40 Things I Am Looking Forward to After Lockdown Ends
I miss Dublin…even though I am in Dublin. But I am in my apartment and the most exciting trip I take anymore is to Aldi once a week. I know we are all in the same situation (except for Floridians apparently – very happy to not be living there anymore!) and ready to get back to ‘normal’, or just leave our houses to do something fun.
Please do not take this as complaining; I am not. I fully understand why we must do this. Today marks my 41st day of social distancing and day 27 of working from home. I could have it much worse than I do. I am fortunate to be able to work from home. And to have a safe home to work from on top of that.
All that said, I am still looking forward to better days. Am I nervous to go out even when we get the go ahead from the government? Absolutely, and I probably will wait a few weeks to do anything even once we are allowed. The saving money bit doesn’t hurt either. I think it is good to have something (or multiple things here) to look forward to during these long days inside. Since I shared a snippet of my ideas on my Instagram stories and got a lot of positive feedback, I wanted to share the entire list with y’all here. I would encourage you to make your own list and see how quickly you fill a sheet up with ideas.
I have put my ideas into an old cleaned out pickle jar but you can do this however you please!
As soon as my hair is cut and colored, my eyebrows are waxed, and my nails are done I am going to start digging into my list of FORTY things listed below.
Eat at Mad Egg (those crack fries y’all)
Buy more essential oils in George’s Arcade (sweet orange, please!)
Have a scoop from Gino’s
Fish + Chips in Howth
Bray to Greystones Cliff Walk
Dún Laoghaire (walk the pier, have a 99 at Teddy’s, and a pint at the Forty-Foot)
Phoenix Park bike ride/picnic
Dinner at Kimchi Hophouse (with a pint of Blue Moon, duh)
Number 29 Georgian House Museum
Irish Jewish Museum
MOLI Museum
Irish Coffee at The Shelbourne (it is the best in town!)
Read in Stephen’s Green
Trad Music at Cobblestone
Pint at Lanigan’s (if we can manage to get a seat)
Toastie at Grogan’s (with a lot of mustard!)
Guinness at Mary’s Hardware
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Strawberry Beds (if the weather is nice)
Craft Beers at Thomas House (love a good dive bar!)
Date Night at Da Mimmo
National Botanic Gardens
Pizza at Rita’s
Dublin Castle
Christ Church Cathedral
Glasnevin Cemetery
Howth Cliff Walk
Dublinia Viking Experience (been wanting to do this for ages!)
Hellfire Club
Day trip to Glendalough
Trad at McNeill’s Pub
Jeanie Johnston Famine Ship
Date Night at Etto (this has been on the list for too long)
Vintage Cocktail Club (to try an espresso martini finally)
Visit Áras an Uachtaráin
Great South Wall Walk
Iveagh Gardens
Buy some prints at Jam Art Factory
Have a coffee, read and people watch – literally anywhere!
Chester Beatty Library
I should not ever be heard saying “there’s nothing to do” after this! If you make a list of your own, please let me know. I would love to see what it is you are looking forward to doing once your lockdown is done. Until then, stay safe y’all!
*all images original to Alexandra Furbee
Author’s Note: This post was originally published on my old blog on 23 April 2020.