Sunday, March 8, 2020
I think today is the last doughnut day for my family. It was a short-lived family tradition, in the grand scheme of time; however, I will miss it. I wrote about doughnut day and how much it meant to me, even though I do not participate in it any longer, in November. My seven-year-old, Mika, did not eat her doughnut today. Mika said she does not remember if she even ate her doughnut last week. I asked her if it is time to ask dad to stop buying her a doughnut when he shops for groceries.
Mika said yes and my heart nearly broke. My eyes are trying to get wet as I write about it (You know it does not count as crying until a tear falls out.). I told her dad that Mika does not want him to buy her anymore doughnuts. The white bag from the bakery will not come down the stairs after Mika helps her dad with the groceries anymore. I will not see the smile on Mika’s face as she shows me the sprinkles. The doughnut day book of our life is closed, possibly never to be reopened. (In full disclosure, I took a break after writing each sentence of that paragraph to make sure my eyes never got wet enough to spill out water onto my face.)
Today has been pretty much a blah day. I told Mika I was having a blah day and she asked me what that means. I told her I was not sick, I was not tired, I was simply unmotivated. I simply want to sit in front of my computer and heater and watch Jane the Virgin on Netflix. I do not want to read emails, I do not want to talk on the phone. I do not want to play video games (which I usually do while watching Netflix). I do not want to think. I do not want to write today’s journal entry, and I definitely do not want to write any of my uncompleted days from the past week. Next week I will simply have two weeks of holes in my journal.
I simply want to sit in front of my computer and heater and watch Jane the Virgin on Netflix. I watched the first season of Jane the Virgin when it was on the air several years ago. I watched several episodes of season two; however, I missed an episode here and there and missed a few key plot twists, so I quit watching. I did the same with the CW’s superhero shows at the same time. I planned to purchase the superhero shows such as The Flash and Arrow when they became available at Black Friday sales.
Now, if I miss an episode of a show that you need to watch each week to understand the next episode, I simply stream it from my computer the next day. I stream shows when schedules conflict for shows I like. On Mondays Manifest, Bull, and The Good Doctor air at the same time. I choose which show I watch when it airs based on the ease of use for the network’s streaming service.
ABC’s streaming service is the worst, so Sunday through Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. I watch the new ABC shows. Those are the only four shows for which I am willing to put up with ABC’s streaming service. After commercial breaks you are frequently restarted at the beginning of the section you just watched. When you click to the section ABC’s player should have taken you to, the commercials play again. I am pretty sure ABC does this on purpose to inflate their view numbers for their advertisers. ABC’s bad streaming service certainly gets me to watch their shows when they air instead of streaming them.
CBS is my second choice because I like their streaming service the best. CBS shows all their shows in the order they aired, so you never need to wonder if you missed an episode. Simply scroll down to the last show you watched and work your way up. I watch most of the CBS shows because I like their streaming service so much. I only watch two NBC shows so those are my third choice, but their streaming is pretty good. I would likely watch more NBC shows if they listed them by air date instead of by show like CBS.
My piece of advice to you is to occasionally enjoy a blah day. I am simply going to sit in front of my computer and heater and watch Jane the Virgin on Netflix.
Until next time,
Susanne
Please check out my GoFundMe page.
I think today is the last doughnut day for my family. It was a short-lived family tradition, in the grand scheme of time; however, I will miss it. I wrote about doughnut day and how much it meant to me, even though I do not participate in it any longer, in November. My seven-year-old, Mika, did not eat her doughnut today. Mika said she does not remember if she even ate her doughnut last week. I asked her if it is time to ask dad to stop buying her a doughnut when he shops for groceries.
Mika said yes and my heart nearly broke. My eyes are trying to get wet as I write about it (You know it does not count as crying until a tear falls out.). I told her dad that Mika does not want him to buy her anymore doughnuts. The white bag from the bakery will not come down the stairs after Mika helps her dad with the groceries anymore. I will not see the smile on Mika’s face as she shows me the sprinkles. The doughnut day book of our life is closed, possibly never to be reopened. (In full disclosure, I took a break after writing each sentence of that paragraph to make sure my eyes never got wet enough to spill out water onto my face.)
Today has been pretty much a blah day. I told Mika I was having a blah day and she asked me what that means. I told her I was not sick, I was not tired, I was simply unmotivated. I simply want to sit in front of my computer and heater and watch Jane the Virgin on Netflix. I do not want to read emails, I do not want to talk on the phone. I do not want to play video games (which I usually do while watching Netflix). I do not want to think. I do not want to write today’s journal entry, and I definitely do not want to write any of my uncompleted days from the past week. Next week I will simply have two weeks of holes in my journal.
I simply want to sit in front of my computer and heater and watch Jane the Virgin on Netflix. I watched the first season of Jane the Virgin when it was on the air several years ago. I watched several episodes of season two; however, I missed an episode here and there and missed a few key plot twists, so I quit watching. I did the same with the CW’s superhero shows at the same time. I planned to purchase the superhero shows such as The Flash and Arrow when they became available at Black Friday sales.
Now, if I miss an episode of a show that you need to watch each week to understand the next episode, I simply stream it from my computer the next day. I stream shows when schedules conflict for shows I like. On Mondays Manifest, Bull, and The Good Doctor air at the same time. I choose which show I watch when it airs based on the ease of use for the network’s streaming service.
ABC’s streaming service is the worst, so Sunday through Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. I watch the new ABC shows. Those are the only four shows for which I am willing to put up with ABC’s streaming service. After commercial breaks you are frequently restarted at the beginning of the section you just watched. When you click to the section ABC’s player should have taken you to, the commercials play again. I am pretty sure ABC does this on purpose to inflate their view numbers for their advertisers. ABC’s bad streaming service certainly gets me to watch their shows when they air instead of streaming them.
CBS is my second choice because I like their streaming service the best. CBS shows all their shows in the order they aired, so you never need to wonder if you missed an episode. Simply scroll down to the last show you watched and work your way up. I watch most of the CBS shows because I like their streaming service so much. I only watch two NBC shows so those are my third choice, but their streaming is pretty good. I would likely watch more NBC shows if they listed them by air date instead of by show like CBS.
My piece of advice to you is to occasionally enjoy a blah day. I am simply going to sit in front of my computer and heater and watch Jane the Virgin on Netflix.
Until next time,
Susanne
Please check out my GoFundMe page.