No TV for December

Yesterday went by very smoothly, despite my new “commitment” -- no TV for the month.  While Sabrina immersed herself in the Montana photography school she lived like a hermit by having no TV, pulling all-nighters to deliver a project, and focusing her energies into her passion -- photography.

So I started looking at myself and asked if I could give up my casual TV as well -- after all, how painful could it be?  I don’t really have time to watch that much TV, but I do turn it on as “background noise” sometimes or to relax a few moments to wind down at the end of the day.

To challenge myself and see if watching TV is a habit or an addiction, I have decided to go the entire month of December with no TV.  I may even realize that spending $700+ per year on casual entertainment is way too much and putting that money to work somewhere more productive would make me happier.  We can probably watch whatever entertainment we may need for free through Hulu or Fancast and I believe that’s the ultimate future of broadcast TV anyway.

If I start pulling out what’s left of my hair within a few days I’ll be sure to let you know.

-Mark