What we learned from no media week

Last week my husband implemented a No Media/ Technology Week in our home.   From Sunday to Sunday no tv, internet, email, he even limited newspaper and radio.  We've done no media weeks before but I think I appreciated this past week more that the others.

 A few things I learned from shutting off some technology:
A good book is just as entertaining as tv- probably more.
I finished Jodi Picoult's Lone Wolf last week- definitely worth the read!
I actually slept better not checking email before bed
Checking email is not a good way to unwind before bed
Things can actually wait- there really were no urgent emails to get back to - we really weren't missing anything.
I actually could skip checking email for a couple days at a time- nothing too urgent really
I enjoyed talking to friends on the phone that I normally would have emailed.
I tend to not be much of a phone person- but sitting down when the kids went to bed and calling a few people was actually very nice.

I'm actually looking forward to the next no media week!