Watching The Huxtables is my guilty pleasure

Good news on the homefront: I've gotten back into a regular (almost daily!) exercise routine. Making time for exercise has been a serious challenge for me since becoming a mom. Most days are a success if I manage to take a shower.

When I do make time to fit in a workout, I always feel refreshed, less stressed and so gratified afterward. The problem is I'm just not a gym girl.

I love being in the outdoors - walking, hiking, jogging, biking, heck even raking leaves! But alas, I live in Wisconsin where its frigid and icy and windy 5 months of the year. Which means I take on a bear persona in the winter, staying inside and hibernating. Any freetime for myself is spent idly, sipping cocoa and reading novels in front of a crackling fire.

But now its April! Spring is in the air! I'm an eager beaver, ready to mulch the yard and prep for planting a vegetable garden. And then it rains and hails and storms for days on end. I'm stuck inside.

So, time for plan B. As much as I dislike exercising inside (so boring), at least it gets my blood moving. So, for the past 10 days I've been working up a sweat riding my bike (set up on a stationary converter) for 45+ min, and I've got Bill Cosby to thank.

When I was a kid, The Cosby Show was one of my favorite tv programs. Dr. Huxtable always made me laugh - especially with his outrageous antics with his kids.

Not long ago I was browsing on Netflix and noticed that ALL EIGHT seasons of The Cosby Show are available on instant-watch. I'm only half-way thru the first season and I'm already hooked.

The family dynamics are laugh-out-loud-funny, but also relatable.
What to do when Rudy's goldfish dies? - hold a family funeral! How to deal with bad dreams, sibling strife, homework, dating, music lessons, family vacations - The Huxtables are up to the challenge. For me, Cliff and Claire Huxtable are model parents, working together to raise their five children. They set boundaries, build trust, foster responsibility and mutual respect, but always magnified thru love and of course, humor.

And yes, I realize its a sit-com, with completely fabricated episodes and just-too-perfect-endings. But, it lifts my spirits AND makes working out indoors a breeze.
How's that for a guilty pleasure?