I've lived without a T.V. now basically since I left my parents house for college. 

I'm not a huge movie person (although count me in if there is a Hallmark movie.)

Basically any movie with an inspirational message that I have watched in the past I have no problem watching again. Well today I woke up rather early and somehow came across a T.V. series "High School Musical the Series." And truly, I really didn't love the actual High School Musical movie when I was a youngster, but for whatever reason, I literally watched 10 episodes of this series in one sitting. 

And for the first time in my life (quite literally) I spent a lot of my day streaming this show and oddly-I didn't allow myself to feel badly about it. Sometimes I'm so overcome with the notion of productivity that I'm either constantly working on something or playing piano or exercising and today it felt good to completely escape reality and work on nothing. I felt moments of true happiness. Sometimes escaping what we are going through right now and finding happiness in another world or between characters with some pretty great music and dancing is just what is needed. 

So this may in fact be the last time I say this but...I don't feel guilty at all for watching a show for a great chunk of my day. Because right now, a little "escape" when you are stuck inside all day (like game night with the family virtually) is so desperately needed. Now is not the time to feel guilty about doing something you never do. Embrace what you don't "normally" do when you are working all the time and allow yourself to be free. Do what "isn't" normal and find solace in that.