Quarantine Dreams

So I have been on WFH/ Social Distancing guidelines since March 14th. I've been able to work at a Farm 3 days a week, help do grocery deliveries and do other things to help create a schedule and keep busy.  I've been thinking though of all the things I want to do when the world feels manageable and safe again. I'm going to list them here for reasons:

Get a new tattoo   (got one! It's a rose by Bree at City of Ink. Made an appointment for another in Feb, wore a mask)
Get a new bike (got one! Her name is Shuri and I love her)
See a live musical/concert (I should have said "in person", virtual concerts have been a staple)
Get my hair braided or start dreadlocks ( got faux locs...seriously thinking about locing my hair, wore a mask)
Dye my hair (I did a home dye job which turned out fine but I am aching for a real drastic change)
Get a new ear piercing...maybe another nose piercing 
Get a massage  (After several months got one in Oct to celebrate a friend's divorce, wore a mask)
Get a pedicure  (Treated myself for my birthday...wore a mask the entire time)
Have a picnic in the park with friends ( Didn't have a picnic per se but ate outside with friends and that was glorious)
Hug my parents 
Go to Disney (any one...but probably WDW, I've driven 2x and stayed in a hotel. It was definitely different but enjoyable, though I found out I was being fired from Disney during the trip)
Go on a vacation/flight somewhere (still not ready to fly, but I've driven to Asheville, Savannah and Disney for vacations and even with all the restrictions I very much enjoyed myself and felt safe. Also got tested before and after each trip multiple times just in case....and wore my damn mask!!)




I will say some of these things feel more achievable than others but I also just want to speak them into fruition.

Until next post...laters


PS I updated this in December 2020. And though we now have a vaccine, it's not readily available to the general population in the US. Of note as well is that US still has the most cases worldwide, other countries have returned to pre-pandemic life (concerts, hugging, traveling etc) while we are setting records EVERY DAY for new cases. I'm tired. We. Are. Tired. I am constantly reminded how selfish Americans are (see MAGA) and just want to be happy and proud and trust my neighbors to look out for me. Right now, that's hard to do. 

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