Hello my name is Clayton and I’m an addict. I can’t stop signing up for social networks. It seems like everyday a new web service or social network is launched and I feel the need to join. Why? Don’t know but I think it some kind of sickness.

I don’t use most of the things I join and those I do use I don’t do anything important. They all seem to become time sinks. After much discussion with my wife I’ve decided to try a new approach to using my time. Why spend tons of time conversing with people I’ll never meet when I have real live friends right here that I could spend more time with? So that’s what I’m going to do. Here is a list of the services that are being cut from my life:

Twitter
Vimeo
Britekite
Several Podcasts
Ustream
Stickam
virb
friend feed

I will be keeping:

Pownce (micro blogging/friends)
Flickr (photo sharing)
Facebook (social network)
iLike (music network)

I don’t know why anyone needs all of those services but we gather them up like they are going out of style. For me I think I had this desire for my 10 minutes of fame. I know I’m never going to be a movie or tv star so I gave being a Internet Superstar a shot but really I didn’t try very hard and I’ve discovered that it requires more time than I am willing to invest. Coming out of this journey I realize how really stupid it all is. We get more and more “conveniences” in our lives but we never have more time. It feels good to know what’s going on in “The Tubes” but I sure don’t need hands on experience with everything out there. So I’m making a change toward simplicity, and I know I’ve tried this before but as I keep coming back to this conclusion it must be the right one.

We did it. Our house is now on the market. I guess it’s a smaller market since we are trying to sell it ourselves. We’re going to try this for a while and then list it with an agent. So if you are looking for a great older home in Nampa, Idaho then this may be the place for you. We’ve listed the house on www.fsbo.com (for sale by owner). This is a great starter home and we have greatly improved it over the past 6 years we’ve lived here. Including landscaping, sprinklers, hardwood floors and custom cabinetry. Please pass the information on if you know of anyone in the market for a home. Thanks.