A little background history: My husband is currently
finishing his PharmD which requires multiple 4-week rotations at various
locations are the state. We've been fortunate enough to have had a majority of
them at home.
However, the unfortunate locations are currently upon us and I
find myself acting as a bachelorette, or how I imagine a twenty-something
bachelorette would act.
My house has become primarily clutter free (with the exception of
the office where I am in the midst of organizing and doing crafts). My
laundry is done before 8:00pm on a Sunday night. I paint my finger and toe
nails. I pinterest, a lot. I eat more frozen meals and find that cooking
for one is even worse than cooking for two. I've joined a gym to get fit
which also occupies my mind and gets me out of what seems like a very large,
very empty house.
While majority of these things are positives, I have found myself
with one terrible habit. When I'm tired of cleaning, Facebooking, or
working out, I find my butt glued to the television set.
At Christmastime my family and I recorded various stories and
poems for our niece and nephew, one of which was Jimmy Jet by
Shel Silverstein. If you're not acquainted with its message, feel free to educate
yourself below:
While I don't think I need a jimmy-vention, I know I should
probably find something more productive to do with my time.
The first weekend my hubby was gone, I watched: Crazy.
Stupid. Love., Horrible Bosses, Friends with Benefits, and The Change
Up. That's burning through a lot of Red Box rentals. I do have
to admit that all of them were pretty "good" with the exception
of The Change Up... Ryan Reynolds really let me down on that
one.
Once I pretty much exhausted my options at the Red Box, I moved on
to my NetFlix account. This weekend, I watched the remaining two movies in the Girl
with the Dragon Tattoo series.
When I'm not watching shallow-happy flicks, I typically find
myself longing for my weeknight favorites... Glee, New Girl, Raising Hope,
Criminal Minds, Chuck, Alcatraz, Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.
However, when I've zoomed through these shows thanks to DVR, I
find there is often still time to watch but nothing to watch. So I resort to
these admittedly horrible shows:
- Finding Bigfoot - Animal Planet
- "From small towns in the South
to remote areas of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, four eccentric but
passionate Bigfoot enthusiasts embark on one single-minded mission: to
find the elusive "creature" known as Bigfoot."
- This show is frighteningly addicting.
Sure I didn't care much about Sasquatch before this show, but now,
I'm hooked.
- Storage Wars - A&E
- "A&E presents the new
original real-life series “Storage Wars,” which follows four professional
buyers and their teams as they scour repossessed storage units in search
of hidden treasure. Part gamblers, part detectives, these seasoned
veterans have found everything from coffins to the world’s most valuable
comic book collection, paying as little as ten dollars for items valued
in the millions."
- This addiction is my husband's fault because he added
it to the DVR.
- I don't even know why I continue to watch. Dave Hester
and his, "Yuppp!" make me want to throw things at the
television.
- Gold Rush: Alaska - Discovery Channel
- "In the face of the economic
meltdown, determined men risk everything to strike it rich mining for
gold in the wilds of the far north. Todd Hoffman of Sandy, Oregon, along
with his father, lead a group of greenhorn miners in search of the
American dream and a new frontier."
- This show is in its second, miserable
season. But, since I started it, I just have to continue to watch
to see if they ever get the gold.
- A highlight of the current season was
Parker Schnabel, a 16-year-old who tried to make it on his 91-year-old
grandpa's mine.
- Toddlers & Tiaras - TLC
- I can't even try to justify why I watch this
show...it's just wrong.
- Hoarders: Buried Alive
- I've actually only watched this show once. It
was absolutely terrifying. I wanted to vomit at the site of so many
cockroaches and misquito larva in one kitchen. Yuk.
- America's Next Top Model - CW/Oxygen
- Thank you Oxygen for fueling my lonely-girl syndrome
with weekend marathons.
The Force: Volkswagen Commercial
HP Baby Commercial
Snickers: Betty White
GE Sixteen Tons
Dove: True Colors
Geico: Wee all the Way Home
Oh, and don't let me forget the WORST commercial EVER created:
Now, excuse me. I need to go watch television make dinner. :o)
