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- ABC News
- March 27, 2020
Everyday things we miss from pre-coronavirus
Coronavirus makes us miss our daily routines like working, dining out and more.
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I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY MISS HUGS! I NEED TO HUG! I NEED HUGS! #coronavirus #COVID19
— Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) March 24, 2020
Aside from being able to just see family and friends in person, many people really miss the warm embrace that comes with a greeting or goodbye between loved ones.
Whether it's attending your favorite professional sporting events, playing a pickup game of hoops with friends or watching a live game on TV, people around the country have felt the weight of missing out on what has always been a fun, entertaining pastime.
\"Opening Day may be postponed, but unity, hope and community don't have to be.\"#OpeningDayAtHome (via @MLB) pic.twitter.com/nNeyHzuToj
— ESPN (@espn) March 26, 2020
Baseball fans struck out on Thursday since MLB postponed Opening Day, the NBA season is temporarily suspended, the NCAA March Madness tournament was canceled and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo have been postponed.
Opening Day...two of the most beautiful words in the language. Opening Day is postponed, but, eventually, we will all be able to enjoy baseball again. In the meantime, stay inside, stay safe and stay strong.
— Jack Curry (@JackCurryYES) March 26, 2020
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Many people are missing the experience and excitement around Sunday brunch, a weeknight dinner at an undiscovered restaurant or even strolling into your favorite neighborhood spot for a quick bite.
Going to my local pizza place!🍕😔 It's unnatural to go this long without pizza. 🙈
— Dana (@DramaGirl1811) March 25, 2020
As everyone resorts to cooking at home or ordering takeout, the idea of sitting down for a meal, prepared by chefs in a professional kitchen sounds like a dream.
Baristas and bartenders miss you as much as we miss them.
View this post on InstagramWe miss serving all you Locals. Stay strong New York!
A post shared by BRUNCH | COFFEE | CATERING (@banter_nyc) on Mar 26, 2020 at 10:05am PDT
Grabbing an afternoon coffee with your co-worker or meeting up with friends for happy hour in person has been a widely missed ritual.
While people have gotten creative with virtual happy hours and hangouts, we can all add raising a glass to our health and routines whenever those activities can resume in person.
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Yoga, pilates, spin, swim, Zumba, boxing, running, weightlifting -- you name it -- people miss it. With gyms closed in most places, people have had to reinvent their workout routines where they can.
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From group fitness classes to running clubs, making it to your mat or cruising through a finish line with a huge crowd after 13.1 miles -- working out has also taken a turn.
While some people have jokingly seemed shocked by the notion that they miss working out, many have had an epiphany that the absence of physical activities really does make the heart grow fonder.
Instructors have gotten creative by bringing so many of their workout routines to virtual platforms online, but performing bodyweight moves in a studio apartment doesn't exactly hit the same levels of intensity as a high-octane, fast-paced HIIT class.
In what has felt like an eternal Sunday for some folks, there are millions of previously employed Americans who have lost jobs across a multitude of different industries that have seen a sharp decline in operations due to coronavirus. The service industry was among the hardest hit -- particularly foodservice and hospitality.
Restaurant and bar owners, chefs, managers, sommeliers, hostesses, servers and more have banded together to raise funds for their impacted community.
For those fortunate enough to still be employed, many Americans wish they could go into their respective place of work. Be it behind a chef's counter of a busy kitchen or a desk inside an office building, lots of folks miss the daily social interactions with co-workers and getting their jobs done where the magic is meant to happen.
\"Even patients who formerly complained about their desk job now wax sentimental about their cubicles, because at least those cubicles were next to other people’s cubicles,\" DiMarco said. \"Now, they’re totally by themselves at their desks at home and truly craving the cubicle-to-cubicle interaction.\"
Sure, preschoolers may not think twice about remote learning, but lots of teachers and students alike are missing the classroom. And probably a few thousand parents too, who have had to adjust to take on both work-from-home, teach-from-home double duty.
I’m a teacher. I miss my students and my classroom. 👩🏫 pic.twitter.com/6gh7l8xsuO
— Leslie Rael (@LeslieRael) March 25, 2020
\"I walked both my sons to elementary school every single school day this year, not thinking twice about it, and now, I miss it desperately,\" DiMarco said of her own top missed activity.
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No panic buying in bulk or seeing rows upon rows of empty shelves, but seeing people calmly pick up all the products they need, when they need it and get in a normal-sized line to pay for it.
Milestones have been missed -- weddings canceled, funerals forgotten, family reunions postponed, half-marathon races restricted and more daily interactions for people to cherish that were supposed to happen and didn't.
Di Marco suggests tapping into the various virtual options right now.
Using Zoom, FaceTime or Skype to create hangouts, workouts, happy hours and birthday parties are all great options, she said.
\"I think the key is to think through the things that you miss and consider how you can recreate them virtually,\" DiMarco explained.
She also said it's a good idea to stretch the legs and get outside.
\"There’s always the neighborhood walk/bike ride,\" she said.
Check out more helpful mental health wellness tips from the World Health Organization.
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