Movie night and week one in the books.

Steve here.

Movie night on Wednesday was great. We rented Where the Wild Things Are and 2012. Becks wanted to watch Finding Nemo. It was a great time. I don't think Erika made it out of Wild Things, but it was nice to relax and be entertained. That is the big difference for both of us I think; unless you are reading, you are forced to create amusement. And even reading requires more effort than TV.

We have both commented how we are easily bored. I think we will have to mentally restock for all things non-TV related that are entertaining. Once the weather warms a bit, we can spend our boring evenings talking on the deck. It amazes me how a change of venue can alter your perception. In the meantime, lots of games and books to keep us occupied.

So Week One is past and we are now on Day 9. That is a good number, it feels good to be past the initial week and have the pattern broken. After dinner, we both clean up and then play with Beckett. He is going to bed earlier and we are playing games, reading or just talking. We inevitably end up going to bed earlier, but that isn't a bad thing. I can always use an extra hour of sleep.

We have also been listening to a lot of music. You can follow what we are listening to on the right side of the blog. You can also follow what we are reading.

Our experiment is quickly turning into our normal life. Soon, it won't be a novelty that we don't watch TV and our blog will focus on what we are doing with our lives instead of TV. I think it will act a reflection of what we do as a family and a reminder of why we started this in the first place.

Thanks for following.