A Week Without Games

It wasn’t my most successful, and it definitely wasn’t my easiest “without”. However, last week’s “Week Without Stuff” was my FAVORITE so far. I started off strong, but missed a few days toward the end of the week. Because I had a very busy week, I’m giving myself a grace period to purge my house of more “stuff”. My hamper is getting very full, and I actually think this could be a habit that sticks. It’s hard for me to let go of things, but I’m also ridding myself of the guilt, etc. that makes me hold on to them. Does that make any sense?? Example: Every time I see a certain shirt in the closet, I feel guilty for buying it even though the sleeves didn’t fit right. I keep telling myself I’ll go & get it altered, but I never do – so I feel guilty. Got rid of the shirt, and *poof!* there goes the guilt along with it. Was it stupid to buy it? Yes. But time to move on.

This week I took my friend Angela’s suggestion: A week without computer games. So far, I haven’t slipped, but I think I’m going to have to block a few sites on my computer. Sporcle.com, I’m lookin’ at you. My lunch breaks will be different. This week, I’ll be busy working on a project every evening, so this should help keep me focused. That, or drive me insane because I won’t get any mental “fun” breaks.