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I didn’t realise it was quite so long since I had written a post but reading Michele Martin’s web2.0 Wednesdays post asking us to divulge how we manage our time online I decided I should put “pen to paper”.

I think I am spending way too much time online because since I started blogging and twittering etc. I have learned so much from so many people I seem to be on a roll. Trying to fit this in with working full time and managing a family is a juggle and I admit to being a bit of a multi-tasker. I always have at least 4 or 5 tabs open on my browser and flick between them as I go about the tasks I have set myself. I’m not sure that this is the most efficient way to work but if I didn’t do it this way I would miss opportunities to learn from my online friends. I also break things up with a game or two on Facebook sometime with online friends or at least trying to better my scores.

I haven’t use an online Calendar before but am just setting up a Google Calendar for myself because I commit to projects online and then end up in a rush at the last minute because something had slipped my mind or I hadn’t realised the project was starting. I think there are other tools out there like Remember the Milk that I could probably use to make my life easier but the time to organise these tasks never seems to happen. Perhaps that is a task I need to add to my calendar.

The biggest challenges I face in managing all of your Web 2.0 tools and toys is keeping track of the ones I want to have a closer look at. I have lots of Diigo and Delicious bookmarks but my organisation of these is almost non-existent. Maybe that should be my starting point!! I think you have to be selective about the ones you choose to add to your repetoire and I think I need to make time to go back and look at some of the tools I have bookmarked and decide if they suit my needs or not.

I have found myself sacrificing other parts of my life for your Web 2.0 fun. Michele asks “Is this a good or a bad thing?” For me there is good and bad. I spend time most evenings on the computer and sometimes I could be spending more time with my kids although at that time they are usually doing study or homework.It has opened up a new network of friends and colleagues and on a recent trip to Melbourne I managed to meet some of my new friends face-to-face.  When you find you have no-one in your workplace that can help you with your Web 2.0 queries my PLN is always out there and there is always someone out there with suggestions and answers. Would I go back to the way things were just over a year ago? I don’t think so! I am having way too much fun, learning so much and meeting so many new people!