Abbey's Little Life: The Boob Tube

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.

Since I often find myself watching non-DVR'd shows, I inevitably watch more commercials than before. I have to say most aren't very memorable, but I thought I would leave you with my favorites:

The Force: Volkswagen Commercial