Media Fast

I chose to do my media fast on Saturday because I had work most of the day, as well as some other plans throughout the remainder of the day. At 7 I woke up to go to work and did not turn on the radio on the entire 20 minute drive to work. I must say that I think this was the hardest thing to give up because I have made it a habit to turn on the radio to help me wake up and ignore some of the idiotic behavior on the roads. After returning home from work at around 4, I decided to take a nap instead of watching T.V. or getting on the computer. This was probably the best part of the media fast! After my much needed nap, I went out to dinner with my roommate and her family to a very nice restaurant in downtown Harrisonburg. It was so nice to actually sit down with people and not have to worry about phone calls, texts, computers, etc. We ended up having a regular conversation (one without phone interruptions that is) for about three hours. I definitely learned a lot about my roommate and where she comes from. The media fast opened my eyes to just how much I rely on the media in my life. This was so incredibly hard to do, but there was no cheating!