Life During Lockdown
A few months ago everything seemed to change for almost everyone. Our regular lifestyle, schedules and lives in general were changed as we went into lockdown. Although the changes have been made for safety reasons there are still things that we really miss that we wish we could still experience. Naveesha, a fellow blogger and I were talking about this and decided to collaborate on a post about what we miss most and what we are excited to experience after this lockdown/pandemic is over. The first four are hers and the last four are mine. We hope you enjoy reading the post as much as we did writing it!
Pub Dates
Underrated but I miss cheap and cheerful pub dates where you meet up with friends and get a pint (overpriced if you’re in London, of course) and talk and anything and everything. Bonus point if there’s a pub garden because who doesn’t love a bit of Sun and Sangria. Pub culture is just easy, laid back and chilled which is needed after a long stint of lockdown
Beauty Treatments
There’s a strong chance my eyebrow lady will not recognise me the next time I see her. Or she’ll be speechless when she realises that lockdown pressure culminated in me trying to do my own eyebrows which resulted in a slight disaster. Suffice to say, give me the works (after it is safe, of course). A Mani, Pedi and a facial. Stat.
Food, Glorious, Food
My eyes are definitely going to be bigger than my stomach when all the restaurants open up again. Lockdown has reminded me that I need to be expanding my culinary bucket list and there is are variety of feasts that any foodie can appreciate.
Staycations
International travel is going to be difficult in the foreseeable future as borders will likely stay closed until it is safe to travel. I definitely want to explore more of the UK and see gems like Cornwall and even partake in a road trip to Scotland.
Hugs
I am not someone who is super into hugging or really showing a lot of affection in general but as they say- you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. I can’t wait to hug my friends and family and just be around them without worrying about wearing a mask, washing my hands or anything like that.
Travelling
I am really looking forward to travelling a lot more as soon as all this is over and it is safe to travel to other countries again. I even have an entire list of all the places I want to see ready!
Just Chilling
I cannot wait to be able to go out to just relax. Whether it’s to a restaurant, movie, coffee shop or just walking around downtown. I know that I can do that right now but I can’t wait till I can do that without having to put on a mask and avoid other people and keep a distance. Just being able to relax is something I am definitely looking forward to.
Taking the bus
I know a lot of people have a problem with taking the bus or don’t particularly enjoy the experience of taking the bus. I always did though- I thought it was peaceful and I particularly enjoyed longer bus rides because they gave me time to think and reflect. I haven’t taken the bus since the pandemic and honestly I kind of miss it.
This was such a fun collaboration and if you enjoyed this post do take a minute to go over to Naveesha’s blog, Twitter, and Instagram. She is a really great blogger and a lovely person to collaborate with. I know you won’t regret going over and checking out her posts.
Thoughts
What is something you are excited to do once this whole situation is over? Are there some things you really miss doing right now? What is one thing you realised you’ve been taking for granted all this time? Let me know in the comments below I would love to hear your thoughts.
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I just wish I could step out of my house. Really miss those random outings. Just hope everything ends well soon. 🙂
Yeah I really hope so too.
I miss all those things too!! I also also just want to go back to school.
Yeah I want to get back to university too!
I miss staycations and shopping too! Can’t wait for this to pass.
Yes can’t wait either!
Many exciting things that I also wish to do! I would love to join you for a pub date in London. It’s been a dream of mine to travel there!
I was supposed to travel to Europe this year over summer for like a month and live with an uncle in London for a bit but that did not work out lol… But yes we need to go to a pub in London someday!
Aw that would’ve been amazing!! Hopefully next summer!
Fingers crossed!
I’m with you! I can’t wait for everything to be normal again
Yes I honestly can not wait!
Wow! It made me miss the sense of normalcy more than I already do. Haha. And yes, almost every week I check if the waxing salon would open in our area since I really need to get my eyebrows thread too haha or maybe it seemed a need before but makes me question my priorities now. Haha.
Haha yeah I get the struggle for sure! Hopefully we can go back to normal soon.
I agree with your post
Thanks!
Just the opportunity to walk down the street and not have to run away when you see someone without a mask – what bliss!
That is something I am really looking forward to as well!
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I’m really missing travelling.
Yeah same here.
Lockdown has seriously taught us to live without a lot of things. Even i had jotted down a list of to do things post lockdown which included joining the gym, learning how to drive, going on trips with my friends etc. This article reminded me of all my pending plans 🙂
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Thank you and will do!