What I’m Doing the First Day Post Quarantine

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For today, and possibly today only, we’re going to pretend like the world is just going to magically go back to normal one day. Like, snap, everything is good, please return to normal operating procedures. Yes I know that’s not how it’s going to go down in real life, but I DON’T CARE. It’s nice to pretend. Matt and I got to talking the other night at dinner about what we want to do on our first day of our mythical return to normal life and I was kind of surprised by my immediate thought. Not Disneyland or vacation or anything mind blowing, just a normal day (sans child and responsibilities of course).

So how does my perfect snap back to reality day go? It starts with work at a coffee shop. Weird, right? But it’s one of the things I’m missing most. Yes I can do all of my writing stuff from the comfort of my home office, but here’s the problem with that. I can just as easily go lay in bed and read during that time, so chances are I’m going to do that instead. Also, my home office comes attached to the rest of my home where a musician and a five year old reside, so working during waking hours is not a thing that’s happening. Plus there’s just something about writing in a coffee shop that’s so cliche it makes it an integral part of my process.

After writing time is done and work is accomplished, I’m going to go get a mani/pedi. Which I am in desperate need of. I will be tipping a lot because my hands in particular look like an eighty year old witch’s after all this washing.

Post mani/pedi, I’m taking my ass to a bar and drinking beer and eating pretzel bites while reading. Literally one of my favorite things to do.

Then I’m going to a movie. I don’t even care what movie. I will see anything at this point. I miss going to the movies almost as much as I miss my coffee shop writing.

And yeah, it’s a little strange that my first instinct wasn’t Disneyland. That’s probably my second choice for a day. But I also think I will be able to go to a coffee shop and the movies and the nail salon before I can go to Disneyland so maybe it was a little self-preservation. I also realize it might be strange to spend my first day post quarantine completely by myself but I DO WHAT I WANT. And what I want is alone time #introvertlife

Depending on the day, it feels either really great or really shitty to think about life outside of quarantine, but honestly, I gotta keep dreaming. What does your perfect post quarantine day look like?

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