The elephant in the room...err, blog...

It's Erika and, we haven't written, well, really written, in quite some time for blogging standards. And, I could say that there's no excuse, but that's not the truth. Life brings bumps in the road and, unfortunately, now was the time for the bump. I get that as a "blogger" I'm supposed to open up and expose all my secrets, joys and personal tragedies. Yet, as expressive and un-private as I am in real-life, for some reason, I can't bring myself to blog every detail. So, let's just say, life handed the Larsons an elephant that would continue to oddly stand out in the room... err, blog.... and prevent me from writing until I addressed it. So, it's been addressed and, I apologize wholeheartedly for the vagueness.

Back to television detox...
With life's tragedies come coping mechanisms. Even though I am immersed at work in a therapeutic atmosphere knowing that distraction only prevents the inevitable, it was the first strategy I used when Steve and I were forced to move forward from the "news." I confess. In one week, I watched a lot of movies. With candor, I proclaim that I watched the whole second season of "The Tudors." (It was amazing, btw. Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn was one of the best performances I have seen by an actress in a LONG time.) Steve also bought us a Wii for Mother's and Father's Day. The purchase was less about distraction and our commitment to no television and more about saving me the money of a gym membership. However, it did serve as a lovely diversion. I have now moved past the distraction phase and onto the next phase. With that, I don't need movies to help any longer. Actually, from a television standpoint, I realized that I moved away a while ago from actually thinking about what I was missing. I think that realization has truly helped me to purge the need for television. No tv has officially become a lifestyle.

That realization has also prompted me to wonder aloud to Steve, "Why did we say a year? I think I've learned my lesson now. I could easily just choose one show that I would like to watch, turn the tv on and then off once the show is over." Steve then told me I was talking like a crack addict. Maybe.

Well, the elephant has been purged so that I can again blog freely and frankly. I hope to continue to entertain with our healthy diversions of playful and creative adventures. Next on the list is a mother/daughter trip to the Hamptons this weekend. Ahhh... sustainable farms and celebrities.