I have arrived at my semi-annual restless dissatisfaction with my existence, with the state of my home, the state of my children with LIFE. I have to restrain myself from the very powerful and wholly unproductive desire to change absolutely everything.
But things are going to be different this summer. My children have always been on a year round school schedule. We have had track breaks of 4-6 weeks peppered throughout the year and only 2 weeks between one school year and the next. But this year, my children are on a traditional nine-month schedule. This means that in six mere school days, we will have summer. We will be done with school. I may very well want to kill them soon after that. But, because I want to change everything already, I have visions of a summer boot camp for my children, where things are organized, good habits are built, and bad habits are uprooted, where we swim a lot and ride bikes in the morning before it's too hot, where my children learn to clean right this time and where we de clutter our home and our lives of what doesn't work.
And so, unbeknownst to my children, between 10 and 1 today, the cable man will come to take the box away and shut off cable TV to our home. We still have TVs and the internet and movies and Wii, so we still have all the makings of a sedentary lifestyle, but I'm hoping that without the cable, we will be moved just a little bit more to action, to positive change. But in case none of that works and my children mutiny, tie me up and lock me in the pantry, you'll know why
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You are very brave. We've been thinking about ditching the dish to save money (and I can watch all my shows on the Internet anyway) but the thought of not having cartoons makes me a bit nervous. Ok, a lot nervous...
GASP!
That's all I can think to say. For my reaction and your children's. :) I'm sure it will be a really good time. Last year we didn't have tv for 6 months or so. It amazes me how much we use it now for being so broken of the habit for a while. And in the back of my head is always that thought that I should do it again sometime. I say as my children sit in front of the tv so I can have some computer time. :)
Okay why oh why am I now seeing the last five posts?? I have missed my Angie fix! I have had friends that have no tv, just movies..they have lived. I have thought about it...just not brave enough yet. To have it taken from the house, that IS brave! You go woman!Does that mean when you all come here that they aren't allowed to watch anything?
Sorry about the PTA thing. How frustrating! Oh and about being done at night and wanting "off hours" I think I yelled something to that effect at 10pm last night to Tristan. My kids remember EVERYTHING they wanted to say to me after 9:30pm !
Oh and you should look at my blog. My friend mentioned a little summer schedule that gives the kids something to look forward to each day but you will be able to bribe them with it too to get more work out of them! and man I wish I had your pool right about now!!
Good luck! We have no TV, just DVDs, and I like it that way, especially when I realize how much time *I* would be wasting watching it. I hope your summer plans go well.
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