on july 1st we are going to start an experiment in our house. we are going to store our television in our closet for a month and go without it for the month of july.
by the way the photo in this post is not my television. why you ask? well because when i went to take a picture of our television you could the see reflection of all the toys on the living room floor and i didn't feel like picking them up.
anyhow...
we have only one television in our house. we used to have two - one in the living room and one in our bedroom. we got rid of the one in our bedroom and it's been nice. the officer and i had talked about watching less tv. we do great for a while and then it's back to normal. so... we decided that if we just take the television out and store it in his closet (not under the house), we won't be so tempted.
we decided on july 1, we will take the tv out. we are also going to be cutting down in our computer time too. we will be gone a small portion of july for vacation, so we thought the transition would be easier. the officer and i have talked about projects we would like to complete during this time. i would love to be able to scrapbook more. we would both like to finish painting the inside of our house. we only have our bedroom, bathroom, and the wash/dryer room left.
i don't think it will be too hard on the kids because they usually just watch tv in the morning. we do like the family movies as i have mentioned, but we can go without them for a month. it will be interesting to see what else we find to do. it will also be interesting to see if we can't wait to get the television back out or if we decide to extend another month.
here are some things things i have thought about trying to start or finish (making the list so i can look back and see if i did any of them)
reading several books i have set aside to read
scrapbook
making cards (i like to make my own card - even though i'm not as good as some bloggers i see)
paint our bedroom
paint my bathroom (this in particular i'm a little excited about because the officer said i can paint it any color i want - as long as it's not "dark")
decorate my bathroom differently
go through kid's closets/toys
go through my closet
go through my "craft" closet
hmm... that's all i can think of at this moment, but i'm sure i will remember some more and come back and add to my list.
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2 comments:
Great idea and good luck!! We have been talking about trying this, too. I was thinkin' two weeks.... Can't wait to hear how it's going!
Back when we lived in Arizona our church did a fast. Rather than fast food, Jamin and I decided to fast entertainment. No web surfing, just email only, and no TV or movies for a week (much less time than you). Our house was always clean that week, laundry was all complete, and there was a peace and serenity in the house I just can't explain. We were ready for our TV when we were done, and unfortunately three years later we are back in our old rut, however it was a great experience. We are getting better recently though!
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