goodbye TV, you were expensive for us

I am getting rid of cable. Before you have a heart attack in shock...let me explain myself. To be perfectly honest...we just don't really watch it. The television is RARELY on in my household. We are just too busy doing other things. So today, my husband and I had a discussion about it. This is sort of how it went.

me: Want to hear something crazy?

him: What?

me: The television hasn't been on in our house for over a month.

him: You know, I have been wanting to talk to you about this for a while. We rarely watch TV, so why are we paying for it.

me: I don't know.

him: We should get rid of it.

me: Okay.

So that's it...We are cutting the ties with cable television. I am surprised to find myself very reluctant to do so. I think there is a strange comfort in knowing that if I turn my TV on, there will be something there to instantly entertain me. Is my reluctance seriously only because of the possibility that ONE DAY I Might want to watch it? I know that my lack of eagerness is not going to prevent this change from happening. I will be going down to my cable office tomorrow and dropping off my cable box and all of the trappings that it came with. Still, I am surprised by my heart's sadness. I honestly am not sure what I think I'm going to be missing.... Is it commercials? The news? Movies? We almost entirely watch television programs on hulu.com now anyways. We don't really enjoy the idea of having to be in front of the TV at some certain time like it's an appointment.

Okay, this blog feels preachy. I think it's because I am trying to have a certainty in my thoughts. No more TV=save money. Yeah! That I like. Okay...I'm ready to go! Kids! Let's pack up that cable box and get driving! Oh wait...it's the night time. Okay! Tomorrow, it will happen! :)