Last night I decided to take a little “media fast,” prompted by Apartment Therapy’s January Cure. I’ve been watching a little too much bad television lately (I am totally obsessed with Vampire Diaries), and spending way too much time pinning wedding dresses and whatnot on Pinterest. The timing seemed right to take an evening away from the screens. No scrolling through Etsy on my phone. No watching TV. No Pinterest. No blogs. I didn’t even check my email.

Instead, I made excellent progress on a new shirt that I’m sewing. If I finish it tonight, I can bring it to Seattle this weekend! I made dinner, and didn’t feel rushed during the process. And I read, an actual book.

It was terrific. I lit a candle and our apartment smelled lovely, I cleaned up my sewing gear so it wasn’t cluttering our table and distracting me while I read. It was quiet and cozy as Sean and I both sat on the couch and read our respective books.

The evening seemed to stretch on much longer than they do when I’m watching TV. That was an added bonus. And I slept SO well, and felt really rested when I woke up.

Here’s to more frequent media fasts, especially during the work week, when I’ve already spent the entire day sitting in front of a screen.