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‘I don’t want to go back to normal’: As pandemic fades, some find anxiety grows TODAY 4 days ago Rheana Murray
Before the pandemic, Kelsey Darragh, a filmmaker and comedian in Los Angeles, dedicated an hour each morning to showering, applying makeup, doing her hair and finding the right outfit.
Now, she just rolls out of bed and puts on something comfortable. Having that brain space back in the morning has been so soothing, the 30-year-old told TMRW.
After a year spent at home, there is finally an end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic. But for some, the light at the end of the tunnel feels less like a cause for celebration and more like the root cause of growing anxiety. Will we remember how to make small talk? What will it feel like to gather in a crowded bar again? How does one return to business casual after so many months of wearing sweats?
Let’s Ditch the Term ‘Quarantine 15’ in 2021, OK? PureWow 1/7/2021
As a 17-year-old preparing to leave for college, I should’ve been worrying about which set of twin XL sheets would best match my dorm’s cinder block walls or what class would fulfill my math requirement with the fewest number of tears. Instead, I was most concerned with avoiding the ‘Freshman 15.’ If you’re lucky enough to be hearing this term for the first time, it describes the weight many people gain during their first year of college, when a new routine, an eat-whatever-you-want meal plan and the occasional game (or games) of beer pong lead to the number on the scale creeping upward.