recovery is to admit I have a problem.  LOL

 

Anyway.  Today I got on at 6:20am and I keep saying I have to get moving and do what I need to do in life.........I just can't break away............

Does anyone else have this problem????

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Comments: 48

Elaine S. Dec 13, 2008, 8:11am EST
I'm off and on all day long
J F. Dec 13, 2008, 8:16am EST
Not very much anymore.
j - Frugal Mom - r. Dec 13, 2008, 8:16am EST
A lot!
Christine K. Dec 13, 2008, 8:19am EST
I'm off and on all day long! It takes me along time to comment on people's posts and photos!
Denise B. Dec 13, 2008, 8:23am EST
used to - but not so bad lately - been busy and sick :)
elizabeth e. Dec 13, 2008, 8:24am EST
I'm addicted....like you....right after the coffee is made and the critters fed, I'm on Gather till it's time to shower and get off to school.
Heather ~of the Whippets~ M. Dec 13, 2008, 8:25am EST
I'm on and off throughout the day, since I need to be online anyways.
John S. (arizona) Dec 13, 2008, 8:36am EST
Yeah, kind of... LOL. I get up early, make coffee, check the news sites first, then Gather for hours.... Some days I try to cut back, stay away, etc.; but I'm weak, ha ha!
Monica H. Dec 13, 2008, 8:43am EST
I love Gather a TINY BIT too much. ha ha ha
DiAnA D. Dec 13, 2008, 8:45am EST
Gather is a part of my day to day ritual and I love all the friends I have made here, you especially, and the advice I get from so many.. Gather is the first place I go when I have a question..Gather really comes to my rescue when I have a empty day at work as well!
Heather C. Dec 13, 2008, 8:53am EST
I have no set routine for Gather. When I laid down to sleep I couldn't. Thoughts about Judging Others kept running through my head so I obediently got up to make the article. I used to be on Gather a lot more than I have but when I am doing well, I am working on my house and chores and when I am sick, I lie in bed.

I don't know but some days it seems they fly by...

Thanks for all your encouragement Danielle!
Brian T. Dec 13, 2008, 8:54am EST
Way too much, Gather is my favorite time sponge!
Marianne R. Dec 13, 2008, 8:55am EST
A few hours throughout a day
Ken K. Dec 13, 2008, 8:57am EST
I'll spend all night on Gather while watching CNN... It IS an addiction. But I've made some groovy friends here & that's a good thing. I notice I spend much less time working around the house though.. That's a good thing too!
flit . Dec 13, 2008, 8:59am EST
I'm around a lot less than I used to be...but still check in throughout the day
donna f. Dec 13, 2008, 8:59am EST
I'm not on as much as I'd like. I havevto leave for work at 6:15am, so the mornings are out, but I usually stop by in the afternoon when I get home for at least a little while. The weekends are when i get to get up with my coffee and head right here, like I am now.
Rob Appell Dec 13, 2008, 9:02am EST
After my beginning of the day routine, I hit Gather, too. I check my notifications and open everything to get all the points/dollars I can. If I write; that's when I do this. I'm in and out of Gather all day right up until the time I go to bed. I usually get 700 - 1,000 notifications a day, so I have lots to do...but I have the time, too. Many posts I don't even bother looking at since some aren't smart enough to write any more than one or two sentences and call that an 'article'. I'm too intelligent to waste my time on crap like that. I guess that proves I'm not addicted since I can pass things like that by and don't take a lot of what's on Gather seriously.
Dagmara H. Dec 13, 2008, 9:03am EST
I agree with Frugal Mom
Bert Van Essen Dec 13, 2008, 9:10am EST
I do an hour a day. I wake up early so have an hour. If no one has time to Gather what is the point. (Read my rant).
Pam S. Dec 13, 2008, 9:14am EST
I am on and off through out the day, probably a total of 3-4 hours.
Apryl Just Apryl Dec 13, 2008, 9:30am EST
Lately, about an hour a week
Courtney C. Dec 13, 2008, 9:34am EST
I (used to) check my email quickly in the morning to see new posts but as I've been adding people, I can't keep up so now I spend at least a couple hours at night.
Ang, wandering aimlessly, G. Dec 13, 2008, 9:59am EST
I'll admit, I'm addicted. Drives my hubby crazy now that he is home.
Sophie S. Dec 13, 2008, 10:22am EST
I used to be addicted and have to check what was going on everyday. Lately though I have found my feed only has one or two things that I would really like to discuss on any given day so I am able to pull myself away a lot easier and find better things to do.

On an average day I pop in off/on for about an hour and a half. There are a couple days where I will take the time to clear out one of the groups I moderate though and that takes time.
tammie p. Dec 13, 2008, 10:46am EST
oh i know i am addicted. i'm on here sometimes 16 hrs a day
Paidra Delayno Dec 13, 2008, 10:55am EST
Lately it seems that there are so many sites to go to, gather doesn't get near as much of my time as it used to.
Mark H. Dec 13, 2008, 11:01am EST
Too much.
Tanzanite S. Dec 13, 2008, 11:58am EST
Less than when I started. Yesterday I didn't sign in at all.
Brenda (square peg in a round hole) H. Dec 13, 2008, 3:00pm EST
My name is Brenda and I am a Gatheraholic.
CyberGwen ! Dec 13, 2008, 3:40pm EST
I always have it open and am off and on all day. I am a total Gatherholic too. The past day or two has been a bit slow around here though.
rainne chandler Dec 13, 2008, 6:56pm EST
i am on off and on all day its winter so im in the house all day
Kathryn E. Dec 13, 2008, 7:07pm EST
uh. uh. uh. Danielle, I cannot answer on the grounds that it many incriminate me. For me, personally, I take the Fifth.

But for you, Danielle, I suggest you post this to my group:

Unofficial Gatherholics, the first group for official Gather addicts.

Unofficial Gatherholics
Becca J. Dec 13, 2008, 8:38pm EST
Well, this has only been my first week. And I'm still learning but I love it, so I can see this being an all the time thing for me to fit in around homeschooling, goats and housework. Who needs to do housework?
Steph-in-NE ..... Dec 14, 2008, 1:09am EST
when at home yes additicted,, house starting to look drabby so off to rehap and clean
Lisa Frost Dec 14, 2008, 12:54pm EST
I don't have a set routine for Gather, but I am on it very ocfsn
Lisa Frost Dec 14, 2008, 12:54pm EST
often
Christine Z. Dec 14, 2008, 3:02pm EST
I'm on and off all day - I don't have a "set scheduled" - I usually do more at night depending on my work day...if it's busy during the day then I can't come on at all...darn work! LOL
David W. Dec 14, 2008, 4:47pm EST
When my wife yells, "Are you on the computer again?" I know I' here way too often.
Cortney R. Dec 15, 2008, 6:07am EST
All I have to say is that I probably spend way more time than I should on here, but hey I am having fun.
Gretchen Lee Bourquin Dec 16, 2008, 7:11am EST
on average, about an hour a day
Netty B. Dec 16, 2008, 2:19pm EST
lots of time on gather!
donna h. Dec 21, 2008, 9:26pm EST
I am on and off all day !
Glome . . . Dec 25, 2008, 8:48pm EST
WOW! I've always wondered if I was the only one addicted. Nope!
I LOVE Brenda's response. Hi, my name is glome and I'm a Gatherholic :) Haha.

Another good post Danielle. Somehow I am happier now that I know there are so many other Gatherholics :)
Kimber L. Dec 31, 2008, 10:53am EST
I am on throughout most of my day during downtime at work m-f 8-5! LOL
Sarah (I want points) Jan 2, 2009, 7:15pm EST
I usually spend an hour or two on here at least four days a week...
R B Jan 4, 2009, 5:06pm EST
Way too much time. Dial up hurts, trying to keep up and post. Sure not for the money. I'll never hit the big time of 50 cent/hr. But social cyber contact, and entertaining to watch the incessent flow of topics provided. Chores can wait while the winter winds blow. Summer will be quite different.
Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Jan 16, 2009, 10:32pm EST
I spend way to much time.

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