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Me and My Netflix Fix

September 19, 2014 By jbmumofone 13 Comments

Do you ever find yourself longing for some alone time?  A bit of time away from work when you can just kick back and relax without worrying about dinners to cook, clothes to wash and without any little people scrapping on the floor over toys and books.  Five minutes without having to shout “Please DO NOT snatch from your sister.” or “Will you PLEASE leave your brother alone.”

Anyone?

Well, guess what.  I have not one but TWO nights alone coming up in the not so distant future…and even one potential lie-in.

So, what to do with this oh-so-rare moment of freedom?

Catch up with friends?

Hit the town with the girls?

Go watch a movie?

Go dancing?

Nope.  Not me.  I am planning on spending the evening in the company of Piper and her fellow prison inmates whilst snuggled up in bed with my laptop.  And I cannot wait.

I am even already planning the supplies I will need.

Crisps-check.

Cheese-check.

Wine-check.

Seriously.  I have become COMPLETELY addicted to Orange is The New Black and the opportunity to grab several uninterrupted hours viewing is just too good to miss. I kinda know that I will be in trouble with Mr B if I finish the series without him but. let’s face it, he tends to fall asleep before the end of most episodes so is already playing catch up.

Orange Is The New Black

And I guess he can always keep up on the i-pad whilst he is away too which we are discovering is really the beauty of Netflix more and more.  The fact that we can both have our own profiles and log in via different devices simultaneously.  Am beginning to wonder how we managed without it.

The danger of Netflix however, for me at least, is when there is an opportunity to watch A WHOLE SERIES in one sitting it is really hard to stop which has made for some very bleary eyed mornings at Casa B.  It seemed like it would be ok to watch JUST ONE MORE at midnight.  It didn’t seem quite so ok when the baby woke up at 4am.

And the toddler needed a wee at 4:30.

Such is the sheer lack of willpower I possess.

And here I am planning, nay PLOTTING, an entire nights viewing without him knowing that there will be no early morning wake up call.  *Makes mental note to disconnect landline and put mobile on silent.*

I might not watch the WHOLE series though.

Maybe.

I am a bad wife.

I definitely won’t start the next season of Breaking Bad though.

Divorce proceedings would almost certainly ensue.

I think I have become a Netflix addict.  Perhaps I should start a support group.

 

 

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Comments

  1. Pinkoddy says

    September 19, 2014 at 12:59

    Sounds like you have a great night planned. I hardly find time to watch anything.

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      September 20, 2014 at 21:40

      Oh man, they left two hours ago and so far……I have cleaned the downstairs! I am going to tune in now.

      Reply
  2. maggy, red ted art says

    September 19, 2014 at 16:34

    Ooh sounds great to me!

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      September 20, 2014 at 21:40

      I am about to start…*snuggles up*

      Reply
  3. Katy Hill says

    September 19, 2014 at 19:16

    Ah – ENJOY! I’m SO jealous! I had plans t do the exact same thing while my OH was away all this week, then I ended up feeling fluey and went to bed at 8pm every night with the kids! Hope you have better luck x

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      September 20, 2014 at 21:41

      Oh man I have wasted half the evening cleaning. This is it now though. I am signing off and Netflix here I come.

      Reply
  4. bavariansojourn says

    September 19, 2014 at 20:13

    What would we do without Netflix hey? We did that with Breaking Bad, and Mad Men. Lost entire weeks to it! 😀

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      September 20, 2014 at 21:41

      Yep, same here with House of Cards. I have NO willpower!

      Reply
  5. Manneskjur says

    September 21, 2014 at 08:03

    The Bates Motel, Hemlock Grove, Breaking Bad here so far and now Afterlife – a semi addiction for me!

    Reply
  6. cassfrugalfamily says

    September 21, 2014 at 08:29

    Don’t judge me but I watched the whole of 90210 with my 12 y/o in a month – we were obsessed. Love love Netflix

    Reply
  7. The Ana Mum Diary says

    September 21, 2014 at 08:53

    I’m also addicted to Netflix. I’ve watched so many series now, that I would have missed had I not had it. I love that it’s so portable now I’ve got it on my iPad. I’m unashamed in my addiction though, and shout it from the roof tops 😉

    Reply
  8. dominiquelily says

    October 14, 2014 at 15:25

    Great post!

    Dominique x

    http://www.barenaturals.com/news

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      October 15, 2014 at 09:48

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply

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