Less Time in My Inbox

On the three-hour drive from San Francisco to Mendocino County last week, the conversation turned to Facebook and email. We seemed to feel the same: we are suspicious of Facebook and feel email has taken over our lives.

Ariana said email doesn't have to play such an integral part in our lives. There is, after all, this thing called the telephone. I've decided to try picking it up more. 

I've also decided to restrict my email habit to twice a day. Once a day might be even better, but I don't want to do anything drastic and then, losing all self-control, spiral down to a place where I'm constantly refreshing my inbox, trying to get an unread-email fix. Twice a day it is. So if you don't hear back from me right away, fear not. Either give me a few hours to respond, or check your phone. I might be trying to call.