Financial Hack

I came home last week, excited to catch up on my recorded episodes of Judge Judy, when my plans were suddenly thwarted.

My roommate was comfortably relaxed on the couch watching a violent Brad Pitt movie. Now, I love Brad Pitt as much as any red blooded American female but… I can’t handle violence.

Waiting for the movie to end, I cleaned the kitchen (when did I make muffins?) and folded the laundry from last week (or was it from two weeks ago? Three weeks ago?).

I peeked my head around the corner only to see that my roommate had moved on to another uninteresting manly show. Looking to burn more time, I cleaned my room (I have patterned carpet?!?), emptied the trashcans (and the stacks around them), got some writing done (dear grandma, thank you for the Christmas gift… from 2007), and trained my dogs complicated tricks (Sit Turk, I said SIT! Bad dog!).

Realizing my chances of TV viewing were slim, I hit the sack at 9 pm and woke up at 4:30 am the next morning with unprecedented energy and in a good mood thanks to my sparkling kitchen and bedroom.

I’ve been complaining recently about my lack of time… maybe now I know where it’s going.

So, I’ve decided to…

go a week without TV.

Who knows? Maybe it will catch on in other areas of my life. A week without sugar? A week without spending money? A week without calling my mother when I’m lost in the grocery store?

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