What I miss about everyday life | My Isolation Experience

What I miss about everyday life | My Isolation Experience [Updated – June 2025]

I never expected isolation to feel this tough.

As someone who is an introvert and a total homebody, I love spending time alone.

Being around people tends to drain me mentally and leaves me feeling physically exhausted.

But honestly? This kind of isolation with the pandemic is way harder than I thought it would be.

Today I’m sharing how I’ve been feeling since the world began shutting down and lockdown have been put in place.

My Isolation Experience

At the beginning of quarantine, I truly believed I’d be fine.

I’m an introvert after all, a homebody through and through.

I’ve always preferred cosy nights in my room over going on nights out, and doing my own thing has always brought me comfort.

So, I figured isolation wouldn’t hit me as hard as it might others.

But here I am, wide awake at 4 a.m, really missing going to college.

Who even am I right now?

How did this become my reality?

There’s so much I miss about everyday life

If someone had said to me at the start of the year that I would miss the chaotic mornings, rushed wake ups, trying to get Little Bear out the door, reminding him for the millionth time to put his shoes on, juggling toast, makeup, and tea while hunting for his school bag, I would have laughed.

I genuinely never thought I’d long for that freezing walk to school, the mad dash to grab a parking space at college, the wait for Linda, or even the classroom drama and the group project chaos.

But here I am, craving all of it, every single bit.

Honestly, I didn’t expect just how much I would miss about everyday life.

The early mornings, the lunch chats, the banter, even the stress! 

Turns out, those little things meant more to me than I could have ever realised.

And with this being my final year in college, knowing I won’t get the chance to experience that version of college again hits me hard.

So, I decided to sit down and list 25 things I miss about everyday life to help get it out my system.

Some might seem small, and sure, I didn’t do all of them every single day, but that’s the thing…

I had the choice to.

We all did.

And when this is finally over, I’ll never take them for granted again.

25 Things I Miss About Everyday Life

• Sitting in the garden with friends
• College banter
• Breakfast cappuccinos
• Going shopping
• Taking Little Bear to the park
• Costa coffee runs
• Spontaneous drives
• Catching up with friends
• Movie nights at the cinema
• Date days
• Hugs
• Complaining about lectures
• Production days
• Early call times
• Weekend getaways
• Taking my gran out
• Walking Little Bear to school
• Picking him up again
• Haircuts
• Lunches at Spoons
• Photography day trips
• Visiting the farm
• Game nights
• Getting wound up in the best way
• Nights out with the people I love

The truth is, there’s so much I miss about everyday life, more than I could’ve imagined.

And as this goes on, the uncertainty feels heavier.

Final Thoughts on What I Miss About Everyday Life

I don’t know when this will end, or what “normal” will look like when it does, and that scares me more than I like to admit.

The rising death toll, the constant fear for my gran’s health, and the anxiety of “What if it hits us?”, it’s a lot.

But that’s a story for another day.

For now, I just hope we find clarity soon.

It’s starting to feel like this could last the entire year, and maybe it will.

But when it’s finally over, I hope we all take a deep breath and truly appreciate the life we get to live, every ordinary, beautiful, moment of it.

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