Media Depravation

I feel like I need to go around with a sign on my chest saying,  "I haven't watched the final episode of Breaking Bad yet- please don't ruin it for me!"  I have one more day left in my week long media depravation.  No TV- No Internet ( including Facebook-gasp) - No books or magazines. It's an experiment/exercise from a book called "The Artist's Way".  The purpose of the exercise is to free up your creativity. For me it has proven beyond a shadow of doubt that I am indeed, a media addict. I've been white knuckling it for these last few days. I'm not gonna lie- I've fallen off the wagon a couple of times. The first time was when a 30% off coupon came in the mail from Lands End. I just couldn't let it go to waste. I had to go online and use it. I convinced myself it was justified cheat- my son needed new uniforms for school and some dressy clothes for the 30+ bar/bat mitzvahs he has to attend this year. I knew an hour later when I was in the women's section placing a pair of khaki "skinny pants" in my virtual cart- I'd gone off the rails. You should know this about me- anything that has the word skinny or slimming in the title- I'm gonna buy it. My other indiscretion happened once again courtesy of the postal service- when my US magazine arrived. (Yes, I torture myself weekly by looking at the perfectly airbrushed size 0 celebrities- but I did buy the subscription for some school fundraiser- so at least my pain is for a good cause.) I had to see Kim Kardashian with her new blonde hair. This (almost) media free week has shown me that I do waste a lot of time, but I have to say I've missed it. I'm not ashamed to admit I like the internet, tv, and magazines. I know they can be mind numbing- that's just what I'm looking for. When I let my mind get too quiet- I desperately miss my parents (I lost them both last year) and I worry too much about things I don't have control over. So sometimes being numb is good- it's all about balance I guess. I just decided I'm going off my media depravation diet one day early-six days is enough. Now I gotta go see what happened on Breaking Bad.