New Year's Resolutions

New Year's Resolutions... to be honest i hate them. They have always seemed to me like a dreamy wish list of things that you SAY your going to do but never actually do them. For that matter, if they were things you were really going to do, you would have done it already...right?

Over the past year i have taken note that we watch a lot of tv. It is always on, with a mindless drone of unnecessary chatter. Nothing new, interesting or groundbreaking ever happens from the tele, it just kills braincells.

We have been considering getting rid of the tele. I don't know if we can do it. And frankly, i cannot commit to such a drastic change. However, in the spirit of just doing what we say we want to do, and with this convenient day of new years here, we have made a pact that we will not watch* TV for the next thirty days.

*tv can still be used for wii, ps2 and the occasional redbox.
*if the tv is on at someone elses house, that does not break the resolve.

So. It has started. Day One. We are 8 hours in... think i am feeling withdrawals. We have each reached for the remote several times, but stopped ourselves just in the brink of time. There will be no failure on Day One.

I preoccupy myself with other things... dishes, laundry, exercise...arg.

Here's to anything that is worth doing... at least for 30 days!