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How I Plan to Give Up TV



TV is a huge part of our culture in today's culture and I get sucked into it just the rest of us. I can't wait to see the next episode of whatever series I'm currently into. I love watching romantic shows and family friendly sitcoms. Neither one are easy to find for new and current series but older series sure seem to fit the bill. But there are downsides to watching past series. You never have to wait to watch the next episode, it's just there. So what happens...it just keeps playing and playing without a need to wait until next week and I get sucked in at every cliff hanger they have.

So how am I going to break this nasty habit? Well I'm going to finish the last few episodes of the current series I'm addicted to when the kids are sleeping because seriously I can't wait several weeks to finish the last 4 episodes. Yesterday, I started playing Pandora radio through our TV to have music going through the house during the day. I like having the background noise over the kids. It gives me something to focus on when the kids are running around like crazy little boys to keep me sane but also music helps gets me motivated to get work done around the house. I choose to play Christian music because it's good for all of us. I also set up a Veggie Tale station for the kids so I play that as well.

I also plan to get back to my workouts as soon as I fully recover from falling off the bottom concrete step. I beat myself up pretty bad just trying to be nice and say hi to someone in the neighborhood. I thought I was better so I walked the 2 miles to my parents house to get the jogging stroller that doesn't fit in my car and then walked the 2 miles back home but my body started screaming when I was about half way home. I ended up barely able to walk for 2 days following that trip. So I'm not going to over do it. I'm giving myself this week off and just doing normal housecleaning and stretching A LOT to help me be prepared next week. Then I'm starting the Bikini Body Mommy Challenge over. I saw results and I was making progress but then I started working nights with the hubby and it through everything off and I never got started again. By getting my workouts in it will give me something else to do instead of watching TV but it will also give me more energy to be up and moving and getting the boys out of the house during the nice weather we have been having (minus today).

I'm also starting our homeschool year! Ya! See my hubby works more hours during the spring, summer, and fall so we have school months during these seasons and do less during the winter because Daddy is home more. So I'm starting off by using the Character Traits that the Duggar's use. We will have a new one every 2 to 4 weeks depending on how much we need the training in our house and how many activities I plan with it. We will also be using the Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons book. Monkey really enjoyed this book when we were using it before and I know that he will pick up where we left off quickly. I will also be working with Goose on how to hold markers and crayons as well as learning and using more signs with words. I also will be including written letters, signing letters, and teaching sounds. We will also be doing fun things like crafts, puzzles, cooking, and field trips. This will help us learn about animals, maps, math, etc. I know that we will have so much fun learning together! I can't wait to get started.

Here is something I have noticed just yesterday and today. Without having the TV on the kids have been playing better together, having more fun and enjoying time together. I think they know that I'm more involved and they don't need to scream for my attention. I'm on top of whatever is going on. I'm readily available. Lunch time was great too. Because they got time with mommy before it was time to cook they were able to play without being under my feet the whole time.

I know that this post makes me sound like Mom of the Year right? But I don't write this blog to share how I'm the perfect parent and/or wife. I write to help encourage others to be better by showing my weaknesses and how God gives me strength to work through them to become better. TV is a weakness of mine as I'm sure many others. I want to be an encouragement to others to push through that weakness and to worship God instead of the TV. We worship whatever we spend most of our time doing you know. Plus homeschooling is a passion of mine but every time I start to think about doing it I get overwhelmed and I just never stick with it. I need to stop that! TV has given me an escape from having to deal with that stress but by giving that up and with my new homeschooling plan which I will share later I hope to be better at getting things accomplished. I don't want to buy curriculum for kindergarten. It's such a waste so I need to find a way to make school work until we are ready to start buying curriculum in a few years.

Well it's nap time here and my TV time to finish my 4 episodes is dwindling by the minute and I still have to get dishes done before I will allow myself to sit and veg out. Please share with me your struggles. I really feel like I'm the only one because there are no comments even though I know I have readers out there...somewhere.

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