Posts tagged TV
The best babysitter
Jun 24th
I have the best babysitter ever! She’s always available, always on time, and my kid LOVES her. She get’s great reviews, does exactly what I expect her to do, and always gives undivided attention. The best part? I don’t even have to pay her. I know what you’re thinking.. How on Earth did I find such an awesome babysitter? Well, I’ll let you in on my little secret, but you have to promise not to pass judgment. You see, you too can have a babysitter like this. I’ll tell you how to find her. Walk into your living room, playroom, family room or whatever you call it. The babysitter comes in all different sizes so I can’t give specifics on what to look for though she’s usually black and quite thin these days. Are you catching my drift here?
Yup, my babysitter is the TV. It’s not what you think though. I don’t put my kid in front of the TV for hours on end so I can take a nap or play on the computer. The reason I use my TV is a babysitter is because there is just no way I’d be able to do some certain thing otherwise. Like taking a shower for example. Sure I could get up super early and shower before my husband leaves for work (and sometimes I do), or I could take a shower at night when the kids are already in bed. The problem there is that I NEED to shower in order to wake up and start the day. Night showers don’t work for me. What has worked out perfectly for me for quite sometime now is this: Nora naps at 10am (give or take) every morning. This is my optimal time to shower. There is virtually no way that I could leave her unattended while I shower, even if it were for 2 minutes. She’s a tornado. So, she’s napping and then there’s Brinley. Sure she’d sit and read a book or color or something, but that is pretty short lived without her wanting me to read with her or her wanting to show me her artwork. And I don’t want to risk her running down the hall looking for me and waking Nora. So, here is where the babysitter comes in. Brinley would sit in front of the TV for the entire day if I allowed her to (which I definitely do not). It’s great because I know that she’ll sit there and watch a show while Nora is napping peacefully and I can get in a nice, quality shower and get dressed without a child pulling at my leg or screaming.
Aside from this time, we never have the TV on unless Brinley is watching a special movie or something with daddy at night. Nora has zero interest in the babysitter right now. So, I know you’re never supposed to use the TV as a babysitter, but sometimes there are exceptions to be made. Either that, or I’m just a bad mom.
So many shows, so little time.
May 18th
There are so many shows on TV that I feel like everyone watches. Everyone except me, that is. I like TV and I do watch it. It just seems like the shows that appeal to me are not the ones that appeal to the masses and vice versa.
Here is a list of popular shows that I never watched. Most of which I have never even seen one episode of:
Grey’s Anatomy – I’m pretty sure I’d love this show but I never saw it in the first season. I thought it would be hard to “learn” the characters and plot lines jumping in later. Maybe I’ll watch it on DVD.
Lost – I haven’t had any interest in Matthew Fox since Party of Five. This show just doesn’t appeal to me AT ALL.
Sex and the City - Again, just not up my alley. I know, I know, how could it be possible? But seriously, I haven’t seen one single episode of this show and I just have no desire at all to watch it.
24 - This is another show that I’d probably like but I think I never started watching it because it conflicted with something else that I really loved. Probably either Prison Break or American Idol. Seems really cool, but probably too late to get into it now. Maybe another DVD show I’ll watch when I get some free time, ha!
Heroes - I’ve never been one for super heroes, super powers, XMen type movies or shows. Blah.
How I Met Your Mother - I’ve loved Neil Patrick Harris since waaaaaaaaaaay back in his Doogie Howser, MD days. This show seems hilarious but, again, it must have conflicted with something else that I watch(ed).
Survivor - Not much to say about this one. Just not interested.
Desperate Housewives - Seems like it’s sort of complicated to follow, just by hearing the commercials for it. I prefer mindless TV. I only have room in my brain for one complicated show at a time and I was obsessed with Prison Break.
Gossip Girl - I could be wrong but I thought this was a teeny bopper-ish type of show. So I never got into it. Don’t really care to anyway.
Glee – This show looks hilarious. I wish I had gotten into it. Too late?
I’m sure there are more that others love that I’ve never seen but these are the ones that I seem to get the most flack for not watching. Like I said, I was obsessed with Prison Break. I’m so sad that it had to end, even though I knew it would eventually. These days my TV watching is pretty much nil except for Ellen in the morning and occasionally Two and a Half Men on DVR (even though now with Charlie Sheen’s situation it’s bound to go into hiatus) and Red Sox baseball.
I never got to the theater to see Avatar or The Blind Side but they’re both sitting on my DVD player just waiting to be watched. I just need a few more hours in my day. Please?
What are some of your favorite TV shows or movies? How do you find the time to watch them all? We use DVR but even with that it’s hard to find time to sit down and watch them when there are so many other things that have to be done.
