Reality Check

I may need an intervention. I have always had a tendency to obsess over things I like- let's just say I have addiction issues- and right now one of my obsessions is reality TV. Almost every show I watch is reality (except for Parenthood, Golden Girls, and my crime shows). I live a simple/relatively boring life and I treasure that very much! I absolutely refuse to allow drama in my life, however, I enjoy watching drama unfold in other people's lives. It totally fascinates me how people behave. Recently I've noticed that my reality obsession is getting a little too time consuming. It's actually so far out of control that I'm constantly thinking about what day it is and what show is on that night. I have found that the only way for me to successfully stop obsessing over something is to force myself to quit cold turkey. Baby steps don't work for me. Oh goodness, even writing about no more TV makes me sad. What a massive challenge it would be! I must say though, every time I stop doing something that I'm addicted to, I always feel better and when I decide to allow myself to engage in the activity again, I'm never as into it as I once was. Maybe if/when I decide to not watch TV, it'll forever change my view on what I watch and how much time I spend in front of the TV. Here's a brief breakdown of my shows (these are ONLY reality)...

Monday
Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood
Jerseylicious
Real Housewives of New Jersey
Kell on Earth

Tuesday
Biggest Loser
Miami Social
Jersey Couture
Double Exposure
Kathy Griffin My Life on the D List

Wednesday
Top Chef

Thursday
Real Housewives of New York City/Atlanta/Orange County
Bethenney Getting Married?
Watch What Happens Live (NOT a reality show but Andy Cohen always has a Housewife on so I watch :) Moving to Monday nights next week...)

Friday
Whale Wars

Sunday
Undercover Boss
Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami
Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Holly's World

**Please note that these aren't all on at the same time- luckily for me I only have to manage about half of these each season ;) **

Is it just me or is Bravo the BEST channel out there?!?!?! I LOOOOOOVE Bravo!

Since I'm talking about putting a stop to my obsessions cold turkey, I'd like to give an update on my facebook sabbatical. I am LOVING every second that I'm not on FB. I had no idea that deactivating my account would be so incredibly liberating! I've had my account for 5 years and so I don't really remember what life was like before I was updated on my friend's every move/errand of every day but I must say, I love being in the dark about such trivial updates! I am not as accessible to hundreds of people so I feel a lot less stress about constantly responding to people's emails, wall and status comments. One of my main goals in life is peace and I truly feel that my life is much more peaceful without facebook. I didn't give myself a time frame for my sabbatical because I don't really like to limit myself but I honestly don't see why I would activate my account anytime soon.