Wow, is this an adjustment.
I never knew how much our lives were centered around a television. My husband says that we were subconsciously obligated to watch it, since we were paying for it. Not only has a financial burden been lifted, but we are also a little more free to do things that are important.
Yes, we have rented several red box movies, and are currently watching a sitcom season on DVD, but it's totally different. We don't feel tied to the TV.
This past weekend was a long weekend for us, and the husband was even off on Friday. Instead of staying glued to ESPN all day, he cleaned our house. Like, really cleaned! I was so impressed! Sunday we watched redbox movies, but I will admit I was kind of going crazy without television. I don't know why, but it certainly took some adjusting. By Sunday night, I thought I was going to get a twitch from not having that back ground noise constantly going.
Monday we got out of the house and spent some time with family. I'd say that was more important that cable!
The weekend was our "phase out" period of cable, but since we are past that I think it's going to be great.
We still aren't sure if this is a permanent move or not. We shall see.
Do you have cable?
Have you recently turned cable off?
