Monday, January 28, 2013
no media...ugh
Well, I must admit I didn't think this would be so hard. Being away for the first week helped. The first three days at home have been HORRIBLE! this STINKS! All I want to do is watch tv. We don't watch that much tv. All I want to do is plug the kids in front of the tv. The weather stinks. We can't play outside. It is so stinkin QUIET in my house. The QUIET is LOUD. How am I going to last for three more weeks? Lord grant me peace. Give me strength. Make me deaf, blind and oblivious to EVERYTHING around me!!!!!!!!!!!That is SCREAMING out my name. The siren call of the cake has switched to the siren call of the electronics. I will not be able to do this one on my own power. Who knew how addicted to media we were? Ugh....
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L, I have to agree with you. This is much harder than I thought it would be. The first night we did this was the most bizarre. Rob and I put the boys to bed and usually the first thing we do is switch on the TV. This time...silence. It was so quiet. I was actually pacing the apartment trying to figure out what to do. I ended up doing the 5 dishes in our sink (my 2nd time that day doing dishes) because I didn't know what else to do. Rob called Steve and Jess just to find out what they were doing!!
ReplyDeleteWe are trying to limit TV time to an hour a day/7 hours a week. It's tough for sure. I so don't want to turn off the TV after an hour. I'm thankful I at least have my iPOD to listen to or I think I'd go CRAZY! Like you, I don't like it when it's quiet in the house. At night, I even have the ceiling fan going because otherwise it's too quiet for me to sleep! Weird.
Glad we have eachother (as in everyone in our small group) to lean on with this one as well as our Savior, Jesus Christ!
This might be the most challenging month thus far. Sugar was tough, but food doesn't occupy time like electronics / media. I've been trying to limit my usage to about 7 hours per week, but usually it's only 2 days and I watch a couple movies / bits and pieces of sporting events. On top of it all, I lost my phone (not a bad time to lose it though). Such is life, but I am hanging on.
ReplyDeleteJake, your comment about losing your phone woke me up. I have fallen into the trap of grumbling. If I lost my phone, I do not think I would be so nonchalant about it. Everything right now is like nails on a chalk board. I need to look toward Christ and realize that I am still hanging on and my life is really not all that bad. If I can manage to stop eating all day long, I might not even gain any weight! I seem to have replaced one vice with another. Phil 2:14 "Do everything w/o grumbling or complaining" I have much to learn. Thanks for the responses guys!
ReplyDeleteIt's been a roller coaster for me. I've gone days without TV, and yet there have been days when I've watched a few hours worth. Overall I've stayed under the 7 hours a week. I found, though, when I sat down and watched TV for any length of time, I feel like crap. I feel how lazy it makes me. I've used some social media to promote the Bandits Radio Show and articles that I write, but I've kept that to a minimum. I have 30 Facebook notifications STARING at me. I moved Facebook off of my main pages on my device - doesn't matter. They're laughing at me. I have fallen into a trapof surfing the web a bit. It starts with something for work or the Bandits and I trail off, but I've been on the Internet HOURS less every day.
ReplyDeleteI've completely cut out video games and other games.
I've always said that I'd prefer to play board games or sports with other people than sit around playing video games, but during the times of day that I'm home alone all I want to do is turn on the playstation.
This has been tough, but I'm finding it's been the best yet for finding more time for Jesus. I've been dedicating more time to prayer, both alone and in groups.m my time in the Word has been better. I'm re-reading The Chronicles of Narnia and loving it.
How many more days?