Like most college students over summer break my goal this summer was to find a new series on Netflix to immerse myself in and reward myself for a year well spent working hard. The search to find a perfect series to watch for the summer is not an easy task. You want a show that is so good that you get wrapped up in the world. You want a lovable cast, a homey town, and episodes that keep you on the edge of your seat. So Grey’s Anatomy was not my first choice. Everyone kept suggesting it to me and I would just politely decline. Why? Because of one woman. Shonda. The woman responsible for my Thursday night heart palpitations. TGIT, or thank god its Thursday on ABC includes three shows of which she was the mastermind behind. Of these three two are near and dear to me. Scandal and How To Get Away with Murder. The third show that I decided to avoid was Greys Anatomy. I did not want to give Shonda Rhimes any more power over my life. She put me and millions of other viewers on the edges of our seats for almost every one of her episodes. I would not allow another one of her creations to become a part of my world. I knew deep down that my heart wouldn’t be able to handle Grey’s Anatomy. I tried to avoid it but I was left with no other prospects on Netflix. But now six seasons (I'll probably be on 7 tomorrow) in and I am hooked. Not only have I been contemplating forgetting my current career path and jumping into becoming a surgeon but it has also given me a new outlook on life.

Being an adult is hard. For everyone no matter who you are. I am about to graduate college I know that these won’t be smooth roads ahead and I am working to prepare myself for the hard times that are sure to follow.

I’ve learned its OK not to be peppy and bubbly all the time. It is okay to be dark and cloudy.

DNA does not make someone your family. Someone who was once a stranger to you can become your ‘Person’ like Meredith and Christina the best friend duo in the show. They are all each other has and sometimes a good friend is just as valuable to you as a family member.

and realize that things won’t always be like that forever.

Relationships come and go but don’t let a man or any significant other try and distract you or deter you from your goals.

go for it before it’s too late.

Everyone needs a pep talk once in a while. Even if it’s from yourself.

WE all make mistakes and tend to dwell on them for a second to long. Everyone makes mistakes.

The only opinion that matters is yours don’t let others opinions stop you from being happy.

I have six seasons to go until I am caught up and more lessons to be learned.

(Dr. Avery Appreciation Gif)