The Day My DVR Died and What I Know For Sure

My DVR stopped working this week. It actually stopped working during the Emmy awards this past Sunday night. It's possibly the worst week for my DVR to stop working. It is season premiere week--somewhat of a holy week to TV lovers like me. So yeah, I tried to catch some of my shows live but I don't remember how to watch live TV anymore and my kids are up so late after practice and homework that it's impossible to get everyone out of the living room before Empire starts.  So yeah, I missed some of my favorite shows and I'm bummed.

This isn't a poignant post about how I turned off my TV on the day my DVR died and discovered the joy of not watching TV. Nope. I just watched Sons of Anarchy (middle of season 4 now and still LOVING it) on Netflix while on hold with my cable company. 

I know for sure that I am getting my DVR fixed and going to watch all the new shows because I love TV. I can't wait to watch Empire and The GoldBergs. I'm going to try and hang onto The Good Wife and Scandal, although both drove me nuts last year. I can't believe I never watched How To Get Away With Murder, but am going to this year. I'm going to miss Parenthood and Mad Men. Not sure what new shows I will pick up this season. It's escapism, entertainment, good storytelling, a good time and I just love it.

Here's what else I know for sure this week:

• Speaking of Emmy Awards, I loved this moment.

• Getting a second dog was a good idea, Rufus is pretty awesome.

• Jimmy Fallon is funny and his Empire Parody makes me laugh every time I watch it.

(Click here to watch the video.)

• Writing essays for sites that value vulnerability and authenticity and actually think it's pretty badass is pretty awesome. And when they put up a picture of Rick Springfield to go with your essay, it's even more awesome. Check out the piece I wrote for Mamalode last week- click here.

• Wade is loving kindergarten so much. I MEAN SO MUCH! He is so excited to learn and wants to try to "read" everything.  Last week he fell asleep "reading" the dictionary.

• Taye Diggs followed me on Twitter which means I've made it in the "mom blogging" world.  So many of my blogging friends have talked about how Taye Diggs follows them. I was all like waaaa he doesn't follow me, but you know, I'm a small-time blogger, really a nobody...until the other day. Because well, yup, he followed me on Twitter. Boosh.  My friend Leigh Ann from Genie In A Blog wrote a funny post about Taye Diggs following her-- click here to read it.

• Getting up super early to work out gives me so much energy during the day. But it also makes me so tired at night.  I haven't been able to get to the gym lately, but I've been waking up at 5 a.m. to work out in my basement. I'm super energized at 9 a.m. but by 5 p.m., I'm toast.  Here's an Instagram video showing off my pre-dawn energy...

I'm working now so I can truly appreciate the joy of saying Happy Hump Day! And celebrate it w/a kitchen dance even before the sun comes up. You know what else is fun? Dancing as my teen and tween get ready for school. I think they love it too. 😜😂😛😘💃 (I can't help myself, I love this song! So cheesy, so good!) #kitchendance

A video posted by Angela Youngblood (@jumpingwithmyfingerscrossed) on Sep 23, 2015 at 3:56

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What do YOU know for sure this week, right now? What TV are you watching? Tell me about it here or over on my Facebook page.