Well, winter break has changed me. As crazy as it may sound, before this winter break I had never been truly binge-watched anything. Yes, I have Netflix account, but the occasional movie is all I've ever really used that for. However, staying up at school an extra few days for work gave me a lot of extra free time to do nothing, or at least try to figure out how to do nothing when I wasn't at the office.

So yes, I cleaned our apartment from top to bottom, and yes — I found out what the true joys of binge-watching television shows could actually be.

Yes, I fell down a rabbit hole, and I can't get out, but, it's not like I really want to, right?

Between New Girl and Hallmark movies, I spent a good few days this break curled up into a ball on the couch, glass on, and eyes glued to a television screen. Now, the old me would wonder just what in the world I thought I was doing, but the me that finally understands how awesome binge-watching TV can be — well, she just wonders why I didn't do this soon. I mean, I haven't done anything like that since I watched Stranger Things in its entirety last summer. I mean, that was a good time though, I can't lie.

It's crazy, I know but watching countless episodes of a TV show can actually be pretty good for the soul. I mean, life gets a little crazy, and watching lots of funny television, the kind that makes you laugh until your stomach hurt, can actually make you feel a little bit better and a little less stressed. So yeah, maybe there was a point when I definitely watched too much TV way too fast, but overall, a few episodes back to back never hurt anyone.

If we let it, our lives can get so overrun by the daily stressors that inevitably fill it. If we let it, our lives can get a lot less fun, and a lot more difficult, with nothing to really give us a good laugh, or put a little smile on our face after the work day is over. If we let it, we can allow the stress in our lives to keep us from having fun, and I mean fun in any capacity. The kind of fun that just involves flipping on a TV and using a remote to find a comedy show.

Taking a step back and doing something a little less stressful, like binge-watching a little TV, has shown me that it's not impossible to take a break and have some nice free time sometimes.

It's crazy, I know, but binge-watching TV can be great, and great for good reason. So I say, have a little fun in your free time, and watch a few (or a lot of) episodes of your favorite shows. Sometimes, if you want to put your best self out there, you just have to enjoy yourself a little when you can.