HaHa! Over the past three years (during the pandemic), my family has benefited a lot from my TV watching (mainly food tv). Anyway, I was watching an episode of Chef’s Table a few weeks back, the featured chef was Will Goldfarb, who, some years ago, up sticks and moved to Indonesia. In the episode, he was talking abut his morning routine, which comprised of coffee and Jamu. I had no idea what Jamu is, so googled it and found it is a drink which is essentially turmeric, honey, lemon and ginger.
Knowing the well documented benefits of each of those ingredients, and knowing the damaging effects of inflammation on the body ie heart disease, diabetes, arthritis etc., I decided to give it a try. TG I don’t have any serious chronic diseases, however, I definitely feel my arthritis is less painful and I will keep it up.
Coincidentally, I read an article this morning about ‘Inflammaging’ - perhaps I can turn back time with my morning Jamu!
Has watching TV transformed any areas of your life over the past three years (pandemic) ?
I don’t know if it was tv or pandemic but watching different people suffer and heal in same way by same diseases and same medicines, my believe in humans being more alike than different got stronger.
We really underestimate benefits of diversity and of believing in superiority of our own races, religions, cultures etc. We need to join hands for survival of our species and our planet, instead of trying to protect division we find so precious.
Just looked up Jamu and will start making it when I get home in 10 days. Although I might find all the ingredients in Maui and it would be lovely to have here.
My son made this a couple weeks ago and takes a shot in the morning. Be careful, though. Lemon erodes the enamel on your teeth, and you never get that back. I told him to brush his teeth ASAP and try not drink it carefully.
When I saw the title of this post, my thoughts went to the physical changes - i.e. reduced mobility due to sitting more, etc. Other than that, I’ve learned some new techniques from Great British Bake Off and maybe added a few destinations to my travel list.
Regarding lemon juice and Jamu - using a straw when you drink can help minimize the impact on your enamel.
I once was inspired by Trading Spaces to redecorate a corner of our living room. Basically I spray painted a planter and moved a few things around. Ta da.
My only reality show is Top Chef. I have gone to restaurants because I learned about the chefs on that show. I have not tried the recipes - as opposed to Julia Child decades ago. Those recipes, yes.
Same! Years ago, before he was a ‘global icon’, I went to Anthony Bourdain’s restaurant in DC. I don’t remember the food, and I don’t remember the name of the restaurant, however, it was around the time he published Kitchen Confidential, which I purchased at the restaurant.
Fast forward 15 or so years, I was watching his episode in Cuba, and based on that, I was inspired to go. On that trip, we tried several of his featured restaurants. Also, road tripping back from the Mid-West to LA this summer, we stopped at several Guy Fieri ‘road trip’ stops. It was fun!
My husband has the smart tv set up to watch various Youtube videos. In October 2020 we bravely ventured on a road trip about 7 hours away to Moab, Utah. (We stayed in a old fashioned motel with door to outside, ate mostly in the room our outdoor dining.) It was really cool to research various aspects of the trip via youtube videos - accommodations, hiking, restaurants etc.
Not Covid caused, but along the lines of being confined somewhere and thus watching more TV:
I had neck surgery the same day D2 had knee surgery. I told DH to stay with D2 as I could handle being alone better than she could (she was only 14). I had nothing else to do as I sat in bed in an opiate induced stupor, so I binged watched Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. I had never watched Food Channel and couldn’t imagine the appeal. I fell in love with that show! I learned how to make a mean pulled pork from that show, as well as a few other meals. But mainly I learned how to sit on my rear and salivate for hours at a time.
Perhaps a different perspective than expected, but when watching tv, home decorating and cooking shows were my favorite. In the earlier days, it seemed a lot of decorating shows were budget-minded (Trading Spaces, Design on a Dime, etc.). But as time passed the more popular shows were ones where very large budgets came into play and/or people were needing to make some kind of comments (House Hunters), and so they would talk about how a normal-sized bathroom was too small or that the kitchen didn’t have this or that fancy doodad, and I realized that although it was interesting watching, it started coloring my own view of my house. I started to be dissatisfied with things that I never had issues with, and then when the kid would watch with me, anything that didn’t live up to HGTV standards the kid considered subpar. Realized it wasn’t that healthy for us to watch, except on a rare occasion. As far the cooking shows, however, they’re still my go-tos if I’m going to watch tv.
That is an interesting perspective @AustenNut! Sort of goes along with how many people feel about Instagram and such - they they can’t live up to the “perfect” of it all (not my view, but many people’s view).
Such good memories of Friday nights (?) with Trading Spaces and While You Were Out - all my kids LOVED to watch.
In our family we started calling our house part of “Perfectly Good Houses and Gardens” instead of “Better Homes and Gardens” due to the magazine predating HGTV.
I think HGTV came about from the support of manufacturers wanting to set trends - and change them once they were no longer getting enough money.
My husband and I both grew up watching too much TV - and now we both work in the TV industry. TV puts food on our table and gives us a nice place to live - so…lifechanging for sure!
I’ve always loved looking at model homes and following interior design trends. Long before HGTV, I would buy decorating magazines. I remember my DH saying “Is this $5.00 magazine going to cost me $1000 dollars?”
I like almost all styles when they are carried out thougthfully. The problem for me has always been that eventually you have to choose one (though there is also a design style called “eclectic,” so I guess there really IS a way to have it all lol).
) It’s so vile, it has to be chugged.