Eric and I are contemplating a life without cable T.V.. The main purpose being to cut costs in our semi-restricted, student-budget lifestyle. Another purpose would be to possibly free up some of our brain space. Instead of watching "What Not to Wear," (while I am studying sometimes- ha ha!) I could devote my time entirely to my (somewhat, for now!) academic endeavors. Also, instead of watching "Martha Stewart," (although I feel like that is an academic program) I could be working on my own crafting projects! When I am not studying, I could read books, like I used to love to do- before "How Do I Look," was created. I also feel that if we didn't have television in our lives, save for a Friday night movie night, Eric and I could converse instead of using up all of our brain-space to stare blankly at the screen.
I think the convenience of television in our super-busy lives , with school, work, and the whole-shebang, has made it easy to momentarily escape from the busyness. But, the ease of momentarily escaping has kinda led to some time-wasting. Before we know it, a couple of hours have passed, and nothing productive, or even fun, has been accomplished. Directly related: I have been a little bit counter-productive regarding my earlier post of "negativity into productivity." I have been makng an effort to be less negative, but I still fall into a T.V. induced stupor, every once in a while, when I really do have a lot of things that I would like to accomplish.
We'll see how Eric feels about the no-cable option. Even though we do become engrossed by the television, we are still not completely enslaved by it. But, when an option arises that gives one a choice to eliminate a constant creature comfort, no matter how really unimportant it is (we still have computers with internet access!!), there's a little apprehension about what we could be missing out on.
I'm still voting for no T.V.. We can rent movies, or go to the movies! We shall see what the outcome is. Look for upcoming posts about all of my crafty-projects, and books read.
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