TV is a great time waster.Yes, that is what I said. Television is an extreme waste of time. OK I know, I watch a lot of TV. Sometimes I don’t mind wasting time. Do you realize, though, that there are so many productive things that you could be doing instead of watching TV. You could be blogging like me. You could be spending time with your family. You could be cleaning the house and so much more.

You can get more exercise. Because you are not watching TV, you should be doing other things that may burs some calories. This means you could loose some weight or tone those muscles. You could be reading a book, but that only strengthens you brain muscle. TV is kind of a no-brianer. You really don’t have to think to watch it. All the information is given to you.

You can spend quality time with your family.There are a lot of people who say that watching TV is good quality time with your family. How can staring at a picture box without saying anything to each other be a great way to spend time together. Take your family out to do something.It is a great idea to go to the park or the bowling alley, or just to the mall or out to eat. Get to know each other better. Find out what each of you are good at. Then build upon it.

You won’t snack as much.Most people snack in front of the TV. This is a great way to gain weight, and since you are not exercising when you are watching TV, there is nowhere those extra calories can go.  

You will keep a cleaner house.Now you won’t have an excuse not to clean. There is not a show that you really wanted to watch. You will be able to pick up after yourself instead of getting lazy in front of the TV. The TV is a great way to unwind. But once you are unwound, it is hard to get back up and get house chores done.

You will become more productive. Over all, you will get more done. You may even be able to find new ways to make money. If you can do that, you will be able to get out of debt and TV will no longer be a way to get away from reality.

This is something you may or may not have to plan for depending where you stand in you financial situation. Make sure you know how you are going to pay your own bills throughout the month before you start giving away money.

There is one really easy way to give away one check. Most people get paid every week or every other week. This means that you will have one extra check every 3 months if you get paid weekly or one extra check if you get paid every six months. You should be able to plan for this check to be used.

Donating helps people around the world. The more you can give, the more people will benefit and live a better life. There are charities for just about everything from placing libraries in third world countries to providing medicines to people who would never be able to afford it otherwise to providing animals to families who can make money off the eggs, milk or children of that animal.

Do Your Research. Make sure it counts. There are a lot of charities out there. Most of them claim to be non-profit. They pay people to do the work for them, which means that some of the money that you donate will never see the cause it was meant for. This is normal, but there are charities that use more of the money for expenses than to actually help people. Make sure you know what the charity does with the money before you donate.

Use your paycheck to make more than your paycheck. I know that you would love to give more than one paycheck. That is great… If you can do that, please do it. There are ways to use your money to earn more money. Use the money to throw a benefit where everyone who attends, gives a certain amount. Buy a prise that a lot of people want and raffle it off making more money than the item that you are giving away. Be careful though. It is easy to lose that money and to make less than what you put into the project.

Here are some great charities to donate to:

If you have some more charities that are a great help to those in need. Please make a comment and let me know about them. I would love to share them.

I went on a trip a few years ago. I traveled from South Florida all the Way to Bangor Main and back. It was one of the coolest experiences of my life. Here are some of the reasons you should go on a two week road trip:

You get to see things and places that you have always wanted to see. I spent a lot of time planning this trip. I sat down with an atlas and drew out my plan to travel up the east coast. I marked all the things that I wanted to stop and see, making sure that I was going to have plenty of time to see everything. I got to spend time in Washington DC, New York City, the Statue of Liberty, some of the New England Coast and what I actually went up there for… to See the city that Stephen King was known for.

It is a great way to get some solitude or to spend some quality time with your spouse. For me, I was not married and was not seeing anyone at the time, so I took this trip all by myself. It was nice to be able to get away from reality for awhile. I was able to think and write and get alone with God and the nature that He created.

Traveling by car is more eco-friendly than flying a plane. Apparently each person uses a lot more fuel to fly in a plane than to travel by car. Using this kind of fuel is bad on the environment. We don’t want to kill the planet… right?

You get to see more than just the destination. What is it they always say… It’s not the destination but the journey to get to the destination. I got to stop where I wanted, when I wanted. It was nice to be able to see the stuff that was on the side of highway, things I would not have gotten to see if I was flying or is other people were with me.

You get to drive. I don’t know about you, but I love to drive. I love to be in the car. There is something about it. A freedom that most other things do not give you. I know other people do not have this same fascination with being on the open road as I do, but I know that there are a lot of us out there who just love to roll the window down and feel the wind blowing in their hair.

You get to try new foods, restaurants and meet new people. The only thing that I didn’t plan out when I was planning the trip was where and what I was going to do for food. I wanted the freedom to stop where I wanted to when I wanted to to eat food that was different and regional. It was fun. I got to eat at a real new york style Chinese restaurant in china town.

You will be able to see friends and family you have not seen in a while. Plan to stay at the homes of people you know. This will save you money on hotels. I was able to stay with my grand mother and friends in both Washington DC and Connecticut. These are all people that I don’t get to see all that often. It was nice.

You will have some amazing opportunities to take fantastic photographs. Take pictures all along the way. They will be fantastic reminders of this trip of a lifetime, plus you will get to see things that you may never get to see again. Photograph those memories.

Being published is something that everyone should try to do. There is just something about seeing your name in print.

Sense of Accomplishment - You feel great when you see your work for the first time in a formal publication. I am not sure why it is, but being published brings a great feeling of accomplishment.

Put it on Your Resume - Having written something is a great addition to your resume. Employers will find it fascinating that you had the dedication to write something, edit it and send it in to a publisher. It is not easy getting published, so when you do, be proud of it.

Show All Your Friends - I know people who bought 20-30 copies of the magazine or newspaper to give to all their friends. It is definitely something to be proud of.

People will Remember You. Family and friends will cut this article out and paste it in scrapbooks and keep it forever. These scrapbooks will be passed down from family member to family member.

How to Get Published:

Maybe I am a little biased, but I think that everyone should want to write a novel, or a non fiction book before theiy die. OK… I understand that most people don’t have the best language skills and don’t have the attention span to actually sit down and write a novel, but I think that it is something that everyone in the world would benefit from, even if it never sees the outside of your own home.

Why do I think this is something that everyone should do. Here is a list for you to ponder:

Here are 100 more things you should do before you die.

Why? There are Lots of Reasons.

It is Satisfying to Grow a Tree from a Seed- Have you ever taken the time to pick up a seed, stick it in some soil and make sure that it has enough water and sun to grow into something gigantic? It is something that satisfies the heart. There is nothing like nurturing a living thing. I guess it is a lot like raising a child without all the backtalk.

Here are 100 more things you should do before you die.