Description: Somebody's mum's adventures in the gaming world
This really is turning into a yearly blog! Maybe I will try to rectify that. I was thinking of doing Nanowrimo (again) this year, and my decision not to do so has freed up a huge amount of time that I wouldn’t otherwise have had! So, time to write about gaming again.
I’m still trying to balance gaming with “real life”. When I quit SW:TOR about three years ago, I realised that spending hours in front of a computer screen was not good for my health, my fitness, or my figure. I got fit, I lost weight, and I cut down my gaming time dramatically. I can’t speak for anyone else, but for me, that has to be a conscious decision. If I didn’t make that decision, I’d quite happily sit for hours, playing games, while no doubt drinking wine and ordering takeaways (no time for
However, it works the other way too: the less I play, the less I’m drawn to playing, oddly enough. I’d still rather do it than housework, of course, but it’s not like it was a few years ago, when I could happily have spent the whole day staring at the screen, given the chance.