In addition to work, I get hundreds of personal emails a week, and have got myself into a situation again of "email overwhelm" on my personal account and Facebook. Today I decided to catch up, and although I haven't got through the 500 odd emails completely I am stunned by what I have come across so far. - an email from an exchange student that lived with us over 20 years ago. - 2 emails from old friends remaking contact. - an email from an online friend telling me that her husband has passed away. - a tirade of emails ... first saying hello and then a number asking why I haven't replied, escalating into abuse about me not caring - an email to say I have a DVD over due - lots of emails from friends - and stunningly an email from a previous staff member telling me that her husband's grandmother has been murdered. Even without this type of thing, I feel real guilt that I can't keep up with my email. I know I should spend more time catching up, but why is it that when people don't hear from you they don't try to make contact a different way? Not replying in no way sums up how I feel about people, it is just a symptom of how busy the internet has got and how difficult it is to cope. What I am looking for is a way to seriously get my personal life out of my inbox ... Facebook looked promising, but it doesn't help with friends not on facebook ... any ideas? I used to give priority when choosing a new supplier to the one that used email, I might just start doing so if they use the phone.