For better or worse, pandemic restrictions are lifting across the country. Masks are coming off, people can gather and travel, and there?s a tentative sense of hope in the air (until the next variant comes along, anyway).
There are a lot of ?new normals? I won?t miss about the last two years (cutting my own hair comes to mind). But at the same time, there are some pandemic habits I plan to keep long after COVID lockdowns are just another fuzzy memory, like landlines, that we regale our grandkids with someday.
Surely some good has to come out of all we?ve learned while sheltering in place, baking sourdough bread, learning TikTok dances and playing Wordle, right"
In that vein, here are six pandemic habits I won?t change back (and you can?t make me!): 1. Wearing wireless bras and rompers in public
It didn?t take long for fashion to fall into the comfort zone. By that first summer of lockdown, it seemed like the entire world was dressing like a mom in her fourth month of maternity leave, and I have never been more comfortable being my authentic self.
I was already on maternity leave when COVID hit, so I was well ahead of the athleisure-wear trend as fashion brands all added ?cozy? and ?for the home? sections to their clothing websites. Now that we?re two years in, my entire wardrobe is rompers, leggings, scrunchies, and sports bras that replaced nursing bras that replaced maternity bras.
Photo: Courtesy of Natalie Stechyson
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