Insane Lenten Promise

I'm practicing my deep breathing that I learned during the birthing classes as I reveal what I'm giving up for Lent.  Isn't being pregnant and giving up alcohol, and sushi, and caffeine, and everything else enough?!?!?  Sadly, that's not how I roll.  I've always felt that if you're going to make a sacrifice, it needs to be something that you actually think about and brings to mind why you are commiting yourself to this "adventure" in the first place.

I have gone so overboard in years past that it included "all junk food" or "no snacking" and the like, but I think this year may be the hardest of them all.  I...am giving up television.  Kind of.  I have decided that I watch WAY too much, it's not something I want in my house once the Lion is born, and I need to break the habit.  In fairness to Chris, and to make it so that I have a chance of success, however, I am more accurately giving up the remote.  This means that I no longer will be able to turn it on as mindless background noise during the day, and while HE can turn it on in the evenings, I have zero say in what he chooses to watch.  Therefore, let me lament the shows that I know will not be part of his line-up.

Face Off is absolutely my favorite show on television right now.  For those of you that missed it because it's on Syfy, it's a competition between special effect make-up artists.  What is particularly unfair about this is that they're down to 5 contestants?  I think?  Only a couple of episodes left.  Chris did watch the most recent episode with me and didn't complain, so MAYBE there's a chance...but I doubt it.

Now, I just think of this as birth prep.  Which is useful, right?  I don't LOVE the show, but it's filmed at the hospital that I candy-striped at in my youth, and does seem a bit more realistic than a lot of the "reality" birth shows out there.  Chris doesn't even want to be in the room when I give birth, much less watch as other women do, though.  No chance in hell of him turning this on.

Ok, there might be a slim chance that I get to see Hawaii Five-O.  Chris might like it, though I normally watch recorded episodes by myself.  He does enjoy seeing the Hawaii scenery, and remeniscing about our honeymoon.  I enjoy watching Alex O'Loughlin.  And who could argue with that?

I know this will be a constant reminder of what sacrifice means, and is something I really need to do in my life anyway, and will give me plenty of time to fill my days with more productive activities.  But...but...but...sigh.  It's gonna be rough.

What should I do to distract myself?