I was telling my husband about how each week for the next 8 weeks in my strollercize class we had this challenge. Each week we had to give up something different. We give our instructor $20. Every time we have whatever it is we gave up we lose a portion of our $20. At the end if we don’t cheat at all we get our $20 back or we get back whatever is left after admitting all our cheats.
Junebug: “This week we have to give up every beverage but water. No coffee, milk, etc.”
Hubby: ”What else do you give up during this?”
Junebug: “I don’t know yet.”
Hubby: “I’m going to call your instructor and suggest you give up TV for a whole week.”
Junebug: “I rarely get to watch TV anymore anyway.”
Hubby: “Imagine what you could get done. I bet you could complete everything you have been wanting to do your whole life in that one week.”
Junebug: “Dork!” (What the hell does he think I do all day?)
Hubby: “You could make a life-size replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa out of macaroni!”
Junebug: evil eye
Hubby: ”This week ambassador June got all the leaders of all the nations in the world to sign a declaration of peace in the shadow of her life-size replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa!”
Sometimes it doesn’t pay to talk with my husband. I gave up lots of my TV programs since Baby Bug came along. I was watching Criminal Minds one day and she quit playing to go stand by the TV and watch. I thought “Ummm…nope. Not going to happen.” So now I only get to watch when she is sleeping which is when I have time to do everything else so not much TV gets watched. Did you have to give up some shows after your kid came along? Do you have a habit which keeps you from getting things done? What are you avoiding doing by keeping yourself busy with insignificant tasks? I’m full of questions today.
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You’re amazing for accepting that “water only” challenge. I could NOT live without some sort of caffeine.
meleah rebeccah recently posted..My Next Big Thing
I’m wisely avoiding talking with my husband by being in another room.
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You are very wise!!
Just loved that. I spend hours watching tv but just to keep my husband company – it that the reason why you spend hours watching too? :0)
Actually my husband doesn’t want much TV at all which is why he complains about me watching. However, he is on the computer from the moment he gets home. Well, he used to be now our daughter demands his attention immediately.
Husbands were designed by the Universe to be irritating I think. It’s part of their Prime Directive actually from my understanding of the Federation of Distinguished Irritating Congregation of Knights of Spousalness (Feds of DICKS for short). Sorry, this was a stretch, but the intent is good
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That is awesome! You are so funny!
I did give up most of my shows after having kids, and the rest as half watched after bedtime while doing laundry and dishes etc. There are one or two that I still watch all the way through but they are kid friendly.
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insignificant tasks are like the candy of life, temporarily filling but with no lasting benefit.