I pput meeting with real people far higher on my list than social media, but also use the internet to find out things - factual - keep up with local happenings so that I dont miss something , and of course come on Gransnet most mornings.
For me it is actually something of a ruse, whilst enjoying feeling part of the morning group. Getting up and showered and dressed is often difficult and painful, and of course very frustrating, as my mind has decided what I want to do but my body will not let me attempt it for some time, until I have been able to have some painkillers and loosened myself up a bit. That is why I tend to go on in the mornings for quite a while, as while I am drinking my first decent coffee and listening to J S Bach I can kid myself that I am sitting there by choice and not because I cant do much else yet!! So actually the more I am on here, usually the worse day I am having physically and I can get so frustrated when I cant bend down, stand up and cook or do things like hoover and reach for things.
I am only too pleased to get out and about, and on those rare good days that I have little or no pain, I am off out and about. Best days are a trip up to my beloved Swaledale, mundane days allowing me to do stuff like shopping and a bit in the garden, but a friend calling or meeting someone by chance is definitely much more important than any internet stuff. I know what you mean when you look across a cafe and see 4 people sat at the same table with not a word being spoken and they are only interested in their phones. Ah well it takes all sorts but I am glad that in my circle of friends human contact comes well in front of the internet!
