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.