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home · 02/09/2016

Things To Do When You’re Tempted To Procrastinate In Front Of The Tv

Things To Do When You're Tempted To Procrastinate In Front Of The Tv | heartnatured

Don’t get me wrong, I am a movie-watcher. I am a Netflix-watcher. In college, if I got home from a long day, I wanted to pop in a movie and veg. It’s a stress reliever for me most days, and that’s fine. But I’ve realized having the tv on has become a crutch for me to be productive. If I’m cleaning, Gilmore Girls is usually on. If I’m home along, drawing or folding clothes, I usually put something on. Not saying I’ll never do it again after this moment, because I certainly will.

Even with social media, I will sit on the couch and scroll a feed for a good 20 minutes, before getting up to do something. Not saying it’s a bad thing, sometimes it’s relaxing, but… how many other things that would do my tomorrow a favor could I be doing in that 20 minutes?

I’ve also realized how much more productive and clear-headed I am when I don’t have the television on, or my phone right beside me. It got me thinking about all the small things I could do with time that I’m tempted to procrastinate. When I get home from work, or on a lazy Saturday afternoon…

  1. Paint your nails
  2. Walk around the house thoughtfully: rearrange, throw out, donate
  3. Exercise
  4. Plan recipes for the next week
  5. Sketch out a garden plan
  6. Take 30 minutes and practice your hobby (for me, photography)
  7. Organize your recipe files
  8. Catch up with a friend via phone call, email, or text
  9. Talk a walk around the neighborhood
  10. Put on worship music and sing your heart out
  11. Clean out the ‘catch-all’ drawers (everyone has them)
  12. Take a few minutes and make a list of your blessings
  13. Brainstorming Christmas gift ideas
  14. Write a couple letters to distant friends or family
  15. Create a recycling system for your home
  16. Clean out your pantry
  17. Write a family manifesto for the year
  18. Memorize a Bible verse
  19. Spend some time in dedicated prayer for someone, or a people group
  20. Do something creative (for me it would be probably doodling for a little while)
  21. Create a budget for the upcoming month
  22. Organize your closet, getting rid of clothes you haven’t worn in a year
  23. Play with your hair and figure out a new way to wear it, just for fun
  24. Find an adventurous dessert recipe and make it
  25. Make a list of goals for the month
  26. Deep clean the bathroom (not anyone’s favorite, but marvelously helpful in the end)
  27. Plan a spontaneous evening out for your husband, or your friends

Most of these things range from 5 minutes to 30 minutes, not a huge deal when considered within 24 hours, right? But, it can truly make a great deal of difference in the overall month or year. I find the quote below interesting:

“Most people don’t think in terms of minutes. They waste all the minutes. Nor do they think in terms of their whole life. They operate in the mid-range of hours or days. So they start over again every week, and spend another chunk unrelated to their life-time goals. They are doing a random walk through life, moving without getting anywhere.” Alan Lakein

Small choices today that can help or hurt bigger goals later.

What do you think?

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  1. Brittany Bergman says

    02/09/2016 at 3:44 pm

    These are great ideas, and I love that they really can be done in 20-30 minutes. When I have an odd chunk of time, I tend to waste it scrolling my phone. I need to get better about getting up and just doing something quick — usually it ends up leading to a burst of productivity!

  2. Daisy @ Simplicity Relished says

    02/09/2016 at 4:05 pm

    I really, really, really love this. I’m seriously considering printing it out and putting it on my wall!

  3. Charlene says

    02/09/2016 at 6:15 pm

    Oh my goodness! These are some great ideas! I am so bad about veging out in front of the TV and scrolling on social media. There are so many times I’ll sit down “just for a minute” and then later I think “where did the time go??” Definitely keeping this list handy!

  4. Chelsea B.E. says

    02/09/2016 at 6:43 pm

    Charlene, I hear you loud and clear, friend. Time flies by far too fast sometimes, and I’m not intentional with my time. Then I’m bummed or discouraged, which is never fun.

  5. Chelsea B.E. says

    02/09/2016 at 6:43 pm

    It DOES end up leading to a burst of productivity, Brittany! I wholeheartedly agree.

  6. Chelsea B.E. says

    02/09/2016 at 6:43 pm

    You and me both, Daisy!!

  7. Rachel says

    02/10/2016 at 2:57 am

    Love this list! I’ve definitely been trying to unplug from technology when I come home from work these days. I actually LOVE cleaning (channeling my inner Monica Gellar, haha) but I usually save it for the weekends. A mid-week clean would definitely help me destress and unwind. :)

  8. Nina @ Hugs and Lattes says

    02/10/2016 at 2:33 pm

    Ahh I really need to *not* sit in front of the TV all the time. It’s so easy to just do brainless activities! I have found I enjoy my evening more with some mood lighting, candles, and journaling or what not. Why do I sit in front of the TV then? It’s a problem. I blame Netflix. and my lack of self-control.

  9. Chelsea B.E. says

    02/10/2016 at 3:12 pm

    You channel that inner Monica, Rachel! I’m the same way about saving deep cleaning/organizing for the weekends. My favorite thing is to wake up on a clean-slate Saturday morning and go to TOWN. Haha.

  10. Chelsea B.E. says

    02/10/2016 at 3:12 pm

    Haha, Nina, my friend you are certainly not alone. I am the exact same way.

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Solidarity, parents.
@themasters weekend @themasters weekend
#Repost @allthecounterthings
・・・
(cue ‘I’m So Excited’ by The Pointer Sisters)

One of my biggest giveaways to date!

I believe in @beautycounter, even to gift some GREAT things so that you’ll try them for yourself that they may serve you. 

It’s @themasters Friday, and in my city that means an exciting few days is ahead. 

May it be so with your clean beauty swapping!
(Until April 17th. 😊)

Need suggestions or a guide around the website? Message me or click the link in my bio to take a skincare quiz or to find your right foundation shade or to request samples. 

I’m here to help! And I can’t WAIT to gift someone this box of goodness. 

peep @emeraldoxco amazing coffee
What a joy to spend the morning with the beautiful What a joy to spend the morning with the beautiful @ashtonquattlebaum. 

We knew each other in middle/high school, now we’re adults and because of Beautycounter, reconnecting and working and dreaming together.

HOW. COOL. 

This is my ‘why’ with Beautycounter — the opportunity to cultivate friendships and help and love women where God has them, connected by clean beauty products.
spotting airplanes and sharing goldfish spotting airplanes and sharing goldfish
#Repost @allthecounterthings ・・・ #preachingt #Repost @allthecounterthings
・・・
#preachingtomyself

When you abide in Christ, when you open yourself to His Spirit’s leading and changing, when you trust and obey Him, your whole being can become ministry.

Whatever you do, do it for the glory of God, do it with God, do it and see people as Jesus saw them, with needs and dreams, and love them. 

I have started more endeavors and realized more dreams in the last year then I think in my entire life. Joining @beautycounter was one of them. 

So I encourage you also — 

Take yourself seriously and not too seriously. Work diligently. Dream big. Be faithful. Have fun. Rest on Jesus. Hold it all with open hands. And enjoy it.
Anna when asked if she wants blueberries or to go Anna when asked if she wants blueberries or to go outside. #Easter2021
I love what our pastor said this morning — If it I love what our pastor said this morning — If it was just the cross, we’d be a bunch of forgiven corpses. We have been saved TO something, the richest and fullest of life, in Christ, forever. 

May we be courageous people who know real hope and endurance in the sorrow of life and real gratitude and wonder in the good of it.
Anna’s first Good Friday service at Old Kiokee. Anna’s first Good Friday service at Old Kiokee. Memorable for its distractedness and gratitude over church family and mostly for its Savior. 

What is our hope in life and death?
Christ alone, Christ alone
What is our only confidence?
That our souls to him belong
Who holds our days within his hand?
What comes, apart from his command?
And what will keep us to the end?
The love of Christ, in which we stand
— Keith and Kristyn Getty
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‘Anything’ doesn’t only encompass what is outside our control — the future, loss, pain, etc. 

Anything also includes things regarding our life with God. 

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed (synonyms: unsettled, disheartened), for I am your God.” Isaiah 41:10

Fear not, He is in you. And happy to be there. 
Fear not, He’s not changed His mind about you.
Fear not, you are right with Him even now because of Christ. 
Fear not, He delights in you. 
Fear not, nothing can separate you from Him. Even you.

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