6 Struggles You May Have Faced While At Home

"We Will Be Productive Today"

1. Binge Drinking

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Whether you're a wine-o like me or you prefer the Hard stuff there's no way you have not taken advantage of the fact that the liquor store is considered an essential business. Whether you tried out your own at home cocktails, have a bar/restaurant near you that does to-go margaritas, or invented new drinking games to play at home we all have filled our boredom with some liquid courage.

2. Streaming our favorite Shows

There are dozens of great streaming providers out there with millions of movies and shows for us to choose from. With The Boys on Amazon Prime, Stranger Things on Netflix, HandMaid's Tales on Hulu, The Mandalorian on Disney+, or Game of Thrones on HBO Now there is so much content to choose from. If you are feeling nostalgic you can binge Avatar: The Last Airbender or High School Musical. When you're looking forward to the future you can watch Upload or Black Mirror. When you want a little action try Money Heist or Jack Ryan as a great distraction. So whether you are watching something new or rewatching something old we can all agree stuck in the house means stuck on the couch

3. Dating on Lockdown

Zoom has become so necessary to our daily lives for work meetings, but how can you connect with people that are not in your household? The traditional Tinder, Bumble, Hinge dates have been forced to get more creative. You might have a virtual movie night on Facetime, cook a meal together on Facebook Portal, or do a virtual home tour on Instagram video chat. Let your creative side show or keep swiping until you can meet face to face again.

4. Working Out

I read somewhere the best way to workout during lockdown is to do it in your bathing suit. You may not get to show off that new swimsuit on the beach, but that does not mean you need to give up on the beach bod. You can still show off your summer goals on IG or Facebook, even upload a new profile pick to your favorite dating app. Whatever your motivation is to get fit we all know the struggle of pushing ourselves out of bed and down on a Yoga mat. Remember it's called a cheat day not a cheat week, but go at your own pace and do what works for you. There are thousands of dance workouts online, Yoga instructors going live on social media or home equipment to buy like the Peloton or The Mirror.

5. Stocking Up

Many of our favorite stores are working night and day to keep up with the high demand of having their shelves stocked. Toilet paper was like gold in March and even still in most places now in June. Becoming vegan and vegetarian has been looking more appealing with meat plants closing down across the nation. We all have struggled with finding the best place to order our face mask and gloves. If you are braving the crowds to get your essentials remember to social distance by staying six feet apart.

6. Reading/Writing

Remember that book you said you were going to read or write, that online homework you needed to finish before your virtual graduation, or that idea you had for the perfect web series? Yeah, now would be the perfect time to finish that. Procrastinating was easier when our schedules were filled, but now that we are on lockdown we have more time to make fewer excuses. I ordered two books off Amazon and plan to order many more to overflow my bookcase. I am almost done with Becoming which is right on time with the documentary that just released on Netflix. If you were a huge twilight fan in 2008, then you probably already heard the news of the new book Midnight Sun available for pre-order now. So dust off that old collection, start a new one, or write your own because there is now time.