Television & Down Time

Over the summer I’ve not watched a lot of television. We seem to have a lot more commitments and activities than ever before.

Last night’s Emmy Awards got me all psyched up for a few of my favorite shows. America Ferrera won an Emmy for Ugly Betty – which I love for the Girl Revolution I’m trying to spark over at So Sioux me. Of course, my husband had friends over and I got kicked off the tv in favor of a football game, so I didn’t see the whole thing.

Television gets a bad rap. Too much television is bad for you, all the experts say. Especially for children. Our family has been running 1,000 miles an hour going from one meeting to the next, way over scheduled, and it occured to me that television is really good down time.

The Bible says know thyself, one of the things I know about myself is that I need down time. If I don’t get it, I start over-reacting to things and get all wound up.

Like when Zack fell/got pushed off a 6 foot tree house on Saturday, bouncing on the ground like a baby doll. 

Ainsley get in the car we’re leaving right now!

Clue 1  - my over-reaction to something I would normally shrug off, he was fine and only cried for a minute, tells me that scheduling down time has become necessary.

We skipped two conflicting events Saturday night and stayed home to watch tv instead.  It was a good call.