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Somehow, Mandy convinced me to try and go a whole week without turning on the TV at home. I can watch TV at the gym, but nothing at home, not even in the morning when I'm getting ready. Three days in, it's been an interesting experience.

Monday night was great, as we got quite a few things done around the house. We spent some time reading (I love my NookColor by the way), and the evening went by pretty quickly. Last night was a different story. Neither of us felt like doing much, so she read while I killed most of the evening on Twitter or playing Angry Birds. Made for a long evening, and not really any more productive than watching TV would have been. Tonight we went to the gym, so that took up a good portion of the evening.

I think what I'm learning is that I don't need to have the TV on at all times whether or not I'm actually watching it. It is okay to enjoy the quiet now and then. Hopefully we can detach ourselves from it a bit as tome goes on, and be willing to find other sources of entertainment. I can't wait for it to warm up so I can get back on my bike, and the detachment from TV will surely make that easier.