Week 7: No TV

Since tomorrow is Monday, & I'm feeling feisty, I'm gonna get back on the Resolutionary Bandwagon & try to quit TV this week. Sounds like walking across coals. But somebody's gotta do it, and I'd like it to be me!

CS Lewis
Yoga
Podcasts
Research/Homework
Prayer
Cell Phone...

help me stay content sans remote!

"Week 6": Eat 3 Vegetables Each Day

I'm reaching here. Trying to think of something easy to accomplish. And since I just spent $100 at Trader Joes, I should be able to accomplish this.

February challenged every fiber of habitude in my life. I took a 2 week break from vegetarian ways to make sure I was getting enough protein in my zombie-like 14 hr a day schedule. My apartment is chaos incarnate.

I'm excited to begin entering a more balanced March. I should be able to face some real personal development tasks. We shall see. A week sans Facebook may be on the horizon... Kinda Lenty of me?

Veggies today: Bell peppers, mushrooms, and spinach, oh my!

Ow.

I admit, I am so sore I put off my bendy-flexey routine until 2am last night, and chased it with a round of Tylenol PM, a hot shower, and an ice pack on my throbbing right shoulder. Sure, maybe I'm not "doing it right" but almost anything exercisical makes a similar stain on my neckshoulderback area. So, I'm trying to gentle it up and persevere. Stretching MUST become a part of my daily routine, and the initial breaking-in period is always the most difficult. By year end I expect to be able to do the splitz. Joking.

Week 5: Inhale and Stretch

I'm glad last week is over, and a more enjoyable and fulfulling goal is on the horizon: yoga/pilates/stretch every day. Going to bed with an ice pack on my neck every night should be enough to convince me to attend to my body's needs. But no. I NEVER stretch. It feels like a lost cause. How stupid, though!

Today makes two days strong (thanks to Hulu's yoga & pilates channel). GW's gym has been closed due to DC's Snowmageddon 3.0, but I've enjoyed doing the stretches from the comfort of my happy green living room. I think Youtube might have some free videos for me too if I get bored with Hulu. Here's one of my favorites:

Self Control

Wow, what a challenge. For a social creature like myself, who is experimenting in living alone, TV has become a form of connecting whenever I feel lonely. Once I took away TV, I saw myself turning to other comforts - food, conversation, romantic daydreams, prayer, exercise. Some good, others unhealthy. The act of taking away a staple from my day was very revealing. The disorientation aroused emotions that I need to deal with, in order to get to the other side of indulgence - which is SELF CONTROL. I feel like I've made strides toward this goal, but there is still so much work to do. It's good to know I've found a hot button for future reference. Practice conquering my desire to watch TV, and I can conquer many other temptations.

Hurts So Good

It's not that the sky would fall if I ate another meal and watched an episode of One Tree Hill. But controlling my impulses is a lost art in my life. So I'm saying no, turning off the light, and feeling good about it. This is new.

Adjustment

Ok... "No TV" has evolved into "One Episode a Day" (The Bachelor w/ Khyounghi last night & House over dinner tonight). I wanted to clarify that publicly, so I don't turn this goal into a slip and slide and bail on it completely. Because right now that's all I want to do. But I won't. Cold turkey may not be the way for me to quit TV... but baby steps HAS to be. Or else I have bigger problems than I anticipated!!! Next week... no TV. Here's hoping!

The sleep schedule is moving forward just fine. I have 20 min to make it in under the cut-off! Better brush'n'splash fast to make time for EPL!