WhatWhar little 'everyday' thing are you most looking forward to?

[Cattitudes]

Once it is all over I am looking forward to a leisurely coffee and cake with a friend in a nice warm coffee shop.

Shopping for candles and spending ages sniffing them all.

Getting on a bus to do a bit of shopping in the next town, just because I fancy it.

Being able to make plans/book stuff.

Having a cocktail at The Last Word in Edinburgh on an October evening (we usually visit every October for our anniversary).

To be sat in a nice cocktail bar with friends.

To be able to go to the gym again and to then have a swim/ jacuzzi afterwards. I didn’t realise how much I relied on this to destress.

Deciding on a Sunday to meet some friends at the swinming pool/ National Trust and ending up at a house.
Having a bar meal.
Seeing my Brownies in person
Parkrun and races

Being able to make plans and feel excited that they're not going to be illegal at a moment's notice.
Being spontaneous.

Going to soft play, my little boy was 5 months old at the beginning of lockdown, he’s now 15 months old. He would love soft play, I’d love to not have entertaining him left completely up to me.

Well it’s not an ‘everyday’ thing. But we squeezed getting married in just before lockdown first time. None of our friends and family were there. So cannot wait to finally host the mahoosive party we were always meant to have. We have loads of friends from all round Europe and some from the States, Asia and Australia so to see everyone together again having collectively gone through this shit will be amazing!

coffee shop with a friend or supermarket shopping and browsing.

Hugging my best friend.

Seeing family - and introducing DS to them who was born this year.

Going to the library.

And another yes to the casual encounters. People like the receptionist in my building at work. We used to chat fairly frequently, but aren’t really friends so it would be weird to message.

Live music

Going swimming, going away for a spa break, meeting with friends, spending time in a coffee shop watching the world go by.
Proper church services, with singing. Being able to turn up at a National Trust property without booking beforehand, and being allowed indoors too.
Having friends round for a dinner party, attending craft fairs and summer fetes and garden parties...not finding that everything that used to happen is all closed. Going to evening classes that aren't on zoom, taking the train to London for a day out...… Honestly, the list is endless when I think about it, life has really changed.

Going for a swim and going to the health suite afterwards for a nice sauna and a sit in the spa pool. I miss the regulars and worry about the old man who goes daily and talks to everyone as it seemed to be the main source of human contact for him.

Spa days, me and my sister always take each other for our birthdays. My birthday was in April and hers is in a couple of weeks.

Wearing my smartwatch again and meeting my daily step count.

Singing in my choir

Parkrun

Socialising with my work colleagues. Worked with the same group for years. We used to have fantastic nights out. Even in the office we would have such a laugh. I miss it so much.

The pandemic has devastated our industry, some have left and we have not been able to say goodbye properly.

To ditch the mask!

Swimming

My dd wants to spend her birthday money from October. I want to take her for a carefree shopping spree, a hot drink and some lunch together.

Oh and to take the children swimming .

I can’t wait to be able to go to London for work, theatre in the evening and a night in a hotel on my own. I used to get the cheap £20 tickets and go see whatever I could. I really really miss it.

Going out for the evening with DH. Getting all dressed up, drinks in the cocktail bar and then going to a crappy nightclub and falling home at 3am.

Taking DD shopping with my mum wandering around town so she can spend her Christmas money. Popping into a cafe for coffee and cake and just being without stressing and worrying about people being too close and our risk.

Going to stay at my sisters for the weekend, we used to do it about once a month. Just be part of the household, spending time together with my niece and nephew. Drinking Gina Coladas and playing games with my sister and BIL, I really
Really miss that more than anything.

Just a feeling of spontaneity. Going for a dog walk with someone then stopping for a pint or popping into one of our houses for a bit after. Deciding on Friday night that I'll get the train into York the next day for dinner and a mooch around shops. When I've finished work deciding to stay in town for a bit and have a coffee instead of rushing back.

@ssd

Not living with a permanent sense of doom

Agreed

Seeing my family and properly introducing them to DS2, rather than standing in freezing doorways or going on cold wet walks so that people can meet him!
Taking DS1 to toddler groups then out for a drink and cake afterwards.
Going for a walk around a town or city then stopping for lunch with DH and the children at the weekend.
Not wearing masks!

Getting all of our family together for a barbecue. There are about 15 of us would generally get together and we haven't been able to do it since Christmas 2019.

Group exercise indoors. Spinning classes etc. Where you can't bunk off when it's getting hard because other people are there.

Sitting in a crowded pub when it's cold outside and the windows are all steamy.

Being able to know when I’ll next see DH, he’s working overseas and left a few days ago after a visit and we have no idea when he’ll be able to come back. It’s breaks my heart a little bit of I’m honest

I feel like touching people

Might even be able to put up with a hug from an acquaintance

Going on a lovely long hot sunny holiday