We made it! My lovely family of 5 made it one whole week without the TV or video games! And the best part is that they will tell you it wasn’t that hard – maybe even a little fun. So what did we do? We played outside, we spent time as a family, we hung out with our neighbors, we read some great books, we realized that the world doesn’t end if you miss a TV show.
I know in a way it sounds very silly of course we don’t NEED TV few countries have as many TV entertainment options as we do and they seem to manage. But it seems to have become a part of our life – and not a very healthy part. Stepping away from the TV this spring reminds us how much we do watch. Shows us that it is pretty easy to just turn it off and do something else. I realized that I need to find other ways to relax – find a way to sit down and just do nothing (an easy activity that a TV provides). I also am thinking that another form of relaxing – reading-yoga-walking is probably better mentally than vegging out in front of the TV.
Thank you National Turn Off Your TV Week and Thank You to our local elementary school for promoting it! Once again you help us break free….. and reminded us that we can do this!
Maybe this summer – now where is that remote.
