What in the world would make me choose, of my own free will, to do this difficult thing?

Well, it certainly wasn’t an out of the blue decision.

It was a calculated move, one that I was sure would be worthwhile. After all, I wanted to be more productive, spend more time with friends, and maybe *gulp* read a book.

Week 1: What is life without Netflix? Why can I not spend my hours of free time mindlessly watching The Office episode after The Office episode?

 I miss laughing until my gut aches, staring at the screen until my eyes water with joy… Maybe I should do some homework? Oh is there a math test tomorrow–should I study for that?

Week 2: Who are these humans trying to contact me? I still have friends? They want to do something with me… Shopping. Apparently, shopping is a fun activity you do with others. I’m not sure I believe that–I’ll keep you posted.

Week 3: Update: Shopping was not fun. I suppose becoming a personal shopper’s out of the picture for me. Maybe I could become a cardiothoracic surgeon like Cristina Yang on Grey’s Anatomy. 12ish years of school? Nah.

Oh well, there are lots of things I can do (not math), I just need to discover what I like. I like Netflix. Feeling withdrawals.

Week 4: Wow, I actually went to bed at 10 PM, instead of staying  up to watch Netflix. Sleep might be important after all. Who knew? I certainly didn’t.

This was really hard, perhaps the hardest challenge I’ve done in awhile. I guess I didn’t recognize my dependency on Netflix until I took it away. I really did do more homework, socialize more, and slept more. I didn’t read a book though, but please don’t stone me to death.

Thank God that’s done. Moderation in all things though, including watching Netflix.

I’m rejoining Netflix tomorrow.