The Unconventional, Not-your-Pinterest Summer & Post-COVID Bucket List
Many of us have gotten into the groove of quarantine and have found a new semblance of normal, but finding real relief in our situation can often be difficult. Canceled vacations, graduations, weddings, birthdays, and a myriad of other mundane pleasures leave a void that no amount of Zoom calls and free time for movie marathons can fill. This isn’t to say quarantine can’t be utilized as a meaningful time for self-betterment and reflection, or that many of aren’t in need of a rest and re-boot, but, to put it plainly, it still sucks. People are starting to make their summer bucket lists in anticipation of the number of cases dropping and stay at home orders being lifted. Whether in a cute little bullet journal or in the daydreams rattling around in your brain, you, too, probably have a post-COVID bucket list. But does going to a drive-in movie and getting a killer tan really qualify as a climactic celebration after all that we’ve been through? If you’re drawing a blank or hoping t