Okay, so obviously, blogging my progress has not been a priority!!!
Mainly because I always forget the password to get into this site....
Anyways,
No TV is AWESOME! Things are going really well. Meeker and I decided to go the rest of the summer without TV.
I think the first week was the hardest of them all, after that, I didn't really notice it...
Some memorable moments...
1. On day 2 Meeker was so bored that he went to bed at 8:30pm.
2. Memorial Day - Meeker came over and we were bored- he didn't bring a bathing suit so we couldn't go to the pool, so normally we would have just watched TV. Instead, we set up a table outside and played 90s trivial pursuit and drank lemonade and listened to pandora stations! it was sooo fun!
Reflections
-Initially, I think I just found other ways to waste time instead of actually being productive- doing a puzzle, reading harry potter, and listening to every episode of This American Life via podcast... but all of those things were a little more stimulating then sitting on the couch..
-I really do not miss TV that much. There are some days that I want to just come home and zone out, usually on stressful days or when I feel overwhelmed. I didn't realize how much I was using TV to cope with stress..
-Not watching tv has also helped me reconnect with friends- I think I made TV a "friend" because if Meeker couldn't hang out I would just catch up on the DVR or watch netflix instead of engaging with other people...
-I realize now how lazy TV makes me- physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
anyway, I wanted to update my list of things I wanted to accomplish
These are the things I wish to accomplish
1. stay on top of my paperwork (not as good as I had hoped, but def moving in the right direction)
2. keep my desk organized at home (nope!)
3. Read Harry Potter 2 (yes, and I am now on book 4!)
4. finish the puzzle on my desk (almost)
5. finalize my budget (no)
6. clear out my email (yes)
7. talk to more friends on the phone (yes)
8. do a bible study with my mom. (not yet)
9. Read "on death and dying" (i think i want to work for hospice). (1/2 way)
I start volunteering for hospice soon! yaya
okay, that is all for now.. .i hope i post more.. i definitely have time!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
TV Fast! Day 1.
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!
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!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
To Beep or Not to Beep
So, I am having trouble deciding what the appropriate use of the car horn is...
Are there specific rules for beeping? What was the horn's original purpose?
I never used to use my horn- not even to let people know I was sitting outside of their house. I just felt like it was a little too assertive and loud.. maybe even rude/mean. (my horn also sounds like a clown car horn or what beeker's nose sounds like when you squeeze it...).
So a couple years ago, I started to feel more comfortable honking at other cars when they were about to cut me off or if I knew someone and wanted to wave "hi". I would also honk if I wanted to scare a BFF who was walking in front of my turned off car and didn't know anyone was inside (if you have never done this, i highly suggest you try it at least once)!
Well I think I have crossed over the line and have become an obnoxious horn user. Here are 2 recent incidents of inappropriate honking:
1. I was in a long line of cars waiting for the green arrow to make a left turn.. this is the longest light ever and if you miss the first round it takes FOREVER to get to the next cycle (maybe even 2 min!). So we get the green arrow and it looks like I am about to make it when all the sudden the car in front of me starts to slow down... NOOO! what are you doing!!! then the car almost comes to a stop... so naturally, I proceed to LAY on my horn.. the next thing I know, the driver leans out his window and hands some loose change to the homeless guy at the corner... whoops.. i felt a little ashamed when I had to drive by the homeless man.. (but i did make the light)!
2. I was driving home and there was this big white car stopped at the top of the hill not moving in my lane- even though the light was green. As I got closer I decided to honk at him just to let him know that he was stupid and in the way.. but then as I passed him I realized it was a police man helping the car in front of him who had broken down.... whoops again.
so maybe I will just go back to honking at friends? it's a tough world we live in..
Are there specific rules for beeping? What was the horn's original purpose?
I never used to use my horn- not even to let people know I was sitting outside of their house. I just felt like it was a little too assertive and loud.. maybe even rude/mean. (my horn also sounds like a clown car horn or what beeker's nose sounds like when you squeeze it...).
So a couple years ago, I started to feel more comfortable honking at other cars when they were about to cut me off or if I knew someone and wanted to wave "hi". I would also honk if I wanted to scare a BFF who was walking in front of my turned off car and didn't know anyone was inside (if you have never done this, i highly suggest you try it at least once)!
Well I think I have crossed over the line and have become an obnoxious horn user. Here are 2 recent incidents of inappropriate honking:
1. I was in a long line of cars waiting for the green arrow to make a left turn.. this is the longest light ever and if you miss the first round it takes FOREVER to get to the next cycle (maybe even 2 min!). So we get the green arrow and it looks like I am about to make it when all the sudden the car in front of me starts to slow down... NOOO! what are you doing!!! then the car almost comes to a stop... so naturally, I proceed to LAY on my horn.. the next thing I know, the driver leans out his window and hands some loose change to the homeless guy at the corner... whoops.. i felt a little ashamed when I had to drive by the homeless man.. (but i did make the light)!
2. I was driving home and there was this big white car stopped at the top of the hill not moving in my lane- even though the light was green. As I got closer I decided to honk at him just to let him know that he was stupid and in the way.. but then as I passed him I realized it was a police man helping the car in front of him who had broken down.... whoops again.
so maybe I will just go back to honking at friends? it's a tough world we live in..
Monday, August 9, 2010
And now for something completely different...
so.. i am kind of bored about blogging about my hair.. I did buy some shampoo from whole foods "audrey organics" brand, because it had all natural oily stuff.. i like! although, my hair smells like a hippy.. and still mostly using baking soda/acv.
anyways..
Earlier this summer I found my old Agenda/Journal from 1996- which is the year I moved back from Brazil to the United States. Brazilian Journals (called agendas) are different than American ones- in Brazil you buy a day planner and make that your journal- you decorate it with pictures, magazine pics or any souvenirs from that day and you attach things with paper clips so the book gets fat..
This was a really interesting journal to read through because that was such a hard year for me- moving back to the home land..
so anyway, I wanted to see what I wrote on today's date and here is the entry:
(I was visiting my friend Kristen in Boston..and I will translate the portuguese words in parenthesis..)
"we had muitos (a lot) of mix ups. Primeiro (first), we kept missing Alli. Ela foi para (she went to) Harvard Square but we woke up late, so we got there and she had left, so we left but then she had gone back, so we went back but she left, but we called her so she came back. Then we went to this party but it's tomorrow. Kris and I streaked our hair purple and that's why I'm writing in it (purple marker). I got a zero shirt for Alina. coool. Like, Ashleigh"
haha..wow!
some observations:
1. I talk exactly the same as I did when I was 14.
2. Life before cell phones was hard.
3. I thought it would be funny to sign like, ashleigh instead of love, ashleigh.
4. I streaked my hair purple! haha so funny. i wonder what i would have been like if i went to public school in boston intead of private school in annapolis... hmmmm.
5. I miss speaking half english/portuguese.
I think I will periodically post things from that agenda or journal- i found my 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ones which have been hilarious to read through!
like, ash.
anyways..
Earlier this summer I found my old Agenda/Journal from 1996- which is the year I moved back from Brazil to the United States. Brazilian Journals (called agendas) are different than American ones- in Brazil you buy a day planner and make that your journal- you decorate it with pictures, magazine pics or any souvenirs from that day and you attach things with paper clips so the book gets fat..
This was a really interesting journal to read through because that was such a hard year for me- moving back to the home land..
so anyway, I wanted to see what I wrote on today's date and here is the entry:
(I was visiting my friend Kristen in Boston..and I will translate the portuguese words in parenthesis..)
"we had muitos (a lot) of mix ups. Primeiro (first), we kept missing Alli. Ela foi para (she went to) Harvard Square but we woke up late, so we got there and she had left, so we left but then she had gone back, so we went back but she left, but we called her so she came back. Then we went to this party but it's tomorrow. Kris and I streaked our hair purple and that's why I'm writing in it (purple marker). I got a zero shirt for Alina. coool. Like, Ashleigh"
haha..wow!
some observations:
1. I talk exactly the same as I did when I was 14.
2. Life before cell phones was hard.
3. I thought it would be funny to sign like, ashleigh instead of love, ashleigh.
4. I streaked my hair purple! haha so funny. i wonder what i would have been like if i went to public school in boston intead of private school in annapolis... hmmmm.
5. I miss speaking half english/portuguese.
I think I will periodically post things from that agenda or journal- i found my 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ones which have been hilarious to read through!
like, ash.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
no more poo- 55-61
I feel like I am procrastinating HARD CORE on the olive oil thing- I don't know what the barrier is here.. I have been really busy- so I just feel like I don't have the time to commit! AND I haven't been using shampoo- but I have been using conditioner-- seriously dudes it is just way too humid!!! I feel like i need some heaviness to the ends- and they were getting out of control.. stop judging me! :-) haha..
I think it's more the thought of doing the work like mixing the ingredients- even though it takes 30 sec to make- but the after process- i feel like I have to fully blow dry to get the full effects- and sometimes i just don't have the times.. so i think I am going to go to whole foods and just get some stuff there- (I think I have been saying that for the past 2 months!).
so here is a cool link I found on their website: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/pdfs/pbc-booklet.pdf
not super informative but gives a good concepts- like it doesn't get super specific like the other link i posted via misie last week..
also my aunt found this cool shampoo which I am really wanting to try!!!
http://www.stylelist.com/2010/07/18/barista-bath-and-body-coffee/?icid=main|main|dl5|link4|http://www.stylelist.com/2010/07/18/barista-bath-and-body-coffee/
also- this is completely unrelated but my friend Natalie started a blog and it's really funny... http://mochajavachip33.blogspot.com/
I think it's more the thought of doing the work like mixing the ingredients- even though it takes 30 sec to make- but the after process- i feel like I have to fully blow dry to get the full effects- and sometimes i just don't have the times.. so i think I am going to go to whole foods and just get some stuff there- (I think I have been saying that for the past 2 months!).
so here is a cool link I found on their website: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/pdfs/pbc-booklet.pdf
not super informative but gives a good concepts- like it doesn't get super specific like the other link i posted via misie last week..
also my aunt found this cool shampoo which I am really wanting to try!!!
http://www.stylelist.com/2010/07/18/barista-bath-and-body-coffee/?icid=main|main|dl5|link4|http://www.stylelist.com/2010/07/18/barista-bath-and-body-coffee/
also- this is completely unrelated but my friend Natalie started a blog and it's really funny... http://mochajavachip33.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
no more poo 49-54
so my post just got deleted! ahh.. basically all I said was that I am going to try the olive oil in my hair either tonight or tomorrow...
After doing some research after the avocado debacle, I think I am going to just put the olive oil in my hair and NOT my scalp to prevent over oily-ness. and also I am going to do the treatment for only 10 minutes and then shampoo with the BS AFTER the treatment (apparently that is what I should have done with the avocado.. sheesh)..
I feel like I am changing too many variables but that's okay... It also said I should warm up the olive oil in the micro before I use it... we shall see...
anyhoo.. that's all for now...
i may start posting about other subjects here .. that are UN-Hair-related... just so it's not a shock for the 4 people reading this. :-)
After doing some research after the avocado debacle, I think I am going to just put the olive oil in my hair and NOT my scalp to prevent over oily-ness. and also I am going to do the treatment for only 10 minutes and then shampoo with the BS AFTER the treatment (apparently that is what I should have done with the avocado.. sheesh)..
I feel like I am changing too many variables but that's okay... It also said I should warm up the olive oil in the micro before I use it... we shall see...
anyhoo.. that's all for now...
i may start posting about other subjects here .. that are UN-Hair-related... just so it's not a shock for the 4 people reading this. :-)
Thursday, July 8, 2010
No More Poo day 35-48
So I don' have much more to post about in this blog-
I caved and used shampoo 2x over the last two weeks- one was because I was too overwhelmed and stressed out at the thought of mixing my shampoo/conditioner- and the second time I was traveling and didn't feel like it.
I've said this before, but the only noticeable difference is that when I use the BS/ACV I can't run my fingers through my hair when it's wet.. but when it dries I can. So I think all i need to do to remedy that is to 1. get over it and 2. buy an thick tooth comb for the shower.
I have also thought about trying some olive oil (Dr. Oz said to basically bathe in olive oil while you are drinking it to be healthy) to make my hair more silky- but after the Mayo/avocado incident I am a little wary.. I will try it though.
COOL WEBSITE!
Has anyone heard about this shampoo: http://livingproof.com/product/nofrizz/lp3a.php
I'm intrigued...
Misie sent me this article which I thought was pretty interesting- it was also an advertisement, so I am not sure how biased it is- it would probably be worth it to do actual research in medical journals to investigate but after grad school I decided I would never do research again. So oh well.. :-) Internet articles and pop culture it is! Check it out!
http://products.mercola.com/shampoo-conditioner/?source=nl
I might buy this for when I feel like I need to just use shampoo quick or I am traveling... hmmmm...
I caved and used shampoo 2x over the last two weeks- one was because I was too overwhelmed and stressed out at the thought of mixing my shampoo/conditioner- and the second time I was traveling and didn't feel like it.
I've said this before, but the only noticeable difference is that when I use the BS/ACV I can't run my fingers through my hair when it's wet.. but when it dries I can. So I think all i need to do to remedy that is to 1. get over it and 2. buy an thick tooth comb for the shower.
I have also thought about trying some olive oil (Dr. Oz said to basically bathe in olive oil while you are drinking it to be healthy) to make my hair more silky- but after the Mayo/avocado incident I am a little wary.. I will try it though.
COOL WEBSITE!
Has anyone heard about this shampoo: http://livingproof.com/product/nofrizz/lp3a.php
I'm intrigued...
Misie sent me this article which I thought was pretty interesting- it was also an advertisement, so I am not sure how biased it is- it would probably be worth it to do actual research in medical journals to investigate but after grad school I decided I would never do research again. So oh well.. :-) Internet articles and pop culture it is! Check it out!
http://products.mercola.com/shampoo-conditioner/?source=nl
I might buy this for when I feel like I need to just use shampoo quick or I am traveling... hmmmm...
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