I just wanted to watch one show. One show – 30 minutes. I guess you could say it’s my one guilty pleasure. We only get the local channels so, for me, there’s no temptation to watch TV. HGTV is my channel – I used to watch it every night, but since moving and downsizing, I haven’t. However, I really do like Rehab Addict and my mom (who lives around the corner) is happy to let me come watch it. Theoretically, the kids are all in bed and my FIL is willing to stay home while MIL and I go. Tonight though, my daughter needed me. She volunteered to make cookies for tomorrow’s school party. I know that she won’t always want my help with making cookies (she’s actually perfectly capable now).
So, I remind myself that I can catch up on TV shows when they show reruns or when they show up on Netflix or Hulu, but I can never have a do-over of this moment. So, even though I know it’s my fault the cookie baking is happening after bedtime, it’s OK. We did this earlier (when we should’ve been baking cookies) and it was totally worth it!
Sometimes the fun stuff still gets pushed aside, but we’re trying to make sure it happens more!
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