How are you guys holding up out there? As well as can be expected I hope. I’m doing fine, though I’m quickly putting on the “quarantine-15” (like freshman-15 but not as cute lol). Even though I was quite panicked about the novel coronavirus when it first came out, lately I’m not too anxious about it (though checking the news right when I wake up has not been helping). We are all doing what we can to slow the spread and of course we’re taking every precaution so that we don’t get it ourselves. But outside of that, there’s nothing we can really do. It’s out of our hands so instead I trust in faith (in a higher power, the universe, or humanity and the kindness of others), hope (this will definitely end and we’ll get out the other side like China), and love (for our family, friends, and fellow human). And of course supporting nonprofits is something we can do from home. Thank you to everyone who donated to my local food bank through Instagram for my birthday. When China was going through the peak of their epidemic I looked into donating to their Red Cross organization (and it wasn’t easy so I gave up tbh). Now that it has hit many other nations, any donation that can be spared would help. I’m also thinking of ways I can deliver supplies to friends and neighbors. It’s going to be a long haul staying at home all day, every day, and thinking about others is such a great way to get out of our own head sometimes.

But so far, week 1 into sheltering-in-place I’m doing alright. I’m lucky since I’m already a homebody who’s used to working from home and taking care of a kid 24/7. In fact now with my husband home I find a little more time for myself, which I’ve been using to try something new everyday. And that’s been great for my productivity since I finally listed some more things to sell on my closet sale page and darned the sock that I’ve been meaning to for almost a year now. Also started doing YouTube yoga and am loving Yoga with Adriene. And since my husband and I have worked together in the past for the Airstream biz, we’ve learned to deal with each other after seeing only each other for 24/7, 7 days a week. Ok I’ll stop since I don’t want to seem like I’m rubbing this in your face or anything.

But I hope in the meantime my usual parade of posts (mostly of reviews) brings you a sense of normalcy. Because if you’re like me, you want to read something other than coronavirus news. But if it’s too much frivolity during these serious times I get it too. We each cope in our own ways.

Oh and as a Netflix addict and HBO lover these are my top binged shows: (but take it with a grain of salt that I like foreign shows/films that lean more toward mystery/thriller):

Netflix:

Detective/mystery genre: Broadchurch, Babylon Berlin (German), Hinterland, La Mante (French), Mindhunter, The Chalet (French), Dark (German),

The comedies: Grace and Frankie, the End of the Fucking World, Schitt’s Creek, I’m Sorry, The Let Down (one of my top faves as a new mother), The Kominsky Method, Happyish, Nurse Jackie, Sisters (Australian series), Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,

Other: Stranger Things, The Crown, the AO, The Flowers, The Hookup Plan (French), Kingdom (Korean zombie series), Train to Busan (Korean zombie movie), Virgin River (for those who like cheesy Hallmark movies), Sex Education, Wanted (Australian series), Glow, Wanderlust (but that’s because I’ll watch anything with Toni Collette in it), Alias Grace, Tidelands, Erased (Japanese), Abstract the Art of Design, Grand Designs, The Umbrella Academy, Mad Men, Dead to Me

HBO: Basically every show they ever make

Amazon Prime: Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Kidding (with Jim Carrey), and currently I’m going through Grantchester

Any other suggestions for binge-watching?