As a Member of the Netflix #StreamTeam I am provided with free Netflix and additional compensation. Opinions about Netflix are my own. Each month I write something new about Netflix and this month I am talking about how Netflix lets you enjoy your entertainment on your own schedule.
Personally, I am no stranger crazy schedules. I work weekend nights from 7pm to 7am and during that time I have been known to stream a show or two while working on projects. There are so many options for shows to watch. This past weekend I discovered the show Riverdale. All 13 episodes of first season are on Netflix. They were riveting and I couldn’t look away. As I worked on some mundane stuff the antics of Betty, Veronica, Jughead and Archie played in the background.
I’m always looking for something new to watch. It can be Master of None or The Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt at 3am for some laughs to keep the night going. It can also be The Last Kingdom, Sense 8 or Longmire during my break because those are shows I really want to be able to focus on. Then during the week we’re watching Phineas and Ferb, Fuller House, Dinotrux, Inspector Gadget (Season 3 back 6/2), Masha’s Spooky Stories and whatever else Andrew discovers. If Allison and I get some time to ourselves we watch shows like Bloodline (the Final Season was released 5/26) and Orange is the New Black (which returns for Season 5 on June 9th). Eventually I’m going to start watching House of Cards which returns for Season 5 on May 30th. That will give me weekend break time viewing for weeks.
During the week I am watching Andrew but I have to take him to school and pick him up. He only goes for 3 hours which gives me time to go to the gym and go pick him up. Some days I am there early and I’ll watch a Netflix show on my phone. I’ve been watching a lot of Netflix on my phone and it makes me realize that I should go and get my Samsung Gear VR out of storage and use that to enjoy Netflix on my break. Although being fully immersed in a show that way at 4:30am in the morning may make unwanted sleep happen much quicker.
With there being so much freedom for watch times there has to be some order to the chaos. In a family of four there aso has to be some compromise and some planning. The kids do not always agree on what to watch so these planning stickers that you can download by clicking the image there on the left, can be a real life saver, especially for the kids and their choices. While we do enjoy shows like Inspector Gadget and Masha’s Spooky Stories there has to be some balance between what the 5 year old wants and what the 9 year old wants. It isn’t always the same. As for Allison and I, well we can just watch whatever we’d like on our respective devices and make sure that those shows that we binge together are reserved for the big TV after the kids get some sleep. This month and next we will be taking on Bloodline’s final season and Orange is the New Black’s explosive 5th season.
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