Ultra trivial things you miss

[Acunningruse]

Things you miss which are so trivial you would sound incredibly 'first world problem' if you told anyone.

I will start with:

Wearing lipstick and big earrings. I look like a potato without them but I can't with a mask on.

Doing my hair.

buying a naice sandwich or salad for lunch

Handbags. Having a reason to use one of my lovely bags instead of just shoving my phone and keys in my pocket.

Wandering around the lovely local very posh, not bogstandard garden centre, looking at all the beautiful overpriced homewares, hooks and tasteful toys, sniffing all the nice toiletry samples and having lunch in their nice cafe.

One thing I missed last year before we went back into lockdown was having a squirt of a Tom Ford scent in the airport - no more testers.

Yes to missing lipstick! I know it’s rather pathetic but I love red lippy and really miss wearing it.
I also miss the smell of going into my local Italian restaurant and the smell of garlic and steak grilling.

Being able to use Face ID for Apple Pay in shops. It's driving me bonkers.

Being able to just turn up to one of the local NT places without booking in advance.

I've been doing my hair and makeup more than ever before sitting at home all dolled up to watch TV.

Driving my car with my music playing loudly and singing along.

Haha, everyone has already covered most of mine

Handbags. Having a reason to use one of my lovely bags instead of just shoving my phone and keys in my pocket.

Being able to use Face ID for Apple Pay in shops. It's driving me bonkers.

Driving my car with my music playing loudly and singing along.

Picking 1child up from school, and taking them for juice and cake while the other is at a club, then getting the second one a bit later.

Being in the house alone. In fact, just being alone.

Spontaneity. Even in the summer when most places were open, everything had to be booked a week in advance and that does take the fun out of it a bit!

Popping into a cafe for a cake or lunch when we are out and don't fancy cooking.

Taking my daughter to the supermarket. I know this is a crazy one, who wants to wrestle a 4 year old around asda, but she loves it and its a free morning of entertainment!

Swimming

A haircut.

Miss being a ‘normal’ worker cringe when people say oh your a ‘key worker’. Pre covid We were all equal.

A haircut
just deciding to go to a restaurant for lunch because I can't be bothered cooking
having random chats with people at work (can't really do that on zoom)

Mine is lipstick and small earrings, as opposed to big ones. I want to wear my diamond studs and other favourite earrings but am frightened of losing them. I'm rotating two pairs which clip shut and am bored of both.

Going into a shop for a browse

Meeting at a friend's house for a cuppa before school pick up.

I'm sure you look nothing like a potato OP!

I just want a few random food things in shops that are too far away for me to decently travel to when there's a reasonable sized if dull supermarket 5 minutes down the road. All different shops: this sauce in shop a, that one in shop b, those snacks in shop c. Nothing exotic. It feels so spoiled to be pining to go dipping into different shops when I can afford to fill my trolley every week, though.

My commute, singing wildly in my car.

Getting dressed up & make up on for work.

Spontaneity

Popping into town on the way to collect children from school, browsing the shops for nothing in particular and buying a treat for after school snack.

Haircut
Sitting in a coffee shop drinking coffee and just watching the world go by
Browsing the books in charity shops

Taking my MacBook to work from my local Starbucks which is the best people watching spot I’ve ever discovered bar the airport.

Spending an hour alone walking around Primark just browsing.

Also seeing people’s faces

Taking my MacBook to work from my local Starbucks which is the best people watching spot I’ve ever discovered bar the airport.

I agree. Can't wait to be able to do that.

Browsing the books in charity shops and bookshops.

Being spontaneous about going to the pub with mates after meeting for a walk or something.