My asheville friends and I rented a cabin in the NC mountains this past weekend and it was wonderful! Beautiful weather, no time constraints, great food- Amazing. On the way home, Meeker and I decided that we should stop watching TV. This is something that I have been thinking about for a couple months, but never got around too.. (lots of good stuff on the TV right now!) So, when Meeker brought it up, I jumped at the idea.
Then, when we got home, we watched 4 hours of Monk on Netflix.. but we definitely decided that Monday was the best day to start the fast.
So today is day 1!
The Rules
1. No Screens for one month- TV, Netflix, Hulu, or online tv via internet or phone. (also including no dvds of TV shows or movies).
2. We can only watch Movies if it is at a theater, or on the lawn (out in public).
3. If we are with a group of friends and they decide that the activity is to watch a movie/tv at someone's house, that is okay.
This morning I unhooked the cable from the box to the TV so it will be a hassle to watch and netflix is on hold!
So far so good. I really wanted to watch TV when I got home and even sat in my normal place in front of it while I was waiting for my dinner to cook.. I decided to just hang out in my room where there would be less temptation. I talked on the phone, worked on a half finished puzzle that has been sitting on my desk for 6 months, and listened to "this American life" on NPR.com
I was thinking through all the extra things I can do with my time, and I remembered my BLOG! and Blogs seem to be a good way to track things.. so last year- no shampoo, this year no tv...
These are the things I wish to accomplish
1. stay on top of my paperwork
2. keep my desk organized at home
3. Read Harry Potter 2
4. finish the puzzle on my desk
5. finalize my budget
6. clear out my email
7. talk to more friends on the phone
8. do a bible study with my mom.
9. Read "on death and dying" (i think i want to work for hospice).
thats all i can thing of so far... we shall see how this goes!
