Internet marketing fascinates me. It fascinates me so much that I am at computer 12 hours a day. However, after a few months I noticed that my posterior was beginning to spread out and fit contours of my desk chair a bit too comfortably. I was getting very pale and for first time became aware that gray was now my natural hair color.

Action was needed and this is what I did:

• Because I was getting up at 4 a.m. to be able to spend 12 hours a day on computer, I found that I was getting hungrier during day. But instead of eating Fritos, I started having boiled eggs and apples as snacks. I quit putting chips on my grocery list. My husband complained about not having munchies in house. I told him if he wanted them that much, he could buy them himself.

• Because I was getting up earlier in morning to spend 12 hours a day at computer, I started eating my dinner earlier in evening. That meant my husband and I no longer had dinner together. He started bellyaching that there wasn't anything prepared for him when he got home from work. I told him it was about time he learned how to cook.

After listening to their computerized message, which told me everything except how to brush my teeth, I finally selected appropriate option. I was given approximate hold time, (which I appreciated) put them on speaker phone and went about other things I was doing.

After 5 minutes or so, I was connected to a customer service rep, explained problem and was put through a series of things to try, which I did. None of them worked. I was told software had become corrupted, and I would have to reinstall software from my Windows CD. I explained that I could dialup to other services and problem was only with their service. No matter I was told, I would have to reinstall software. I couldn't immediately put my hands on Windows 98 installation CD, so he told me to call back when I did.