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April 21, 2008

Turn off your TV

Submitted by SiteEditor Read more 7 day challenge, daily challenge, healthy living, home life, inner growth, and new ideas
Challenge Yourself for: 7 days

Besides leaving you free to take a walk, meditate, read, cook or socialize, a TV-free life means you save energy and feel like you did something truly rejuvenating. This week, join people across the country during “TV Turnoff Week” and challenge yourself to find other ways to entertain yourself in your free time.

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    Kirbyco about 1 year ago

    Amazing, I don’t miss it, enjoy the quite time.

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    libertywill about 1 year ago

    The tv is off:)

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    scarlett_vida about 1 year ago

    I recently had my cable turned off b’cos i was addicted! Yes, this is a little extreme, but i know myself & i wouldn’t just turn my tv off! I’m ready for the challenge :)

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    Acwellen about 1 year ago

    How can this be a challenge when the weather is so beautiful outside

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    nync about 1 year ago

    i cant even consider this one a challenge..way to much to do outside..my kids actually like it when the tv is off..we are more interactive.

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    Maree about 1 year ago

    I am living a TV-free life! I cancelled my satelite cable months ago! I love it. ;)

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    natnat09 about 1 year ago

    WoW! this morning I went for a 2.5 hour hike with my friend and our 3 dogs on the west end of the island-it was soooo beautiful, even though we ran into a buffalo- were gonna sleep good tonight!!!

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    pmsumpter about 1 year ago

    I find I don’t sleep well if I watch TV before bed. A TV-free evening means a restful night.

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    Chris56 about 1 year ago

    I know I’d feel better if I didn’t veg out on the couch. A week is a good start!

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    barbsis about 1 year ago

    There isn’t even anything worth watching on TV so I don’t even have cable. The only thing I watch are movies from Netflix about once a week. It won’t be a problem to give it up for 7 days.

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    Raq58 about 1 year ago

    i feel unproductive with the tv on…i use it only for music and movies at night. i actually put a pole in the middle of my living room so thats way more fun than tv!!!

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    casibelle about 1 year ago

    Spring has finally sprung and I will definetly be outdoors more, sun power is great…

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    dannysmama0705 about 1 year ago

    I started doing this when I relized I was watching up to 3 hours a day.

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    dalrympj about 1 year ago

    it’s amazing how much you can accomplish when the tv isn’t luring you away

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    baki about 1 year ago

    i am going to watch less tv and walk my shih tzus more often…they sleep better too….good idea 8)

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    ROXIEM about 1 year ago

    ME AND MY KID’S JUST STARTED TO WALK. WE GO EVERY NIGHT YOU FEEL SO GOOD KNOWING YOUR DOING SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOURSELF.

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    campbelldaniel about 1 year ago

    I don’t think I’ll have a problem with having the TV turned off, but I usually spend more time on my laptop, so we should have a challenge like that…spend less time on the computer!

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    yoga101 about 1 year ago

    You know, I have been watching less TV (besides the food channel) but I think cutting it out all together for a week would be awesome! to much junk on the TV anyway, i much prefer the outdoors.

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    maranic13 about 1 year ago

    I went outside and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

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    sunshinewaves24 about 1 year ago

    i’ll try it! im a college student, so it should help me keep my head in the books!