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• Kirti replied 12 years ago

  I'm on from time to time everyday! A little more now that I am using a phone for internet, but when I was using my PC it used to be twice a day - afternoon after college and night before sleeping.

• Deborah replied 12 years ago

  Natalie, here's my confession!!! On work days I have YLF open on my desk top and depnding how busy I am I pop in and out throughout the day. However on a busy day I might not come by at all until I am home and relaxing after dinner. I have the phone app so when I have a free minute while out and about I might take a look at whats happening with the real time posts.

• Louise replied 12 years ago

  However long it takes for me to scan through the forum, read any threads that catch my eye and respond if I have anything worthwhile to add. I view on my phone and usually pop in first thing in the morning, I can't jump straight out of bed and need to time to wake up. I also come back while watching the telly in the evenings and do the same as above, I may also pop back back several times over the course of the evening. Looking at the clock now I've been on 20 minutes now and aren't ready to leave yet x

• Belladogga replied 12 years ago

  Same as Louise above. I usually check in in the mornings. I teach so I'm not on during the day at all but then I'm on and off several times through the course of the evening depending on what else is going on. I might be on perhaps as much as 1- 2 hours a day other times half an hour. When I first started I spent hours at a time going through the archives. For me to try to limit myself to 15 mins a day would be totally unrealistic.

• Lyn D. replied 12 years ago

  Well, as I am fairly new to YLF I am also spending lots of time on older threads, and I am easily sidetracked by related articles and recommended stuff.
  At the moment I have my lap-top sitting on the kitchen bench and I to and fro between chores.
  I guess it's around 30mins to 1 hour daily, but might eventually pan out to 15-30mins.

• soobee replied 12 years ago

  Minimum of an hour. I think 15 minutes is unrealistic. I also like to spend time online window shopping, but my local shopping is very limited.

• citygirldc replied 12 years ago

  Maybe half an hour in the morning, half an hour in the afternoon at work and then about an hour at night, so approximately 1-2 hours a day depending on my schedule.

• krishnidoux replied 12 years ago

  Here and there during the day.
  Some days up to 2 hours, others, none.
  I usually look up the blog and scan the forum in the morning for up to 20 minutes. Then I might come back during the day or evening if I have time.
  I'm hooked, I admit.

• ButterflyLady replied 12 years ago

  It's probably an hour or so. I don't switch on my laptop until I've done my work, but often look at YLF while I'm eating lunch, and may pop on and off again during the afternoon. I would find it very hard to stick to 15 minutes a day!

• modgrl replied 12 years ago

  I usually reply to a few posts on the way to work (like now). It's my preferred break at work when I have down time. And I check in to the forum here and there at night when I am cooking dinner or after I put the kids to bed. I usually don't have too much time or energy to reply or start posts at nigh though.

• replied 12 years ago

  I'm on several times a day during the week, but not at night or on weekends. I have to say that YLF is a fun and informative site, with wonderful people to chat with.

• Janet replied 12 years ago

  Some days I'm on for maybe 15 minutes in the morning while I have coffee, and then I'm not on again until late in the evening for another 10-30 minutes. Sometimes I am in the studio with my computer and have YLF open in the background and pop in for a few minutes here and there while I wait for files to batch process or eat a snack. And some days I have more leisure time to really catch up a bit more and might spend a solid hour here.

  So I'd say typically I spend 30-60 minutes here a day. It's interesting to think of this in light of my other online habits (Facebook, Flickr, other blogs, Jezebel, etc.). I can fritter away a lot of time online if I'm not careful. However, I discovered after about a year of self-employment that it's important for me to have online communities in my life since I no longer have a social working environment!

• teri replied 12 years ago

  I pop in and out while at work. I spend the most time first thing in the morning (maybe 15 minutes or so)

• ironkurtin replied 12 years ago

  About an hour a day, spread out over the day in little chunks.

• velvetychocolate replied 12 years ago

  I spend quite a bit of time - I like to visit YLF first thing in the morning with my coffee while I wake up. Maybe up to half an hour (morning), depending on what I've got going on. I also come back later at night, after dinner and chores are all done, which is at least another half an hour or more. I also pop in and out throughout the day - it's a little break from work.

  Total time would be at least one hour a day during the week, sometimes more. And I don't even post pictures yet. I can't see being able to do much of anything in 15 minutes. I could read the front page/blog, read maybe one or two posts in the forum and that would be it. I wouldn't have time to reply to anything or ask anything.

• marianna replied 12 years ago

  Before work and after work on my laptop, and throughout the day on my phone. I'd say maybe 2 hours per day. Sometimes less, sometimes more. Currently I'm getting my morning YLF fix, before I start getting ready for my day.

  I don't know why I don't post more if I "lurk" so much. :)

• Vildy replied 12 years ago

  I tend to leave my computer on and use it for little breaks. So I pop in and out and when it says I am online in the forum, I am often not actually there. I kind of split my online time between style and politics. I don't post photos here so I'm not putting in extra time with that. My favorite threads are the ones to do with purging (choosing) and defining one's style for oneself.

• Transcona Shannon replied 12 years ago

  I'm on YLF probably a total of 2 hours in a day, but it's 10 minutes here, 10 minutes there so is really hard to calculate. Like others, I will pop in several times a day during the work day to reply to a post and then off again...it's hard to say accurately.

• sarah replied 12 years ago

  Between 0 and 45 min, depending on work and family. Some days I have no time at all, or I only have time to read the blog (I work at home most nights after the kids go to bed). Other times I use it to unwind after the kids go to bed, interspersed with work.

  I don't have time to watch TV except for the occasional Colbert Report online, so YLF is my "TV" - it's the only down time I get most days besides reading the paper, which these days (what with the war and the election) is not very relaxing.

• mrseccentric replied 12 years ago

  we don't have tv, so online is my entertainment. some days ten min. if i'm really rushing around with things to do, other days maybe an hour if i'm posting something or making long, involved comments. one way or another i do limit myself to four comments a day so i don't go overboard.

  like Vildy, i tend to open about forty tabs at at time and then read throughout the day, so most of the time when it shows i'm online i'm not. being online can turn into a time sink, i often set a timer to keep track of where i'm spending my time.

  it's funny - since i'm a SAHSpouse i don't get a lot of intellectual stimulation in my job. I find that most of the hard thinking i do is in the writing i do online, in forums and on my blogs. After seeing how this works for me i'd be a little worried about cutting all that off as my brain would be getting less exercise!! steph

• Jewell replied 12 years ago

  I already posted this in your other thread, but I'll add it here as well. I'm on about an hour per day during the week and maybe two hours on Saturdays. For a while I stopped posting on Sundays. I've been on a lot more the past few days because it's spring break and I'm not working.

  I can't get on frequently during the day because I teach. So if I get to work early enough I like to log on and read the blog post for the day. I'll read Angie's post, mull over any exercises she's suggested, and usually leave a comment if I have one. That alone sometimes takes as much as 15 minutes. If I have a few extra minutes I'll pop over to the forum and read and reply to a few threads. I limit my morning participation to 20-30 minutes. Then when I get home and settled for the evening I like to check back into the forum for another 30-40 minutes. I usually wait until weekends to post my WIW photos and I like to lump several into one thread, so that it doesn't eat away at my time during the week. Just so you know I had originally tried to limit my daily participation to 30 minutes, and it just wasn't enough time for me to read, reply, and post my own threads.

• teeandcee replied 12 years ago

  Lately I'm off and on throughout the day, but I know it's far more than a total of 15 minutes, probably an hour or more. I'm not sure if I could do just 15 minutes! :D

• Jonesy replied 12 years ago

  For me, it's really variable from day to day and week to week. It totally depends on my work schedule and family obligations. Today I'm working at home, grading papers, so I will probably be on and off all day (I can use YLF as a reward for finishing certain numbers of papers :). Other days that are busier or I'm on campus I'm around here much less.

• Aziraphale replied 12 years ago

  I'm usually not on for more than fifteen minutes at a time, but some days, like the days I'm working at home and periodically waiting for paint or ink to dry, I'm on and off quite a lot. Other times I don't check the blog for several days in a row.

  It would be vastly more if I posted photos of myself, of course, which is one of the reasons I don't do that.

• Vix replied 12 years ago

  Varied due to work, hobbies, boring things, boring things I'm trying to avoid, and other activities.

  Perhaps more importantly, "as much as I decide."

• Meredith1953 replied 12 years ago

  1-2 hours a day off and on depending on whether I am at work or at home.

• rachylou replied 12 years ago

  Guilty guilty guilty! Right now, maybe an hour a day. 1/2 hour at the beginning, 1/2 hour on bus ride home (fancy buses with wi-fi!) The new gig is keeping me busy. I have been known to spend hours, hours here!

  I do keep it open too all day, just in case I get a minute to have a looksee...

• Ana replied 12 years ago

  It depends on the day, really. Some days I'll be here for a couple of hours (broken up over the day). Other days I don't get the chance to check in at all. I guess a weekly average would be 8-12 hours?

  When I first joined it was much higher than this. Probably 15-20 hours a week (at least).

• cheryl replied 12 years ago

  It varies every day. If i am home and my computer is on then YLF is open in a tab and I check it throughout the day. As active as you are in the forum and posting pics I would say 15 minutes is definitely not enough. You need a good hour, maybe 15 minutes for your own pic/blog post, 15 minutes to read and comment on Angie's blog post and another 30 minutes to skim thru the posts and read and respond.

• Suz replied 12 years ago

  As others have said, it varies. Sometimes, I won't be on here at all (if life is just too busy with other things). Sometimes, it's 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes at night. (I may be signed in but not here as I stay logged on.) Other times, I'll be here for a couple of hours of concentrated time, and mostly, I pop in and out as a break from work, so I might read one thread, comment, and then leave, returning later when I get another break.

• biscuitsmom replied 12 years ago

  Im on SSD, so Im home most of the time and this place has been a Godsend to me...the kindest, most supportive forum around, imo. Quite often I just lurk/read the posts, but try to comment if I feel I can add a thought, or sometimes if I have just a few minutes I'll make a quick comment.... I spend probably at least an hour, maybe two (split up) most days, if I dont have running around to do- which Im trying to cut to 2 days a week- I just get too worn out. Nights and weekends, Im hardly on at all, cuz DH is home and wants to either be on the computer or talks constantly while Im on it, which drives me crazy....I know this isnt the OP that dealt with the issue, but wanted to say how sorry I am that you are going thru this with your DH :( and really hope things smooth out, so you can spend more time here. I think 15 minutes a day is unreasonable, hopefully when the issue calms down, he'll be more realistic and understand this is important to you and that you deserve to spend quality time (not unlimited, but enough to do what you want) here with your friends who really care about you :)

• MsMary replied 12 years ago

  I'm on throughout the work day. The nature of my work is that I'm either full-out "on," or I'm on a break. I get a fair amount of YLF time if it's a slow day, maybe none at all if it's a busy day. Say an average of maybe an hour a day, including lunchtime. Hubby travels a lot and when he's not home I can spend another hour or two or more in the evening, as well. (I will admit to occasionally having YLF open on my laptop while watching TV in bed -- it doesn't get any lazier than that!) When he's home I try to dial it back to, you know, less than "every waking moment."

  I think 15 minutes a day is unreasonable.

• Carole replied 12 years ago

  I try to limit myself to 1/2 hour in the morning and then check in later in the day. I used to spend alot more time, probably and hour or more but I have had some other family commitments that have made that impossible lately. Mom has had some health setbacks and I have tried to do my part. She lives an hour away so just the drive back and forth eats up precious time in the day. I really miss it when I can't fully participate, but realize that it would be impossible to keep up with everything if I did that all the time. And that's ok.

• catgirl replied 12 years ago

  I'm on about 1/2 hour in the morning, a little more if I post a WIW. I usually have YLF open on my computer at work, which makes it look like I'm on all day, but I pop in and out for a break. At home in the evening, I also sometimes leave the screen up, but then am not even around - like last night when DS and I took the dog for a walk. So I'd say maybe an hour a day. Less on weekends when we are out and about. But if you looked at my history it would look like I was on here 24/7!

• morethanbeige replied 12 years ago

  I like to check the blog post in the morning with my coffee. Then I may run out and return mid-morning to respond to the blog and other posts that catch my eye. If I have down time, I love to catch up on posts. When life gets really busy, I may not have a chance to YLF, but I find that during the day, if I am waiting in line and have a few minutes, I will check in.

  Sooooo, sometimes no time (really busy) and up to say 2 hours/day. It's such a great connection for me, I feel like something's missing if I can't at least check in.

• jayne replied 12 years ago

  I am so with mrseccentric, I have no TV, this is my entertainment! However, I know I can spend 1.5 hours on average and that is JUST reading the latest, and throwing quick comments at you all! If I were writing the long posts that you, GoldenP, write, I would be here for twice that! So, I think 15 minute will never do. I, for one, love your thoughtful and articulate posts and comments to otehrs and would hate to see those disappear. This is a social network and even if we never meet, having others to share an interest and a hobby is good, but what is better is people to care about you and want your best, and feel your pain with a 'somebody' who does not understand or is threatened by a very innocent interest. From Shannon to you, it is sad to see this interest of ours turned into a crime by people who have their own issues to get over. I say you need more time. But I understand how hard it is in a marriage so you can know we support you in any decision you make!

  Jayne
  (been there, done that)!

• replied 12 years ago

  Well I'm not going to kid myself. I spend hours every day here, less when hubby is home, but when he's on a trip and the kids are at school or doing their own thing, it's a great place to hang out. I've never been part of an online community before and I feel as though I'm in a kind of interactive fashion school! I love the analytic and creative outlet it provides me since I don't work outside the home. I do try to keep my life in balance and if a family member mentions that I'm "always on YLF" I'll close my laptop, smile and try to give them my attention. I don't think I'd be able to do much besides lurk if I only had 15 minutes a day on the site.

• HelenInCanada replied 12 years ago

  Natalie, 15 minutes is not reasonable. Try 30 minutes, twice a day for a week, and see if that's feasible. Habits form in 30 days, they say. So try it for a month, actually. Also, try to take your photographs when DH isn't home, if possible. It will annoy him less if he doesn't see you doing it. :P

  Like others have said, my time here varies according to my daily plans. When I'm home, I'll log in and may spend an hour or two checking up on threads and responding...then I'll realize time has flown madly (!) and I'll close the window until later in the evening. At night, I may spend another hour or two. And I rarely photograph myself and post! It's crazy how fast time is gobbled up - but I enjoy it, and it's my choice. When SO is home (he often works late, til 11 pm), I'm on the forum much less. So for me, on average, I'd say I spend about 3-4 hours per day here!

• lyn* replied 12 years ago

  I probably skim Angie's post in 5 min; and read it for 10 min if it's something I'm really interested in ... and a few 5 minute sessions throughout the day. :)

• Sunita replied 12 years ago

  Probably a couple hours a day, but in installments of a few minutes at a time over the course of a workday. On weekends, it really depends on what else I'm doing.

  I know that 15 minutes a day would be too little for me, even if I had not posted a WIW or a question and was only reading and replying to other people's posts.

• Mo replied 12 years ago

  I'm still waiting for my job to start, so I have lots of free time. I'm probably on about an hour and a half a day. Sometimes the posts just won't move me that day and I get in and out in under 15 minutes (hello floral pants lol) but if I have a topic or look I'm quite interested in, I find myself checking back in every couple hours throughout the day. I am also not much of a TV person, so I browse while the BF has sports on (like right this minute). Also guilty of leaving the screen open while wandering off like Alaskagirl.

• Sunita replied 12 years ago

  Oh, I forgot to say that I'm also guilty of being logged in all day, but only checking the site while on a break from work....

• cciele replied 12 years ago

  I'm an on-and-off kind of person. If things are really hectic IRL, I'm on 0-10 minutes/day. There have been times I have not been on for months :)

  Recently I check in a few minutes here, a few minutes there, when I'm waiting for something to happen at work for example, or taking a break.

  It takes me longer than 15 minutes just to take a picture of myself and post it! :)

• RoseandJoan replied 12 years ago

  Truthfully,as much time as I can afford. Some days it is next to nothing and on others a couple of hours.

• Isabel replied 12 years ago

  I would say on average 30-45mins. a day. Usually in the morning with my coffee and after the kids are in school.

  Some days, I can be on for a couple of hours.

• AJ replied 12 years ago

  Somewhere between 30 min to 2 hours, depending on my day.

• Aida replied 12 years ago

  When I'm on probably from 30 minutes to 3 hours spread out across the day, and am rarely on YLF at home in the evenings but that is when I do my outfit photo editing/blogging. I have chunks of down time at work, which is usually when I hop on and read/respond to a handful of posts at a time. I read quite quickly, which helps :)

• christieanne replied 12 years ago

  We have three computers in the house and I pretty much my own laptop for my own stuff like YLF and Pinterest, etc. so I will leave it open and jump back and forth if I am taking a break (or honestly not working if I am bored - I am not a TV watcher).
  I'd say 30 minutes a day is reasonable but not counting your picture posting (that probably does not take long? Go with the quickest way and not the big montage thing if it's faster).

  You could read every single thing some days and that would take 2 hrs easily but some days the board seems slower. And if you even try to catch up on things later on, forget it time wise :)

• replied 12 years ago

  It depends. When my workday is slow, or I'm working on a case which I have a good handle on, I will spend a lot of time, I'd say 1 to 3 hours a day. I do get sidetracked with old posts a lot, so at times it would show I'm online, but I'm probably somewhere else, reading old stuff. On times when I get busier, such as now, I would check in the morning and evening, with very little time to post.

• Elly replied 12 years ago

  There are some days I don't check in at all (and for awhile I didn't have internet access except one or two days a week), and occasional days when I end up spending an hour to an hour and a half. I do most of my shopping online, so if I am shopping online I might spend more.

  I have some days where I have quite a few hours that can't be used for anything productive because of symptoms/fatigue from my health issues. I often spend that time online because it makes me feel productive to be reading and "researching".

  The biggest suck for me isn't reading posts because I am an excellent speed reader, it is replying. I have a ton of ideas, but I tend to get frustrated because most of my YLF time isn't when I am mentally very sharp and the mind fuzz from my health problems tends to impede my communication skills. So, I try to pop on, read a whole bunch of posts, and then shower/do chores, ect. so I can formulate what I want to say. Then I pop back in and write for 5-10 minutes.

  Most of my YLF time is the time between other tasks throughout the day.

  When I was in a different situation I did what others have said and spent 15 minutes with my coffee and breakfast in the morning and then 15-30 minutes in the evening when I am unwinding.

• Jaime replied 12 years ago

  I read and comment in the morning with my coffee until I feel ready to get up and work out. I am on and off here and there throughout the day when I need a break from whatever I am doing (like preparing for a house full of Passover guests). Internet is my tv.

• ManidipaM replied 12 years ago

  Probably 3-4 hours most days, especially as there's usually a tab open if I'm online at all. And I'm online for at least 12 hours a day anyway! Though YLF time can drop to a max of half an hour all told when I'm travelling on work with my laptop (like now); and to zero when I don't bring the laptop (which is usually the case for me).

• Scarlet replied 12 years ago

  Who cares! I work hard. My life is in some semblance of order. I also need to do things that get my mind off work or whatever else troubles me and that help me deal with stress. This is one of those things.

• fashionista replied 12 years ago

  One big chunk...2-3 hours daily morning and evening. Infact, the first thing and the last thing I do in office after opening my pc and before answering official emails, reports is YLF and same in the evening.