So tomorrow is the day: the day I start this random experiment that came to me one afternoon at work, and one that my husband still doesn't understand.
Giving Up: TV & Movies
Contrary to what some members of my family may say, I don't have too many television shows I simply have to watch: not as many as I used to anyway.
When I was younger, I was a massive "Home & Away" fan, but at one point during the 25 months I spent overseas I turned it on at the gym and the accents scared me so I turned it straight back of and haven't watch an episode since.
Of course, streaming on the internet now makes it ultra-easy to catch up with any shows we miss so giving up TV for a month doesn't really seem that challenging: which is why I'm giving up movies too.
I love movies. I love their look, their feel, musicals (especially!), comedies, dramadies, chick-flicks, westerns...I'll pretty much give any genre a go at least once, though admittedly foreign films do tend to make my head hurt - "Amelie" and "Y Tu Mama Tambien" the notable exceptions.
I lose myself in the escapism movies provide - books fall into this category too. For two hours you escape your everyday life and have an adventure, and affair, or sail the high seas.
So, for the next 31 days I won't be watching any TV or movies. This includes TV shows that we may own on DVD. The only exceptions I'm making are 1) if I happen to be in a pub or bar and there's sport on - and Keno. I'm not missing out on my chance to win $1000's (and yes I know I can still win if I don't watch, but I can't imagine it feeling the same!) and 2) I can go to the movies no more than twice in the month.
Taking-up: Feng Shui
From what I understand, Feng Shui is essentially ying and yang in overdrive, balancing out the 'energies' in your home or workspace to have a positive impact on your health, wellbeing and importantly - prosperity.
I've never really bought into the idea that changing the way my bedroom is arranged is going to improve my life, but every little bit helps I guess!
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