Eleven Things You Can Do Rather than Watch the View
Sometimes it can be difficult to break away from something that as been a part of your life for so long, even if that thing is no longer good for you. If you want to stop watching The View, reading about the The View and talking about The View, try one of these things for an alternative way to spend your time. I know that I will be trying out a few of them myself.
1. Write a letter to a friend or family member that you haven’t spoken to for awhile.
2. Go to the library or read a book you have at home that you haven’t gotten around to reading.
3. Look into something online you always wanted to learn about, but didn’t have the time for.
4. Think of something you could invent. I have often heard of the best inventions are improvements on existing products, so that might be a good place to start.
5. Go through your closet and pull out clothes to donate to charity. Then actually follow through and donate. There are organizations that will even come by and pick up the items.
6. Go for a walk. Even just around the block.
7. Call or IM a friend and discuss your own hot topics.
8. Find another show on television and give it a try. Who knows, it might be something you like more than The View.
9. Bake, Craft, or Cook something new.
10. I know this site has a lot of passionate, intelligent, and insightful readers. Focus that and use it to change the world, change something in your town, or maybe just something in your life. It is clear that ABC and the folks at The View aren’t going to change their ways, despite how reasoned your analysis and suggestions to them happen to be. Find a cause you believe in, put all your energy into it and just imagine how much you can accomplish.
11. Relish in the calmness that you feel now that you are no longer being annoyed by [insert here the host(s) name who annoys you]. It does indeed feel like a weight has been lifted.
May 17th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
I weaned myself off The View about six weeks ago when I too concluded that the only changes we could expect would likely be for the worse. My View-free life has done wonders for my blood pressure. Good luck to all with your own “quit The View” campaigns. Trust me, you won’t regret it!
May 17th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Winnie - I think Rosie would say much the same.
Thanks again…..
May 18th, 2009 at 6:50 am
Good list!