Brain Rot

Way back when, before we had kids, when we had just moved out to California, we moved into a lovely house with a pool and a beautiful backyard and we did stuff. I mean we really did stuff- took advantage of all of our free time, and boy was there a lot of it! I cannot even fathom the endless hours we had to spend doing what we wanted and thinking only of ourselves and each other, what a glorious time it was!

And for that first full year in Palm Springs, we went on walks downtown, swam in the pool, ate dinner out, worked on art projects, painted and sewed. And guess what we didn't do? Watch TV.

For a whole year we didn't have any sort of cable. Eventually we got smart and started renting dvds of certain shows and watching the full seasons in one weekend. We were so productive during that time. We were able to actually talk to one another without the boob-tube on. We listened to wonderful music and got out of the house. Did I mention how glorious this time was?

Then, we moved into our new house and had a kid. We turned on the subscription to the rest of the world and got a cable DVR box. Life was glorious in a different way. I suddenly realized what "Katrina" was (I seriously missed the WHOLE thing during the no TV stint and couldn't figure out who SHE was!) I started my love affair with all things reality tv. I secretly loathed myself for doing this, but it was just too hard to resist! After the first baby our free time was cut in half (or more), and we also had to squeeze in TV. How tiring this all was.

Fast forward three years and another baby later, and we are in another new house. We are once again without TV, only because we couldn't decide which provider to use. In the last few weeks without TV, I decided we don't need it. Because guess what? I love not having TV. I love not fighting over the remote and lossing brain cells to The Real Housewives of Crazytown. I love playing all night with my kids and having a movie as a treat. Brett marveled last night about how the nights just seem to be flying by. Because we are busy, in a good way. We are getting are butts off the couch where they have been for 3 years. This, my friends, feels glorious again!