What I’ve Been Watching

I’m the type of person that needs a lot of alone time to relax and unwind and I like to do that by watching TV shows. It helps me escape from reality for a little bit and  have time to relax during this stressful time. Today I thought I’d tell you all the shows I’ve been watching during quarantine and maybe help you if you need any suggestions!

• One Tree Hill (Hulu): I started watching this show while still at college then finished it after being sent home. It’s a great coming of age, teenage drama if you like those! 
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager (Hulu): I always remember seeing commercials for this when I was younger, but I wasn’t old enough to watch it. It’s another great coming of age drama featuring a young Shailene Woodley.  
• Veep (Hulu, HBO): This show is a hilarious comedy featuring the amazing Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the Vice President of the United States. This is a great show if you like politics (like me) and want a really good laugh (it is a little raunchy though)!
• Big Little Lies (Hulu, HBO): At the beginning of quarantine my mom ordered the Big Little Lies book and loved it so she recommended it to me. I’m working on reading the book right now, but I’m pretty far into it so we started watching the first few episodes of the show. This show has a rockstar cast of amazing A-List actresses that are perfect in their roles!
• The Wonder Years (Hulu): My family was looking for an old sitcom to watch since all of the current TV shows were we watching had to stop filming. My parents watched this show when they were younger and loved it and now my siblings and I love it too! This show proves to be a great choice for all ages to enjoy! 
• Seinfeld (Hulu): My parents and I started watching this after my little brother goes to bed and it’s a great comedy! My parents watched this show when it was on TV, but I love that I get to watch it for the first time with them. 
• How I Met Your Mother (Hulu): I’ve already watched this show many times, but it never fails to make me laugh and lift my spirits! 
• Grey’s Anatomy (Netflix): Last but not least, the show I’ve been most obsessed with during quarantine. My mom has been watching Grey’s for years and I’ve seen a lot of the of the more recent episodes, but I recently got a Netflix account and this was the first show I wanted to watch. I started watching Grey’s last Thursday and I’m already half way through season four, so you could say I’m obsessed and I 100% recommend! 

Good Things About Quarantining with Endometriosis

This may be an unpopular opinion, but quarantining with Endometriosis is not that bad. Having a chronic disease makes you miss out on a lot of things because you never know when you're going to have a bad day. To lift spirits during this hard time, I put together a list of positives to focus on rather than negatives when it comes to having a chronic illness during a global pandemic:

• You get to work or do school from home!
• Many people with Endo have to miss work or school because they are in too much pain, but now it's a lot easier since we don't have to leave our houses.
• You can take a break whenever you want!
• I'm not sure about those who are working from home, but as a college student doing school at home, I can pretty much take a break whenever I need it which is really nice.
• You get to wear whatever you want!
• Having Endo, I hate wearing restricting pants like jeans or work pants, but even if you're on camera, no one can see you're wearing pajamas on the bottom!
• You don't have to feel bad about not making/canceling plans with people!
• I always feel terrible when I can't do things with my friends, but no one is supposed to be doing anything right now so I don't have to worry about it!
• You can do your work laying in bed!
• I don't know about the rest of you, but I have done a lot of homework in bed recently (which isn't necessarily the best thing) but it is definitely nice when sitting in the same position all day causes you a lot of pain.
• You don't have to feel pressure to have your hair and face all done up every day!
• I don't know about you, but I have barely worn makeup at all during this time at home and my skin loves it!
• You don't have to feel bad for taking time for yourself!
• For me, I always feel bad when I take time for myself to relax and destress, but I know that is something my body needs dealing with a chronic illness, so this is a great time to focus on yourself, whatever that entails. 

I know it's hard to not focus on the negatives and hardships during this time, but maybe this was meant to happen so everyone can slow done and appreciate the little things in life and take care of themselves.