Jff-phone Use

It got so bad I got SKYPE. Believe it or not the seeing and talking cuts down on the time spent on the phone. I wish more people had it.

Not very many at all and I miss that. With Facebook and email, we've gotten away from reaching out via phone. I have a very small circle of friends that I speak to via phone and then there is my sisters. And of course, my husband when he is at work. We talk a few times a day via phone.

A few weeks ago, I spotted a fellow school mom during the Halloween parade holding her newborn. We exchanged chit chat in a group of other moms but I was distracted by the parade of children. I decided to place a phone call to her to ask about her new baby. I left a message on her voicemail offering congratulations and wishing her well. I felt awkward doing it but knew it was the right thing to do. No return call rec'd but I'll give her some slack since she has a newborn.

oooh my!! I'd have to check my phone log - I'm on the phone a lot.

I talk with a couple of mamas on here during the week...hhhmmmm...

In this week alone on my call log it was 25 calls...that was J. on the cell - not the land line...that I don't track...on the cell phone - I use about 3000 minutes a month.

things that make you go hmmm...

My sister and I text all day long usually. My husband and I talk a good bit during the day also. Other than that, not so much!I sound like a bunch of fun huh? ??

On a fairly social week, I might spend as much as three hours on the telephone. Actually, that's *really* social. Otherwise, maybe an hour and half.

I don't talk on the phone much to my local friends..we get together throughout the week often. When we communicate is through txt to set something up. We are all so busy outside of the home or inside taking care of kids and home that there isn't much time to talk endlessly on the phone.

Soooo? Hmmmm...maybe about 2 hours total a week with friends that live far away. My mom and sister never call. I talk to them when I call them. It makes M. sad...but it is what it is.

Good luck and best wishes!

My mom and I talk at least once a day, even if it's for a few minutes check in before we're gone for the day. How long varies wildly. My husband works from home so I don't need to call him to talk to him but when he worked from an office I'd talk to him once a day at some point in his day to check in or at least email.
Beyond that I don't spend a lot of time on the telephone. It's not easy holding a conversation with children under foot that always seem to need something as soon as I pick up the phone. Even making business calls is an adventure ;)
I do most of my visiting on the computer or texts now.

I call my mom twice a week and we talk for an hour or two each time. My best friend lives in another state so we phone eachother 3-4 times per week, for 15 minutes to an hour or more. About once a week I'll get a call from a local friend or one of my sisters or brother and we'll chat for a half hour or so. I finally got a comfortable headset that allows M. to talk while cooking or doing housework. Even so, I usually talk late at night or when my boys are out.

2-4 hours, including my daughter, my sister, my friends, hubby, boss who loves to visit and talk and talk and talk...

Generally, I talk to my mom about 10 minutes every day (she lives out of state). But it might be a 2 minute "tired, crappy day, love you but not really in the mood to talk" or it might be a 45 minute call....but generally, 10 minutes a day. My brother and I talk 2 times a week for about 45 minutes (he's out of state), and that includes quick little talks with his little boys. I talk to my dad maybe 5 minutes every week or two. My bff, because of time zones, work, kids, and kid activities, we only get to talk once or twice a week and it may be 10 minutes, maybe 45. For LOCAL friends, hmm. I probably talk on the phone to someone local about 10 minutes a week, total. It'll be a short "hey, how are ya, do you wanna meet up for lunch? (or playdate, or picnic, or Bible study)" and that's about it. I J. see them in real life on my own time, or at my son's activities if it's a mom whose child is in the same class/activity. All that said, it's an AVERAGE of 3.5 hours/week (ha). However, I do my BEST deep cleaning and dishwashing when on the phone! For some reason, if I'm not on the phone, I J. struggle to stay focused on what I'm doing. I try to clean but get distracted so easily and might bounce from half done job to half done job, or gravitate to the computer or TV when the boys are asleep. When on the phone, I'll think "wash dishes, clean stove" and will work like a fiend while on the phone, because I'm not going to watch TV or play online while talking to my friends/family. We do know each other's schedules though (mom has a 10 minute window from work to home, but when she gets home she has to get off and take care of the dogs, birds, cats, etc....everyone knows my kids nap at the same time everyday, and that's the time to call my cell if you want to talk, ETC.)

Talking on the phone is my JOB-- if you want to talk to M. on the phone I better be making $14/hour OR someone better be bleeding/puking/dying....

I HATE talking on the phone-- my family and friends are trained to text, email, or Facebook. Not to mention I work overnights and sleep days, so calling M. to chat while I'm sleeping is NOT a good thing!

My mom and i talk a couple times a week. But I'm a big texter. I send as many as 2000 texted a month to my husband, sister, and friends :-)