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- Better Instagram aesthetic, ya know, because you can actually leave the house
- Seeing friends and family, and not just on Zoom and Facetime
- Or really just seeing all of humanity again in its normal setting
- Sharing your current deepest struggles with your favorite store salesperson because they just “get you”
- Concerts
- Summer pool parties
- Dining out at your favorite restaurant
- More specifically, Sunday brunch
- Wedding season
- Mani/pedi’s at an actual salon
- Having a work nemesis
- Making your Snapchat stories interesting again, and more than just cute pictures/videos of your dog
- Shopping in person and being able to try on clothes before you buy them
- Smoky bars where you’re sure to make a fool of yourself
- Hair cuts and touchups because you will definitely need some professional help here soon
- Starbucks drinks
- Dressing up for literally any reason…at all.
- Going to the movies and eating buttery movie theater popcorn
- Observing street performers doing their thing
- Getting fresh air that’s not from an air purifier
- Being able to go to the gym instead of doing at-home workouts
- Becoming extremely pissed at people in large crowds who don’t know how to walk, because now you actually appreciate being in other peoples’ presence
- Spas and saunas
- Sporting events
- TV shows resuming
- Going into Bath and Body Works just to smell each and every new candle, and the old ones just ‘cuz
- Tanning outside
- Or in a tanning bed…either way, getting some color
- Knowing which day of the week it is
- Your dog loving you for taking them to the dog park
- Not having dry hands from using hand sanitizer 348 times per day
- Traveling to different places, even the redneck town 40 minutes away
- Having your eyebrows done by a professional
- Commercials and social media personalities no longer reminding you to stay inside and “stay safe”
- Shaking hands with strangers
- Summer BBQs
- Laughing in your head at random people’s try-hard fashion outfits in the streets
- Wacky ice cream flavors from your favorite local ice cream shop
- Hot new celebrity drama
- Not wearing a mask just to breathe outdoors

