I haven't written in a while, and over the past couple of days I've been thinking about two things. So I'll write them as two separate blogs, but they're all being posted together. Two birds. One stone. Let's do this.
So I went jogging/walking the other day and I really had a goal to jog most of the way and to go at least 2 miles. Well I went almost 2 and a half miles, but I walked most of the way. I could blame it on my 3 year old dog who, in the middle of a good jogging stretch, forgets what she's doing and runs smack into my legs. But I really doubt it's that.
The problem is that when it starts to hurt, I quit. My goal is to get in the habit of running everyday that it becomes second nature to me. That running can be a stress reliever, a way to get away from it all for a little bit. I don't know that I want to run races and marathons, but I do know that I want to run. For miles and miles.
Even though I'm literally talking about running here, there are many of other things we can replace running with. School, work, relationships, God, family, etc. The list could go on forever. How many of us, when things get tough, want to back off or quit? We have to know when it's worth it to push through to get the results we want.
My goal is to run a little more every day so that I eventually get up to where I'm satisfied. Even if I can only run 2 miles. That's 2 more miles than I can run now. My goal is 5, but I'll start where I can and then push until I, one day, get up to 5. Or 10.
What's Worth It?
Over the past week, I've been going through our monthly bills, wondering what is really a necessary bill. We have our house note, car note, phone bill, utilities, etc. Most of our bills are things we need. However, our Dish Network bill is one that I've been thinking about. Do we use it enough to justify $50 a month? Even if we do use it enough, is that something we can live without? So, we discussed it and decided that we don't need it. We went through the weekend with it and this morning I called and canceled it.
Let me tell you, this is definitely something we use. Sam watches TV when I'm at work, and I watch TV when I'm on breaks from school. But we don't NEED it. We have a PlayStation3 and a laptop with wireless internet. We are still able to watch our shows. We have a Netflix account so we can still watch movies. I don't see anything that we will be missing because of it. The only deal is convenience. It's not as convenient to turn on the PS3, log into Netflix, and then find what you want to watch. It's super easy to turn on the TV and go. But, is it worth it? No.
I'll definitely be keeping my eye out for other things we can cut back on, but this is the first one that popped into my head. It'll take some adjustments. But I also thing this will help me to be more productive around the house. I can't just turn the TV on and veg out all day. I can get up and re-organize, wash clothes, clean, cook, etc. Things that I should be doing everyday but don't happen because I get lost in TV show marathons or movies. I'm not saying that getting rid of Dish is going to completely turn my life around. I still want to lay around sometimes. But hopefully it won't be as often :)
Think about it. What are you paying for that you really don't need? That money can be used more wisely or you could put it into a savings account.
Rae
