I don't know that I could share just one picture that makes me smile. In fact, I have a handful of photos that make me bust out laughing whenever I see them.

I don't know that I could share just one picture that makes me smile. In fact, I have a handful of photos that make me bust out laughing whenever I see them. Each picture I have in my collection is full of a memory, a moment in time during this crazy thing called life.

There's the picture of my littlest brother, Trevor, wearing a pair of glasses upside down; There's one of my other brothers, Garrett, wearing his infamous "funny face;" there's all the special moments my fiance Chad and I have shared; there's the trip to Toronto and Chicago; there's precious family photos that I will always treasure, and there's many pictures of my friends and all of our silliness.

There are also the photographs that bring me peace and tranquility: the many photos I have of the beautiful area I live in. Lakes, sunsets, rolling hills, and aging trees.

I have spent hours on my computer just perusing my collection...and it makes me appreciate everything I have every time I do.

The internet has completely changed my life...hands down. Or has it shaped my life? Hard to tell since I've grown up with computers and the internet.

I was just having a conversation with someone I work with who wanted to know what all the fuss was about Facebook. It was interesting to try and explain to her exactly what Facebook is...I had never done that before.

The internet is my main way of communicating, finding information, and generally conducting business. If I can't do it online or on a computer, it seems too much like work.

Here's a classic example: I need to look-up an address and/or a phone number. The phone book is my last resort. I instantaneously consult Google, and if Google gives me a funky answer, I continue manipulating and searching until I find what I believe to be a right answer. Forget the phone book.

Another great thing about the internet: online word processors. If I need to write up a quick document and print or finish it elsewhere, I simply use one of them and login elsewhere. No need to get out the thumb-drive.

I don't buy newspapers. I keep an eye on Twitter or visit the newspaper's website.

I don't consult my cookbooks as often as I should. If I type it into my Google toolbar, I can have instant gratification! Well, almost...

I no longer go to the store and put in an order to develop photographs. I upload them online and just pick them up when I feel like it.

And as a future teacher, I feel like the world is at my fingertips. Will there be a need for endless shelves of books? Or just a select few?

This prompt makes me question what my life would be like if I had experienced my "prime years" without the internet. It's an intriguing thought...

Having three more hours to the day would be fantastic!! The days go by way too fast, especially if they're packed with meetings and whatnot.

Anyway, how would I spend my extra three hours? Relaxation! And I could finally read a book or two (that are NOT textbooks).

I try and give myself some "me time" each day, because if I don't, I lose track of things. In other words, stress gets the best of me. However, all too often, that "me time" turns into me fiddling around online (facebook, twitter, whatnot). And then my half hour or whatever is done with and I don't feel relaxed!

Additionally, it has been quite sometime since I have been able to read a book leisurely. I have a bookshelf full of books that are waiting to be read - and they're seemingly great reads too! Over Christmas break (in between semesters) I set a goal: to read ONE book. Not terribly out of reach right? Wrong! I never even picked one up. Okay, I might have picked one up as I remembered what my goal was, but no reading ever got done. Instead, my break was filled with Christmas cheers (4 days in fact!) and miscellaneous meaningless activities (cleaning, etc.). So...to have those extra three hours a day to settle myself down and read would be fantastic!

Anyone else have this problem?