I was trying to implement a plan to reduce the amount of time the television is on but it has been rather hit or miss.    I think my biggest struggle is that Widget is a child in need of constant companionship.  An oft repeated refrain around here is “Who can I play with today?”.  It doesn’t matter if she had school or a playdate the previous day.  To her, today is a new day and must be filled with activities.  Sometimes, I can fill the gap, but I am a person who recharges with downtime, usually spent reading (or on the computer), so I am the one who thinks “Oh, another half-hour of television isn’t a big deal, that way I can finish this chapter or work on housework” and suddenly an entire morning has gone by.   Plus I have been battling a morning fatigue for many months now, and that doesn’t help my motivation to not take the “easy way out” by letting her watch.

I need to be firmer with myself about it.

Perhaps I will use this blog to help myself be accountable for how much television is watched.

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