I have been playing a busy mama role for one and half months, as soon as I get a chance, I lie on the cozy couch, covering up with a fluffy blanket, and start *rewatching*. Wait, my “watching list” is getting longer, but my mind says, “Go for watch again.” I have been sticking to the same list.
My husband peeped into the screen and asked, “Why don’t you try for a new one?” “It is darling, truly a new one… in a new way,” I reply with a smile.
Continuing my favorite Outlander series from the beginning, I wondered, “Why do I love rewatching? Do I have a just and fair answer?
Yes!! In a way, I am watching a new one; I am seeing something new always.
The less mental energy. As a busy new mama, I always seek a way to spend “me time” with less mental energy. Logical explanations with complex theories and tiresome conversations were sorted at the very first watching so rewatching relaxes my mind. It’s kind of a relaxing therapy.
On a busy day after completing my to-do list, I get a chance for “me time”. My favorite Outlander episode comes to my mind and I start rewatching. I feel as if I am a member of the crew, probably a 16th-century Scottish woman, walking through green fields picking harvest. I feel the cool breeze of the Scottish land that refreshes my lungs…