1. We got an ipad and decided to sell our tv. We still watch plenty of shows (I'm not anti tv, I love it) but with the new setup the tv doesn't get left on and all of a sudden you find yourself watching one of those awful celebrity shows that come on and you are listening to Mario Lopez tell you things you don't care about.
2. We got a coffee table. Since we've had kids we haven't had a coffee table. We thought it was better to keep the space open for the boys to play. But I changed my mind last fall and picked up an Ikea coffee table to do projects on.
3. We got new books. I had some Amazon credit so I decided to buy some books that were sitting in our online shopping carts so that it wouldn't expire while we moved to Paris.
We have a pretty great collection of books already but we've always kept them on the bookshelf. Something happened when we put the books on the coffee table. They were literally right in front of us all the time. So we started spending a few hours a day reading and then we found ourselves having great discussions and getting really inspired. I've never liked the sentiment that one form of art is better than another. So please don't take away that our minds were suddenly opened when we started reading books instead of watching tv (I think it's more about editing the content). But I loved that we would sit quietly together in comfy chairs reading and then talking about things we care about, it was good--our lives felt better.
Have you ever gotten rid of your tv? Or do you only watch shows if Mario Lopez is on them?
photo of our coffee table in San Francisco by Aubrey Trinnaman
Uh how lovely! I agree with your thoughts on books!! It's like displaying more of your clothes (hanging in the closet instead of keeping them folded in a drawer) and then wearing them more because you actually see them! :)
ReplyDeleteI love moments like that. My dad loves to buy big coffee table books about ancient civilizations, so every so often when we have family dinners a few of us will be lounging around reading about ancient Rome, Egypt, or Greece and we'll each pipe in at different times with a "did you know that in ancient Rome, XYZ happened?" and it gets some fun discussions going and piques our curiosity.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who has stacks of books on her coffee table (many of them photo books of her photos) and I feel just like that about her home. A place to be inspired and to talk.
ReplyDeleteCurrently, our coffee table is too small for this (we have a toddler, so I like having the room) but one day...
i love tv, but i am really picky about what i watch. i also really love books and i can get grumpy when i haven't had lots of time to read. i love the coffee table idea. having it out makes it so much easier to do.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE LOVE LOVE that you got rid of your tv! We got rid of ours 4 years ago and never looked back. Anything you need to watch is on the web or dvd anyways.
ReplyDeleteYou've inspired me to want to read more - my attention span has always been short, but there's something so magical about a book, a comfy chair and a cup of hot tea.
we HEART books at our house. we don't have cable T.V. so instead of budgeting for our cable bill each month we have our book budget. when my children finish reading a book (chapter books) they sign their name in the front cover as well as the date they finished it. it is so fun to flip open the cover and see who has read them! priceless memories.
ReplyDeleteGood for you. I'm trying to convince C we don't need a TV (it's on for maybe .5 hours/day) but unfortunately he's into sports. Grrr.
ReplyDeleteAnd is that a wooden heart or a spade? Either way, I dig it.
i only brake for mario lopez shows when he's hosting an array of incredible pet tricks. :)
ReplyDeleteI could totally get rid of the TV except for not being able to watch sports. I wish the networks would figure that one out for me already.
ReplyDeleteI let my parents watch the TV, and I tiVo my tv series that I watch so I'm not getting sucked into any reality shows. But I read every single day on my Nook. It's great to be able to just read all my books in one little device.
ReplyDeleteYes! I sort of think the TV is evil. I know that's a crazy generalization, but it just doesn't do any good for me. I watch the trash shows or else Lifetime, which is fine, but lots of mellow drama/scary scenes. I'm moving in August and not planning on purchasing a package of cable. I think I'll get netflix, though, so if I want something on I can have it. I get my news in my google feeder anyway and don't feel left out.
ReplyDeleteI love coffee tables. It seems like they are coming back now. Yours is lovely.
I think your blog is really lovely. However, when I clicked on it today the first thing i saw was "The pee smell is gone!" in electric blue lettering. The ads at the top are a little overwhelming.
ReplyDelete@emily ha! I'm switching ad networks right now and am working out the kinks. They'll be back to normal soon.
ReplyDeleteOur TV only works on Hulu (we don't pay for any programing) which has been a sweet compromise; it allows us to still watch our favorite shows (only a day late:) and hinders us from just streaming the normal everyday crap, which has been quite the blessing this year!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I gave up TV in college. Then moved back with parents, got married and had TV for about 3 years. Then we got rid of cable, etc (about 3 yearsor so now) and now only watch movies on the TV. I love it. My husband doesn't like the idea of never having tv shows again but I don't ever want to have it...I get too addicted.
ReplyDeleteJordan, what sorts of books do you have on your coffee table?
ReplyDeleteI'd love to hear which books you and paul are reading lately.
Perfectly said! I recently purchased a new coffee table and picked up a few new inspiring design books and I find myself watching less television too! A new coffee table has been life changing (not to sound too dramatic!) I arrange my current favorite books, fresh flowers, and favorite flea market finds on it. I love sitting down and spending time in front of something that truly inspires me.
ReplyDeleteI love love love love tv...too much really. But we decided to ditch the cable and go for hulu plus/netflix streaming and clear internet, saving us $120 a month. We had been paying $180 for NON premium cable/internet, so with Clear at $45 and Hulu/netflix about $10 each. There are things I miss...How I Met Your Mother and Bravo mainly, but not enough that I watch them on my computer. Hulu can be a drag sometimes, its super slow, but my house is (slightly) cleaner and my child (slightly) less neglected.
ReplyDeleteI save books for the train ride to and from work. Its a great motivator to not drive.
Love this post! We got rid of cable and bought appleTV a few months ago (just for netflix)... no regrets!
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree with you more... we talk and think more.
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THANK YOU FOR THIS POST! We keep a TV in our bedroom and our children (almost 3 and 10 months) have NEVER watched it. It's the thing I'm most proud of as a parent. I do like some tv but I think that it's awful for children (the pace, the blinking lights, the content....ooh, I could go on forever). Our oldest has watched a couple of home videos and a few short videos of animals and musical instruments on our pc, but we hope to keep delaying other stuff as much as possible. I also notice that without tv, not only do I write a lot more but I sleep better! Every time I watch too much tv at night, I sleep really badly. And it's true that dvd or internet make a tv really useless. Plus the silence of reading, the pages of books turning....
ReplyDeleteI use to sit in front of the us a lot too! I see have a huge one, but instead of watching from there. I watch on my laptop only my favorite shows while sewing! It's so much more productive and I still get to watch some of the trashy shows! :)
ReplyDeleteI also love tv but we've gone down to the basic cable (PBS, NBC, etc) and Netflix. There are definitely things I miss that I can't find or watch until days or weeks after everyone else but for the most part it feels okay. Definitely better with kids around - much easier to control what they see and limit the "I-wants" brought on by too many commercials.
ReplyDeleteI see "Seven Ages of Paris" on your table...that is one of my favorite reads about the city!
ReplyDeleteLove this post Jordan!
ReplyDeleteIn our home we have a television. It is in a room designated for television watching. In our living room we have a coffee table full of books (for big and small people) and speakers. We read and listen to music on a daily basis. We also watch movies or shows. We use our tv intentionally.
I learned this model from my in-laws :) and it works well for us.
We don't have a tv. We decided when we got married to just skip it all together. Although we do have a projector we watch movies on-which is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWe disconnected our cable last year mainly because it was too expensive. We watch shows online because our TV is also our computer monitor. It works really well. We also have instant Netflix and I have been more thoughtful about my viewing choices. We talk more and play more and get more done now that the TV isn't on all the time. I really like it a lot.
ReplyDeleteWe have a TV but no cable. It's been that way for almost two years now, and really the only thing I miss is Glee and watching the news. I hate all the extra channels.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea! I can't wait to have an apartment big enough to have a coffee table!
ReplyDeleteI wish we could get rid of the TV and expensive cable bill and just watch shows on the internet...but my husband won't have it. If he's not home I rarely have the TV on. Although I must admit, I do like some of the celebrity shows!
ReplyDeleteHooray books! Nothing made me happier as a child than going to the library to check out books.
ReplyDeleteWhile I do love my bad tv, I think people should read more.
We still have our tv but cancelled cable over 2 years ago and haven't missed it. There is always the internet or netflix!
ReplyDeleteWe also cut the cord to cable recently. We can watch Netflix Instantly on our TV (via TiVo), and we're much more deliberate and selective about what we spend our time watching. But our TV has also always been in the basement rather than the living room. It's not the centerpiece of our lives and also doesn't just get left on as white noise. No coffee table either -- also because of kiddos -- but you're making me rethink that idea...
ReplyDeletewith your two boys, how do you get your books to actually stay on the coffee table? my 18 month old is constantly ripping through our magazines/books, and our 4 year old uses them as platforms for his superman jumps. i'm looking forward to the day I can put the books back on the table...
ReplyDeletebut i do love the idea of getting rid of cable... i still need my tv for movie-watching though.
I rarely watch tv. I will not buy myself cable and I only look forward to one show a week which I watch on my computer. Those books on your coffee table look amazing and the idea of sitting around looking at them and getting inspired is awesome!
ReplyDeleteI always thought coffee table books were ignored for the most part. Hmmmm.
So interesting. We've never had a coffee table either for the same reason (more space for kis to play). But I wonder what it would be like if we did? I'm afraid another flat surface might just pile up with papers and junk, in our case. I love not having tv. We just have Netflix and only watch stuff we really want to watch, instead of getting sucked in the way you do with tv.
ReplyDeleteYou're so right; it's about owning your entertainment and your time. Choosing what you want, not just idly letting it be chosen by network programers. Way to go/to inspire!
ReplyDeleteWe never got rid of our physical tv (we use it for movie rentals and video games) but when we moved 3 years ago we just never got cable/satellite again. We only watch a few shows and the rest of the time we actually DO things. It's kind of awesome and I love it.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that books are more fulfilling than tv. There's still an interaction that happens when reading books - you can pass books along and I've never heard of a "TV club". I'd much rather curl up on the couch with a good book than find myself sitting there for hours watching "real" housewives pull out each others' hair.
ReplyDeleteI really love how diplomatically you presented this idea. TV is good! Books are also good. I have an awesome collection of coffee table books that never seem to be on the coffee table - you've inspired me to make room for them. :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't had a TV for 10 years (man that sounds weird thinking about it now!), but I looove TV. I just use my computer for all TV watching, and feel like a TV is a waste of space in a small apartment. I also hate how suburban living rooms are all designed/focused around a TV. Like, "behold this shrine we all bow to". Haha. But man, I loves me some TV shows. I coudn't get through necklace making without it.
ReplyDeleteWe keep a little thrift store t.v. in our guest room, so if we really want to see news or watch something, we can. However, people comment on how peaceful our home is b/c there is not a t.v. front and center. I need to put out more books!!! I like the ancient civilizations idea...that would be fun. jennifer
ReplyDeleteI'm totally on the same page as you! We didn't get rid our TV, but we almost never turn it on. I think the last time it was on was the day of the earthquake in Japan. It was nice to be able to watch news coverage of that and as weird as it sounds, to be able to sit close with my hubby and to listen and watch what had happened. Yes, we could have looked at it on our respective computers, but sometimes its nice to be together. We still watch some TV shows, but ones that we download to the computer. Our TV watching is now down to less than 2 hours a week.
ReplyDeleteI really detest having a TV on as background noise all the time. So many of my friends do that and you're right, it always ends up being some bad reality show. They defend watching them saying "It's just mindless entertainment" as if "mindless" is a badge you should wear proudly.
I prefer not to fill myself up with mindless. I prefer to fill myself up with wonderful fiction, inspiring true stories, adventures in art, in history, in life.
The same friends who defend the mindless-reality-show-watching say that after a long day at work, they like mindless television as a way to unwind. For me, there is no better way to unwind than to read or talk or just sit quietly and think. A glass of lovely wine helps. A favorite CD calms me down. A comfy chair out on the patio as the evening daylight fades away is even better. My hubby at arms length enjoying those same quiet moments is truly heaven. I can't say the same for the constant drone of Celebrity Rehab.
Thanks for a lovely and thoughtful post!
I love these thoughts. I only really watch shows online now because I never have a lot of time. So I probably wouldn't even mind not having a tv. I love the idea of covering the coffee table with books though :)
ReplyDeleteWe got rid of cable a few months ago--my house is cleaner, my mind is cleaner, and I've read 9 books in two months. I love it!
ReplyDeleteI'm 26. I grew up without almost any TV watching after about age 5. My mom was a librarian and together with my dad they decided we were all too addicted and needed a break so it went in the garage for a year (when they went out, sometimes us 4 kids would sneak out there, plug it in, and watch cartoons!) and when it came back inside, we just didn't watch it anymore except for two things: the olympics and presidential elections. And movies. We all grew into big readers though and had stacks of books in every room of the house (I often got in trouble for reading with my flashlight late at night).
ReplyDeleteSometime in college I moved in with roommates that had CABLE and I watched things like Friends and Seinfeld for the first time that were reruns for everyone else.
Maybe we would have all developed the love of reading with a TV in the house, I don't know...but so far in my adult life I have never owned one and I still have stacks of books by my bed to read late at night!
Didn't mean for this to turn into such an essay...
P.S. I love the show LOST and religiously watched it (at other people's houses) every week so when there's something good on, I'm all about it, no guilt!
When we moved in together we both got rid of our TV's as a space issue, and I love it now because our TV viewing is much more deliberate (I was having problems of not only watching bad reality shows, but re-runs of those bad shows). The only thing now is we have to ween ourselves off of the Internet.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to hear how inspired you've been! The key for me is to multitask. I never watch TV without doing something else as well, even the shows I follow. That way, if I need to have some background noise on or another family member wants to watch something I'm not distracted by the TV. I've also found I get a lot more done now because when I sit down to watch my favorite shows, I can also accomplish something on the side.
ReplyDeleteWe lived in London for 3 years without a TV. It didn't mean that I stopped watching TV as I just downloaded shows and watched them on laptop.
ReplyDeleteHowever, it did mean that there was much less incidental TV watching. I would only watch shows that I actually wanted to watch rather than just watching stuff because it was on.
It also meant that I didn't have to watch ads. It was awesome.
I haven't had a TV for over 2 years now and I don't miss it at all. I'm much more productive. I love that when my friends come over they pick up my books and magazines and start reading :)
ReplyDeleteWe get cable through our rent and it is so tempting! I find I waste too much time channel surfing, instead of just watching what you want. And I love the books on the coffee table. It's all about balance.
ReplyDeleteI subscribe to Hulu, Netflix and have cable (got to have my Top Chef and Breaking Bad!) People really hate on television lately, but I think I would too if I was restricted to watching The Biggest Loser and Cougar Town. However, if I were spending a year in Paris, no way would I waste it watching televsion (maybe 30 Rock?).
ReplyDeleteThis post is great, I love how simple the coffee table is, with the books as functional decoration.
And yes, I read! I'm a history major, all I do is read, both for work and pleasure. I realized I sound like a crazy television-obsessed person, I just love my shows!
ReplyDeleteI like to artfully arrange books I want my kids to read on the coffee table. Later in the day I will find them curled up on the couch, reading without being asked. I sometimes feel bad about this magical mom power I possess. And then I get over it and have a secret smile in the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteI too found it amazing that if the books were within close reach, I'd read them. After a trip to Italy, I bought a book about the dome in Florence and the famous horses of San Marco and I read and enjoyed them both. I hadn't read a history book since college.
ReplyDeleteNice coffee table picture:)
We got rid of our cable about a year ago and I couldn't be happier. The only time the TV is on is to watch movies or the news. Don't worry, I still am able to catch up on my pointless tv shows on the internet...it's just a lot less convenient. I don't think I will ever go back to having cable.
ReplyDeletewe also got rid of our TV when we moved and it has been a pretty interesting experience. It's nice not to have a big black hole in our living room and we are definitely more selective about which shows we consume on (mainly) our laptops. We watch more documentaries on Netflix and few other design related reality show!! (who doesn't love Project Runway??) Maybe I will try putting some books on our coffee table to see what would happen:)
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This was a great post and I'm enjoying all the comments. My husband works on a tv show for a living and I write books and make art for a living. We have 2 TVs and two coffee tables full of books! We have all art forms covered here :) We often read and watch tv at the same time...gotta love modern technology!
ReplyDeleteohh I loved reading this! It's so great that you guys have more quality time now and grow together in ways that you might not have by turning on the tv.
ReplyDeleteTV free and loving it. If we want to watch something it's on HULU. I have a son who is Moses' age and I want him to remember playing and having fun not sitting around all day watching TV.
ReplyDeleteWe got rid of tv for a year, just to prove to ourselves that we could. And it was great - books are good. And now, we have it back again and REALLY appreciate it, and watch less.
ReplyDeletenow that we have netflix and fios i almost never watch the actual t.v. :)
ReplyDeletehowever, i do waste time watching those two options because i just got home from college in december, and after 3 1/2 years of no t.v. (ever, because i was overseas) i'm catching up!
love your coffee table!
We are 6 years without TV. It's life altering!!
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ReplyDeleteI stayed with my boyfriend for a week and while he had a TV, he didn't have cable, and I absolutely loved it. Unfortunately, my roommate loves cable so for now it stays, but one of these days....
ReplyDeleteYes! I got rid of cable (we still have our tv though for movies.) You should try secrets of a stylist on HGTV. So good! You'll love it, promise.
ReplyDeletealso, I love your coffee table.
sometimes i wish we would do away with our tvs, but then i try taking a shower or cooking meals with my toddler running about, and have decided that a bit of sesame street really is necessary.
ReplyDeleteI didn't have cable tv for awhile after we moved, it was great, we watched movies and occasionally shows on netflix. But then college football started and we needed to get cable instead of spending all that money (and calories) going to sports bars to watch the game. But college football is over and I am finding it hard to get rid of cable. I know that I will do more of the things that I think I have no time for now and will not mindlessly veg after work with a glass of wine, but making that leap has been hard.
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we haven't had a tv in our 10 years of marriage.
ReplyDeleteits absence has created such a different feeling in the home, that now i could never have it any other way. i wish i could say that time was spent on reading books, but those three little kids. . . tend to be time suckers! someday i'll get to nestle up on the couch with a book too.
btw, i posted a tiny playlist recently of some lovely french music you might dig:
http://ocharm.blogspot.com/2011/03/emmene-moi.html
enjoy your 60 degrees! :)
We've not had a tv for 5 years. Don't miss it one bit, but then I've never liked tv much. We are film watchers though- on an awesome wall projector at home!
ReplyDeleteI love your idea about keeping select books on the coffee table instead of on the shelf. I think we'd be more inclined to pick them up and read, even just for a few minutes, if books are in easy reach of a comfortable chair.
We got rid of our tv, dvd et all when we bought our MAC. We utilize Hulu but there is something nice about not being compelled to turn the tv on. We have 2 little ones and this also gives us an opportunity to really be there in the moment rather than hearing the news or show on in the background.
ReplyDeleteYou are so brave! I don't think I could ever get rid of my TV. I made it without a microwave for almost three years, though :) And love what you did with the new books. I definitely want to get a new, bigger coffee table so I can do the same. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteI gave up TV for Lent when I was in the 4th grade.40+ years later, I dont have the same discipline or self control. I did, however, join a book club for the only reason that it forces me to read other than when I am on vacation.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't had a television for the past 6 years and we love it that way! Love the idea of the coffee table covered with books. (I think I'm going to surf to Amazon now!) xxx
ReplyDeleteWe still have a TV, but don't have cable, so we watch shows on Hulu and Netflix. It definitely helped cut down the countless hours of HGTV (which I still miss sometimes). But it's still on too much. I like the idea of putting the books right there, instead ours are buried in the corner of the office.
ReplyDeleteWhen my husband and I were first married, we decided not to have tv. It was the best thing we could have done for the first year of our marriage. We read books (more than normal), we talked a lot, we listened to the radio. Honestly, we didn't miss out on a thing. We have a tv now, but it rarely gets turned on. I like watching the shows I want to watch on the computer...when it fits my schedule.
ReplyDeleteI own a tv, but it doesn't pick up any channels, so we only use it for movies (including streaming netflix). I love tv, in fact, my husband works in television, but I spend my time so much more constructively when I don't have the option of mindlessly watching whatever is on. We've spent about half our marriage with cable and half without. I have no desire to get cable any time soon, but my husband definitely feels differently!
ReplyDeleteI complete agree with you. A lot of my college professors believe that sooner or later we'll be using tablets for everything, instead of books, computers, and TVs. Don't get me wrong, I love technology, but I think we need more people like you. Books will die if we don't read them, and there is absolutely nothing like reading a book. You don't get that kind of cozy feeling with an iPad.
ReplyDeleteLike so many commenters here we have a TV, but no cable to go with it. With our last move we just never hooked it up and now over a year later we are still loving the setup. Hulu and Netflix totally bridge the gap for us as well and my preschooler doesn't get sucked in so strong with just videos to watch. I've always loved TV, but now when I go home to visit my parents I can't stand so many of the shows that I use to watch all the time. The editing, the over the top personalities, and the commercials all seem so jarring to my nerves now. It's funny how without a TV you acquire a taste for and crave more quiet and still activities....like reading! I do still miss my beloved Food Network shows though :-( I haven't had much luck with Hulu on that one.
ReplyDeleteI ADORE the book setup on the coffee table. It inspires me to do the same with all of my books once I get my own place :) Thanks for such a wonderful post!
ReplyDeleteIn a far away time (12 years go), I had no TV, after a marriage end I had 'my girls', he got the box. Yee Ha. Never happier. WE snuggled and read books constantly and chose to watch quality movies when we desired. But.... my gorgeous 2nd hubby loves his Home & away. Likes the big plasma. So now, many years on, with another child to raise I hate the TV issue. I'd get rid of it tomorrow. Give me books anyday!
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about the exact same thing. We don't have cable but we get the basic networks with an antennae, and my husband has a bad habit of zoning out and watching whatever is on ... and sometimes I join him. We agreed to institute one non-TV day a week where we're not allowed to turn it on, and my plan is to bump that number up to two or three eventually. It ends up being such a time-suck.
ReplyDeleteI've tend to go without TV periodically. I grew up without one. Then I spent two years without one, during University, then I had a TV for three years, then i went another two without one, and now I've had one for the past two years. I don't really notice it when I don't have one, as long as I've got some way to play movies once in a while. When I was growing up, mum used to rent a tv and vcr when I got sick.
ReplyDeleteHi Jordan! Love your blog. Our family is traveling to Paris this summer. Have you read the book,
ReplyDeleteThe Paris Wife, by Paula McLain? I am reading and so enjoying the story.
On Amazon, the author writes:
"Most of us know or think we know who Ernest Hemingway was -- a brilliant writer full of macho swagger, driven to take on huge feats of bravery and a pitcher or two of martinis -- before lunch. But beneath this man or myth, or some combination of the two, is another Hemingway, one we’ve never seen before. Hadley Richardson, Hemingway’s first wife, is the perfect person to reveal him to us -- and also to immerse us in the incredibly exciting and volatile world of Jazz-age Paris.
The idea to write in Hadley’s voice came to me as I was reading Hemingway’s memoir, A Moveable Feast, about his early years in Paris. In the final pages, he writes of Hadley, “I wished I had died before I ever loved anyone but her.” That line, and his portrayal of their marriage -- so tender and poignant and steeped in regret -- inspired me to search out biographies of Hadley, and then to research their brief and intense courtship and letters -- they wrote hundreds and hundreds of pages of delicious pages to another!
I couldn’t help but fall in love with Hadley, and through her eyes, with the young Ernest Hemingway. He was just twenty when they met, handsome and magnetic, passionate and sensitive and full of dreams. I was surprised at how much I liked and admired him -- and before I knew it, I was entirely swept away by their gripping love story.
I hope you will be as captivated by this remarkable couple as I am -- and by the fascinating world of Paris in the 20’s, the fast-living, ardent and tremendously driven Lost Generation."
http://www.amazon.com/Paris-Wife-Novel-Paula-McLain/dp/0345521307/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301939477&sr=8-1
we got rid of our TV last summer when we moved. it's amazing how much you don't miss something when it's not in front of you. we do, however, spend more time on our laptops!
ReplyDeleteI'm a librarian and former English major so I ADORE books. I can sefely say we have books in every room of our house. What I'd like to find is one of those old fashioned glass front cases for my first editions.
ReplyDeleteSad to say I do watch TV and I do get sucked into watching 'real' housewives. But not Mario Lopez. No.
yes! we moved into a tiny studio in SF with no room for a TV... we welcomed the opportunity to rid ourselves of the "blah" shows and now watch what we want, sparingly, via our computer... it's been lovely :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jordan,
ReplyDeleteI am loving your blog! I get to day dream a bit each time I read about your time in Paris. =) Was just so happy to see that you have our book, Paper+Craft. Hope you and your family enjoy it!
xo
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