Make Time for Guilty Pleasures

#9 in the series 30 Ways of Wootness

Yep, the secret is out. I watch Grey’s Anatomy. I really don’t have all that much time for television shows, but ever since season 1 of Grey’s, I’ve been a pretty regular watcher.

So, what does that have to do with anything?

Because of my business and the schedule I keep, I regularly miss out on fun stuff. I made it a rule a long time ago that every television season I would pick out ONE series and make the time in my schedule to watch it. And that time was sacred. One hour a week that, without fail, would be mine.

So, Thursdays at 9PM EST has been my little oasis of selfishness since 2006.

Now, I’m not a die-hard fan and don’t go crazy if I miss an episode, but I make sure, as much as possible, that I am available on Thursday evenings. It is the only day/time that I will turn down a photography gig. Even when I shot evening events in the past, Thursday evenings were off-limits unless I could get home by 8PM or so.

Yeah, that’s kind of stupid, but I don’t care. In the grand scheme of things, nothing will happen if I miss it. I can catch up with it online if that happens. It’s not so much the show, but the fact that I have carved out a space in my schedule for something that brings me pleasure.

So, if you have something that brings a smile to your face, make time for it. Make a regularly scheduled date with yourself and don’t let photography interfere with it.