Last night I mistakenly drank a big Cherry Coke at dinner and couldn't sleep. So I was up and watching Oprah at about 11:00 at night, and she had a very interesting show. It was about people who wanted to simplify their lives. They decided to, for one week (or more), get "back to basics". Here are a few example of what they did:
1. No TV
2. No Internet
3. No car (one lady was driving her kids the 2 blocks to school instead of walking them)
4. No spending (only a few dollars for perishable food, like milk, eggs, and bread)(One lady was shopping every single day and had about 2-3 years worth of food storage-which is good to have food storage, but she was out of control)
5. Dinner together at kitchen table (instead of in front of TV) each night
6. Kids had to put away all but 5 toys. (these particular kids had a huge playroom that was wall to wall toys)
All of these families were much much happier at the end of the week, and were going to continue (for the most part) with their new lifestyle.
So, I am going to go 7 days with no internet, no TV, no spending, and a few other things.
So long! I'll see you in a week to report how the week went.
3 years ago
5 comments:
One of my friends has recently done that - got rid of cable (they have bunny ears now) and no internet. She said she is WAY more productive and it isn't so bad. I've been tempting to try it myself and see how productive I could also be.
I don't think that I could live without internet. It is the way that I feel connected to the world. The rest of the stuff I think I could manage without.
By the way I got the gummy rail guard at BabysRus.
I watched that show yesterday and was also inspired, but not to the same extent. I can't quite give up my internet. Good Luck! Can't wait to see how your week goes.
We haven't had tv for over a year... it's been nice, but I would like it sometimes. We tend to check news and such on the internet. I know it's helped a bit, but we still watch movies a lot.
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