Daily writing prompt

What could you do less of?

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I am going to do a real basic answer to this question. I could watch less television. I realized how addicted I was to my t.v. when my picture went out but I could still hear the sound. It just POP, picture went out. I did what usually works, and that is to unplug it and plug it back in. However, that did not work at first. I was right in the middle of watching a Court TV crime show and a whodunit episode. Right when it was getting to the meat of the show, my t.v. decided to bomb.

I got embarrassed with myself after Charley was looking concerned as I was cussing at my t.v. and seemed like I was in extra stress mode. I had to tell her it wasn’t her, it was my stupid t.v.

But because it didn’t come back on for quite sometime, I ended up picking up one of the books I’m reading, “The Fledgling” by Octavia E Butler about a young vampire, and ended up getting really engrossed into it. I am also reading “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, but have to put that one down occasionally to absorb it. I remember reading it when I was younger but for some reason it means a lot more in these days and my age of understanding.
Anyway, I totally enjoyed myself, and also enjoyed the silence that ensued. I started thinking ‘why am I watching somebody’s story on t.v., when I should be living my own life?’ and doing some of those things on my to do list.
Reading books more often is on my to do list, just as practicing drawing and painting. And you know what? It was more fulfilling. I also cleaned out underneath my sink and caught up on emails. It was amazing how much more time I had on my hands.

But, yes, that is what I could do less of. I realized how good I felt in that time of my t.v. being down. And engaged in things that used my brain instead of sitting and letting my brain be filled up with whatever was being broadcasted.

Now my t.v. is back on, and for a brief moment I actually was hoping my t.v. wouldn’t come back on. But then I couldn’t watch “Only Murders in the Building.” But wait, I do have a tablet. So I guess I do have a back up.