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Summer in California is nearly over and every day it is looking more like we are closer to fall.  Well that is it is looking like the kind of fall days we have here in Cali.  Days that are cooler than summer (80 degrees is coming instead of high 90's) and shorter.  I can tell the days are getting shorter because my timed light needs to be adjusted to come on sooner.  My living room gets grey before the light comes on to brighten things up.  But for now there is about a week left of my usual summer routine.

I have three more days of watching grand-children then my schedule changes and I'll only watch them two afternoons a week and a Sunday now and then for one of my sons and the occasional day off for the other son.  I look forward to summer because I get to spend so much time with them.  Then as summer draws to a close I look forward to having more time to myself so I can get a few things done.  It has been this way for a number of years now and I like this routine.

But I am especially excited for this year because my husband and I cancelled the 24/7 internet access and the Fios TV.  Now we only have computer access if we hook our phone up to the computer as a hot spot and our TV antenna doesn't get very good reception so there isn't a TV to capture my attention every moment of the day.



For me it was hard to get used to not having the TV, for my husband it was hard not to have the 24/7 internet access.  It has been about 2 months and we are slowing adjusting.  I was very twitchy at first.  I wanted to watch television so badly.  I missed Flea Market Flip and NCIS more than I though I would.  My husband missed watching videos and cruising the internet whenever he chose.  He also missed being able to work on his programming any time he wanted.  Now he must be selective and careful with his time on the computer.  We find ourselves taking advantage of others 24/7 access to  Wifi when we have the opportunity.

My hope is that without these distractions we will get out doors more and that I will get in my spare room to sew and do crafts. There are many more things around my house that need attention too, we'll see.  We'll see how I/we do at adjusting to life without complete access to technological distractions.  Maybe my brain will grow.  Ha!  I hope so.




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