B. and i are in the midst of an experiment... or maybe it's not an experiment, maybe it's a new way of life. who knows?
let me 'splain.
monday i came home and B had removed the rabbit ears from our television. thus, we not only do we not have cable/satellite, we have no channels whatsoever. my initial reaction was of sorrow and disappointment. what will i do in my days? how will i fill them without my "stories"? i shed a tear and held a moment of silence then trudged into the bedroom to find a book. i picked up Lonesome Dove (which i had set aside for a time to read The Book Thief, this is a really good book,btw, and i totally recommend it) and dived into the pages. okay, not literally. i literally just opened the book to my bookmark and began to read. now, 260-some odd pages into it i am loving it!
my point? you ask, as you already are aware of my joy in reading. my point is that i am discovering that without the tv there are a ridiculous amount of simple things to find joy in and to occupy one's time with. those of you who've already discovered this may laugh it you're so inclined, but truthfully it's not as if i wasn't aware of that little morsel of knowledge it's just that i forgot. you know, kinda' like i forgot how good consistent exercise makes me feel. or how much i enjoy getting up the minute my alarm goes off as opposed to hitting snooze 18 times until i feel more groggy than when the alarm first interrupted my sleep.
anywho, i'm feelin' pretty grateful to my husband for taking away the temptation o' television, even if it was in the middle of the Olympics.