As Joni Mitchell said 'you don't know what you've got till it's gone'

[Diznygrl]

Thrifting (gracious, have no idea when I'll be able to do THAT again), going to the craft store or any other retail establishment just "for the heck of it". Dining inside a restaurant, even if it's just fast food.

I agree with a poster above, I almost feel like a criminal just going to the grocery store now, even though I don't go that often.

 

[Planogirl]

I miss seeing movies at the theater and hanging out at Starbucks. Actually eating in a restaurant would be nice too.

 

[TLSnell1981]

I miss seeing movies at the theater and hanging out at Starbucks. Actually eating in a restaurant would be nice too.

I totally get it! The normal albeit frivolous things we never did until later in life.

 

[ChrisFL]

might be stating the obvious here...but WDW!

In January, my "squad" of 4 friends/co-workers who go to Disney often since we're basically locals, had a really fun, relaxing day.

The marathon was going on that day, so we kinda skipped around the parking and took a bus at one point to get to Coronado Springs and took a boat ride from there to Disney Springs and it was just a beautiful ride over...it got to me for some reason, lol. We then ate at Raglan Road and had an absolutely excellent meal in front of the live entertainment...not realizing everything would be turned upside down just 2 months later. Oh well, we'll get back to normal eventually.

 

[ten6mom]

Going to my younger son's soccer practice/games and my older son's indoor winter drumline competitions.

Band concerts (both kids).

 

[kaytieeldr]

Watching my programming with NO interruptions.

And of course, hanging out with friends

Stop watching daytime network television .

 

[theluckyrabbit]

I miss the sense of freedom -- the lightness of not having to be so aware of every little thing now. I miss DLR and the freedom of being able to plan visits there when we wanted. I miss the comfort of having a safe place because no place appears to be truly safe now (or so the media would have us believe).

 

[maxiesmom]

Going to my sister's house and hanging out with her in the hot tub.

Going to the casino with one of my besties.

 

[choirfarm]

Going to church where I hug my friends, hold their hands while we pray, sit in a choir loft and sing praises at the top of our lungs or on the stage as part of prayer team, kneeling at the altar, pot lucks, etc. This is the longest in my life that I haven't been in church... It is my family.

 

[MamaLema]

Every year on my moms birthday in mid April, we drive down to the States and spent a few days just shopping and having fun. Once we stayed in Khols for 6 hours!

Not feeling like I’m on Iron Chef when grocery shopping.

Not worrying that DS and DH are going to bring a
potentially deadly virus home every time they work

 

[tinkerhon]

Really miss our Starbucks trips !

 

[cabanafrau]

I know you said besides friends and family, but I'm struggling. I had to meet my 1st grandbaby through glass, and probably won't get to hold him for months. I'm grateful he's healthy and safe, but I'm just so sad.

Wow, I knew this was the reality for some people, but you are the first person I "know" who's being denied something so precious. Virtual hugs to you all -- those are still the safe kind to share these days.

I miss the luxury of meal plans being a guide that could be followed or not on a whim.

 

[LiteBrite]

I know you said besides friends and family, but I'm struggling. I had to meet my 1st grandbaby through glass, and probably won't get to hold him for months. I'm grateful he's healthy and safe, but I'm just so sad.

Sending you {{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}.

I miss freedom to travel.

 

[AndreaDM]

Sending my teenager to school! Nah, she's not that bad, but it's hard to keep her motivated here as well as myself to get my own work done. I miss my grandkids, we facetime but it's not the same. I miss wandering around Target for no particular reason. I miss going to our club for drinks. I miss going to yoga with my bff. I miss not feeling like a criminal every time I leave my house. On that note, we were talking about folks who are on house arrest and how it's not really an unusual punishment for them right now!

 

[mnrose]

The only thing I miss is going out to eat. That's it. I'm otherwise good. Never been much of a 'recreational' shopper and I loathe malls. Been spending a LOT of time on the phone with friends, so I still feel very connected to the people in my life. I know I'm luckier than most in that this hasn't seemed bad to me at all. I do something every day to make myself feel "useful"...today's was reaching out to our favorite cabbie in Cozumel (drives us around for one day while we are there) to see if I could "prepay" for our tour the next time we come, date uncertain. Nearly everyone on that island has ONE source of income, and that is tourism, which has gone to ZERO, during what would ordinarily be their busiest time of the year and the time of year where they can put money aside for the leaner summer and fall months. So, no income. And, there is NO social safety network like we have in this country. No SNAP, no rent assistance, no stimulus payment, no nothing. It's my way of maybe helping one person to continue to put food on the table for his family.

 

[Hillbeans]

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My drive to and from work...all that lovely mind-wandering time.
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I never thought I’d say this but I miss this also. The endless days of working at home with no time to listen to my favorite morning radio shows in the car has been really depressing .

 

[Hikergirl]

It sounds funny but I miss my alone time.
I had the house to myself all day during the week, got all my stuff done and enjoyed the peace.
Now everyone is home, all the time.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Grocery shopping every couple days. Buying what I want/need for a couple of days and not worrying about having a months worth of meals/food.

Not feeling like I’m on Iron Chef when grocery shopping.

I miss shopping for fun.

Definitely this. I miss dawdling when shopping, and picking up fresh meats every couple of days instead of stocking the freezer.

And I really miss things being automatic, instead of every choice having a risk/benefit analysis attached to it.

Making plans and having things to look forward to. Trips, get-togethers, family parties, etc
Saying to my husband, “Do you want to go out to eat this weekend?”

This is a big one for me, too. I really love looking forward to things, and we were "this close" to our vacation when everything went wrong. I was so tentative about getting excited for it, then when I finally did...boom - cancelled.

I also miss not worrying about any symptom my son or I have. Playing "is it allergies, anxiety, or the start of the virus" is no fun.

Seriously!! That same list runs through my head as well.

Alone time!

It sounds funny but I miss my alone time.

It does seem counter-intuitive, but I totally get what you mean! Having everybody home has been a big change in my normal routines, too. That said, I'm absolutely grateful that we're all here and safe!!!! But it's also nice that we're three people in a big house, so we can balance together time with doing our own thing.

 

[Lumpy1106]

I miss having something to look forward to. We've always had at least one trip planned somewhere. Now we've cancelled my son's April AZ college tour. We still have our August WDW planned but that's nowhere near a sure thing.

Edit to add - I miss going to the grocery store without all of the paranoia. At least the shelves are starting to get back to normal now.

 

[Moliphino]

I miss traveling and being able to actually plan trips with certainty. We've already missed a Disney trip and God only knows when we'll be able to go anywhere in Europe again (had been planning to go in the fall, but I don't see that happening now).