As of Wednesday, I'm giving TV up for Lent. I don't watch a ton of TV, but I'm easily sucked in and distracted by it. There are a few shows I watch regularly when they're on (Mad Men, Parenthood, Project Runway, So You Think You Can Dance--don't judge), and we often have something on in the background, like MSNBC or a baseball game. So I'm really looking forward to having the apartment full of quiet for a few weeks. I'm hoping this lets me get a lot more reading, cooking, and baking done, and maybe some other projects I've been meaning to get to.
Rules:
1. No TV of any kind during the week.
2. I can watch a movie on DVD at most twice on the weekend (no more than one a day).
3. Once the first month is over (the "Thirty Things" goal), I'm allowed to watch one TV show on Sundays, since Sunday is a feast day and isn't observed as part of Lent. I'll admit, I'm only giving myself this out so I can watch Mad Men when it premiers in March.
The first test:
The Oscars are on the first weekend I'm giving up TV. Although I haven't seen many of the nominated movies this year, so it won't be all that big a sacrifice.
The only exception:
This is only a minor exception, since I'm allowing myself a movie on DVD a couple of times a weekend. Once the DVDs of Downton Abbey I ordered arrive, my mom is going to come over for a marathon viewing of the second half of Season 2. We'll do it on a Friday night, and I won't let myself watch any other DVDs that weekend.
A big thank you to Greg for letting me do this even though it wasn't his choice to give up TV!
On a final note this week, I turned 28.5 this week. Not really a milestone, but it does mean that I have a mere 18 months to do everything else on my list.
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