Today has been a day of change and reflection. Today, I brought up my lap top to my office and decided no more lap top on the breakfast table or kitchen. I think Simon will probably grow up seeing the Dell symbol more than his moms face, so I made the change. Believe me, it's not an easy thing to do. I check the computer MULTIPLE times a day and I'm pretty much 100% accessible to anyone any time of day. So I figured, that if I put my computer upstairs, I'll check it less and spend more quality time with Simon and you know....it worked!
As soon as I let that go, I noticed how much the TV was on and that took me by surprise. Today I went to get my hair cut and a friend of mine watched Simon and they rarely watch TV. I went in and it was so nice just having the radio going, the kids playing, eating a good lunch, making up their own play as kids do. Why can't I do that? My husband always tells me how addicted I am to background noise and he is so right. I guess it's a feeling of safety that something is going on even if I'm doing nothing but some mundane household chore...who knows but I do know that I'm going to make a conscious effort to keep the TV off for a good while so Simon and I can just do something together without having to hear the next advert for cheese or milk or whatever.
As soon as I let that go, I noticed how much the TV was on and that took me by surprise. Today I went to get my hair cut and a friend of mine watched Simon and they rarely watch TV. I went in and it was so nice just having the radio going, the kids playing, eating a good lunch, making up their own play as kids do. Why can't I do that? My husband always tells me how addicted I am to background noise and he is so right. I guess it's a feeling of safety that something is going on even if I'm doing nothing but some mundane household chore...who knows but I do know that I'm going to make a conscious effort to keep the TV off for a good while so Simon and I can just do something together without having to hear the next advert for cheese or milk or whatever.
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