Unplugging: preparing to ditch web & TV for awhile (in the house, anyway)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

How about a mini-internet connection on an iphone? Can you do that without a standalone internet connection? (I don't have an iphone, so I don't know these things)

Other than that....reading, knitting, learn to make baskets, writing letters to friends (a lost art), making handmade books or poetry, making canned preserves and chutneys. Doing more outside in the daytime (hiking, gardening, birdwatching...)
I stopped watching TV altogether (as in completely) about 10 years ago. Gave me lots more time to live LIFE.
Getting Netflix so you can choose an occasional good film to watch is cool though, a treat, like going to the movies. We are slowly re-watching all the great films, one per week or so (Felini's 8 1/2, Seven Beauties, Taxi Driver, The Bicycle Thief, Last Picture Show, etc...).

[Starfish]

Wow, lots of responses here! Let's see...

Brandi: A barn? No, no barn. An old farmhouse. And, yes, I will be in my office every day, and I'm self employed, so I can check in on TE!

Tulip: I'm not likely much of a gardener...I am extremely busy with work right now. But, I do love making non-traditional quilts, and I have some unfinished projects I will take up again in the evenings. Also, although the piano will stay in storage for awhile, I might pick up the violin again. I am an awful beginner, but with no close neighbors, the timing will be perfect!

Zen: For DVDs, I can use the laptop. Although using Spinnervals to "veg out" is not my idea of relaxation! Regarding the TdF...there is a big screen TV in the office reception area, with great leather couches...so I could even sneak back to the office if I had the courage to let everyone see me at work watching TV at night!

Bleecker: I did double check, and my cell phone carrier does have wireless broadband in this area, so if I really want internet at home, I can probably get a broadband card for the laptop. In fact, if I do that, I can do more work from home, and it will be a business expense! But, for now, I'm going to try it without.

ETA: Actually, I'm not quite ready for this yet...but there will come a day when I unpack all the boxes with several years' worth of my mom's journals. I do intend to read them, and at some point, perhaps edit them into something. I'm not quite ready for this, yet, but the day will come.

[Pax]

Sounds like a worthy use of time. I've been spending much more time reading, seeing friends, helping my mom, and puttering around the house...I find it more fulfilling than the endless hours of TV and internet usage I've engaged in in recent years. I still enjoy watching DVD's though, we're re-watching the 'Buffy' series right now.