With the writer's strike STILL going on I haven't been spending as much time in front of my favorite shows as usual, not that I had many, only 5 regulars, and Lost only started last week, but I've been able to catch up on a few things. My top ten list is of things I can/should do instead of watching t.v.
1) Clean! It's about time I vacuumed the little bit of rug we have in our home again, my nose is very clogged lately. There's a few piles of junk that need to be sorted through, shredded and/or tossed. My garage sale pile is an eye soar in my craft room.
2) Enjoy supper. Stop rushing through the preparations, or paying attention to the food just during commercials, and savoring rather than inhaling when I eat.
3) Make a dent in any one of the items left on my 101 list. Particularily those relating to getting our house ready to sell.
4) Have a night out with some family or friends. Most of my visits with friends lately have consisted of rushed conversation, trying to squeeze in some time to see each other in between other commitments. It would be nice to have a sit down, relaxed conversation, over Starbucks or Sushi. Or both, or neither, lol. Whatever, as long as someone is there with me!
5) Go out on a date with Sean. The weather has dissuaded me from this so far, but I'd like to take a stroll around the Forks, see some snow sculptures, bask in the ambience of a moonlit winter night on the river.
6) Allow myself to actually delve into my latest book, Skin by Ted Dekker, instead of reading snippets between shows and commercials, which I only do because the book is on the coffee table and I'm usually only in the living room when I watch t.v., so I kinda forget about reading when I'm away from the t.v.
7) Catch up on Southland's sermons online, I've missed a few weeks lately for various reasons, and I feel so out of the loop. I also should be catching up on some Bible reading.
8) Crafting. I believe I have only 4 weeks left to finish my wedding album, according to my 5th anniversary deadline. I better lock myself in my craft room if I have any hope of getting that accomplished. I have printed out all the pictures, and templates of what I'd like to do, now I just have to do it!
9) Exercising. I have to stop waiting until I'm motivated and JUST DO IT! I used to watch t.v. and ride my orbitrek but the noise of the machine drowned out the t.v., so I would crank the volume, and that would annoy Sean, who couldn't then hear his own thoughts, never mind what he was doing. I can't wait to have a bigger house where that wouldn't be a problem because I found I exercised the most when I could do it in front of the boob tube. But, for now, I will force myself to use my t.v. free time.
10) Zzzzzzzzzzz. I find I need more sleep lately, since my stuffy nose makes it harder to get a good night sleep, and I think that less oxygen might also be making me tired. My sleep has been better since I got my nose spray but with more moisture comes more need to blow my nose, which has caused more nose bleeds (at least one/week) and so I've avoided using the spray a little, partly because I don't know if it's safe to use on a exposed blood vessels, and partly because it's just going to further this cycle of spray/blow/bleed. One of my worst irrational fears is coterization, but I just might have to face that I need it. But my temporary solution, going to bed early, not staying up to watch My Wife and Kids.
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The writers strike is keeping me focused on school work, lol!
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