Lately I have felt that I haven't had enough time to do anything. Not enough time to finish this project or that, or clean the house, or do the laundry etc. I do these things because that's what needs done, but it feels like it consumes my time. But things are not as the appear.
Upon a recent discovery that I was actually spending a lot of time on netflix, I decided things needed to change. It always starts out as background noise while I am folding laundry or dusting (we have a lot of dust around here no joke!)... and usually ends up with me 'taking a break' that lasts a few episodes...
The TV is rarely on in our house. It isn't because we are anti TV or anything, it just seems like when it is just me, I would rather watch on my laptop so I can keep the screen unavailable to my little rascal(oh by the way we had a baby!!). It seems screens at an early age(under two years) probably isn't so good... so why not be safe instead of sorry, and just limit screen time for the first couple of years or so (he doesn't even play with my phone).
Anyway, back to the point of this entry. I have decided that back in the 'olden days,' women seemed to be able to run a home without the modern conveniences I have, and still be able to get it all done. I know that our world is a much faster paced world, but I feel like it would be a good idea to slow it down a little bit.
Sooooooo all of this is to say that i am going to try and learn some new things to take up my time so that I have less time to devote to the oh-so-important facebook and netflix worlds. I want to use a clothes line... make meals from scratch... go for walks or runs for exercise... play blocks with my little rascal... throw the ball for the dog... sew some clothes and mend some old ones... and all of the things that might make me look like a 50's house wife. Maybe ill even learn to grind four or something.
To cap this all off, I am committing to post one entry per week telling what I have done to turn back the clocks and go back to a simpler time. I want these entries to stay rather short because spending all my time updating a blog would simply be shifting my internet and electronic use from one form to another, and the idea is to actually taper it off to a more realistic and healthy amount.
Upon a recent discovery that I was actually spending a lot of time on netflix, I decided things needed to change. It always starts out as background noise while I am folding laundry or dusting (we have a lot of dust around here no joke!)... and usually ends up with me 'taking a break' that lasts a few episodes...
The TV is rarely on in our house. It isn't because we are anti TV or anything, it just seems like when it is just me, I would rather watch on my laptop so I can keep the screen unavailable to my little rascal(oh by the way we had a baby!!). It seems screens at an early age(under two years) probably isn't so good... so why not be safe instead of sorry, and just limit screen time for the first couple of years or so (he doesn't even play with my phone).
Anyway, back to the point of this entry. I have decided that back in the 'olden days,' women seemed to be able to run a home without the modern conveniences I have, and still be able to get it all done. I know that our world is a much faster paced world, but I feel like it would be a good idea to slow it down a little bit.
Sooooooo all of this is to say that i am going to try and learn some new things to take up my time so that I have less time to devote to the oh-so-important facebook and netflix worlds. I want to use a clothes line... make meals from scratch... go for walks or runs for exercise... play blocks with my little rascal... throw the ball for the dog... sew some clothes and mend some old ones... and all of the things that might make me look like a 50's house wife. Maybe ill even learn to grind four or something.
To cap this all off, I am committing to post one entry per week telling what I have done to turn back the clocks and go back to a simpler time. I want these entries to stay rather short because spending all my time updating a blog would simply be shifting my internet and electronic use from one form to another, and the idea is to actually taper it off to a more realistic and healthy amount.
