But I will say more, lol. I’m a completionist! Especially when it comes to dramas. I just get too curious about what’s going to happen even if I know it is not going end well. I was curious about Ji Chang-wook’s comeback drama, but, oh man, I wasn’t curious enough to finish it. Sorry JCW😕 I learned three things about myself. First, I can drop dramas and not look back! (Does that mean I should try out more dramas now that I know I have the power to drop them?🧐). Second, the story is more important than my fave actors. (I had just rewatched Just Between Lovers…). And the third thing I learned about myself is that in order to best forget a drama and get over the fact that I won’t witness the finale firsthand is to immerse myself into something else. In this case, I did two things to keep myself busy:
1. I found a drama that kept me wanting more! Lately, I’ve been tuning into C-dramas more, especially their shorter rom-coms. I havent watched many, but the ones I have seen have been cute enough that even if the ending isn’t all there, I can easily forgive them thanks to their strong first half. This time, I tuned into Acidentally in Love on Netflix. If you havent heard of it, it is about a young heiress that runs away from her home to go the college where her parents fell in love. To hide, she dones a disguise of curly hair, glasses, and freckles to down play her beauty. She meets an idol, who is also her classmate, and they fall in love while spending time together in her costume. Now, it wasn’t the greatest thing out there, but I feel that its problems came after they got together when it got laggy and took itself too seriously. But the thing is, despite its problems and, ugh why do people think curly hair and glasses makes someone unattractive, I had way more fun watching this than the six or so epsiodes I watched of Melty. I learned to definetly watch more of what I want, mindless entertaining fun rather than mindless frustrating not-fun.
2. I learned to love my hobbies again! Sometimes when you have hobbies it’s fun to work on them consistently, but when you don’t have time or money to entertain them, they can become a chore. Lately, I’ve been so busy that all I want to do is watch an episode of something and then go to sleep. However, the key to my mental health is to do something I enjoy and relax. Thus, I turned to reading and crocheting. I made myself read at least 30 mins each day and that encouraged me to turn my TV off more and sometimes read more than the time I set for myself. I also found this project online and thought I could make it even though I am not a proficient crotcheter. https://myartpetite.com/2018/02/24/free-crochet-pattern-part-1-of-3-monkey-plush-from-a-korean-odyssey-hwayugi-화유기/ I was able to finish it pretty nicely.