Okay...so the Olympics started just as I proclaimed the NO TV plan. Needless to say, I did not succeed so we are starting round two. I am going to try to watch only shows I have a genuine interest in...here are a few of my favorites...
1. Jon & Kate plus 8....my interest in these people started while I was pregnant and grew after my son was born....seriously, if she can do it so can I!
2. Diners, Drive-in's and Dives....love the host!
3. No Reservations...Anthony Bourdain is super cool and a great writer. His dialogue is very intriguing.
I sound like a TV junkie. Maybe I should try to limit my TV consumption to just the above mentioned shows. At least until the new TV season starts...then I do have a few others. But, I really don't think I am ridiculous with the amount of shows I routinely watch. Am I in denial? Should I have started this post with..."Hello, my name is Mandy..."? Do other people watch as much as I do? Or more?
What are your favorite shows?
Stay tuned...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Gratuitous Picture Posting...
Daddy did it!
I tooted!
Say What???
Bishop in his first Mickey Mouse shirt!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
NO TV!
No TV...that is my new idea!
Over the past few weeks I have come to the conclusion that I am lazy. I always knew I had lazy tendencies. Not that my house is buried in dust and dirt but I don't think I do much other than work and watch TV. I think my laziness is especially excessive in the evening after a day of work. I tend to be a morning person and that is when I get things done. Especially at work!
However, I do feel lazy. When I read about other people's activities or hobbies, I always get the feeling I am sort of a loser. Do they just have better descriptions for their otherwise mundane activities or do they really do so many other things?
For instance, at a company function today we had to do a "getting to know your co-workers" activity. It entailed telling one true and one false thing about yourself and seeing if people could guess which was true. Here is a sampling of the true statements...certified skydiver, rode 100 miles on a bike last week, district tennis champ, home brew champion....
Here was my true statement...I was born in Germany. And that is really not a function of anything I did. My parents lived there!
So, I have decided that one of the factors contributing to my overall laziness is too much TV. It gets turned on in our house from the moment we walk in the door and stays on until we go to bed. And, most of the time I really am not that interested in what we end up watching. Here is the nightly routine...
5:30 News (local news at that...should be called the nightly crime report/Clayton County drama/weather)
6:00 Cash Cab (this is actually a pretty fun trivia show but come on...a whole hour!)
7:00 My House is Worth What
7:30 House Hunters
8:00 Depends on the night but ALWAYS something...maybe something from TIVO
9:00 Varies (I am in bed around now and just watching random junk)
So...less TV...less lazy me...that is the basic premise!
Stay tuned.......
Over the past few weeks I have come to the conclusion that I am lazy. I always knew I had lazy tendencies. Not that my house is buried in dust and dirt but I don't think I do much other than work and watch TV. I think my laziness is especially excessive in the evening after a day of work. I tend to be a morning person and that is when I get things done. Especially at work!
However, I do feel lazy. When I read about other people's activities or hobbies, I always get the feeling I am sort of a loser. Do they just have better descriptions for their otherwise mundane activities or do they really do so many other things?
For instance, at a company function today we had to do a "getting to know your co-workers" activity. It entailed telling one true and one false thing about yourself and seeing if people could guess which was true. Here is a sampling of the true statements...certified skydiver, rode 100 miles on a bike last week, district tennis champ, home brew champion....
Here was my true statement...I was born in Germany. And that is really not a function of anything I did. My parents lived there!
So, I have decided that one of the factors contributing to my overall laziness is too much TV. It gets turned on in our house from the moment we walk in the door and stays on until we go to bed. And, most of the time I really am not that interested in what we end up watching. Here is the nightly routine...
5:30 News (local news at that...should be called the nightly crime report/Clayton County drama/weather)
6:00 Cash Cab (this is actually a pretty fun trivia show but come on...a whole hour!)
7:00 My House is Worth What
7:30 House Hunters
8:00 Depends on the night but ALWAYS something...maybe something from TIVO
9:00 Varies (I am in bed around now and just watching random junk)
So...less TV...less lazy me...that is the basic premise!
Stay tuned.......
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