Hello Readers,
I have just returned from an amazing week away in Canada in a cottage with no TV or internet. Just my lowly unsmart phone and the radio to keep me connected to the outside world. After a few hours of thinking, "Oh no! What have I done?" I soon discovered that I did not miss electronic media at all. So , now I have decided to see if after a week of cold turkey I can reduce my TV habits considerably.
What to do when not watching TV?
Read. Reading is wonderful and now I will have time for all those books stacked on my nightstand.
Knit. I never finish my projects or learn new techniques. Now I can!
Write. Voila! I am writing. I also have some children's books and a novel in the works. Maybe they will see completion now...
Talk. My husband and I shared some wonderful conversatuons without the boob box stealing us away from each other.
Nap. Yes, without TV there is time for a week end nap! Heaven!
Garden I can tend to my garden better. No longer am I worried that I am missing some talking head or the next installment of ...whatever.
Clean. I know, I know, not the most inspiring activity but who doesn't love a clean, orderly home, and who among us working types ever has enough time to get it all done? I am not there yet, but I can see
time opening up when I will be able to tackle those projects and not feel that I am depriving myself of something good. I am not. I am clearing out my head and refreshing my soul, as well as my closets!.
This has only been day one of the experiment. Today I : napped; read the newspaper; worked on a report for my job; chatted for a good 20 minutes with my lovely neighbor; cooked a new recipe for dinner; did laundry; took the dogs for a long walk; cleaned the kitchen after dinner,; on-line shopped a bit; played with the cat; and now I have begun a blog. Okay, I did watch about 10 minutes of Serena Williams whup up on her opponent at the US Open, but I was not tempted to watch more TV.( I will watch the finals, every minute of them. I am a tennis player (very bad) and I love watching the champons.)
Tomorrow is a work day so I doubt I will have any trouble sticking to my resolution.
I will probably watch a bit of the DNC convention, but not much. Radio news can fill me in on the highlights, such as they might be. I am pretty disgusted with both parties at this point....
That is it for tonight people. If you are actually out there. I am new to this blogging thing so bear with me. It will probably get somewhat more interesting as time goes on....
And if any of you have toyed with the idea of giving up TV, try it. You might be as surprised as I was.
Judith Rose
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