Why I do not drink during quarantine

Most people sip their worries, but I did not think it was the best idea for me.


Adjust to life during thePandemic of Covid-19 has been a unique experience for, well, the whole world. If you have made up that Netflix shows that you never had time to have before or finally perfected yourBanana bread RecipeYou will take care at home can be a bit difficult. But there seems to be a common theme among most people during this quarantine period, and that's the fact thatdrinking alcohol Is something everyone goes.

Even Ina Garten herself declared"It's always an hour of cocktail" on his Instagram, so why not work on thoseCocktail skills while you're at home? Having a glass of wine in hand allows all these zooms and facetic calls with beings of beings seem a little more like a typical meeting place, as you probably do a drink somewhere after work if life changed not radically.

But personally, I have not had a single drink since this quarantine life started.

And I do not see me sipping something at any time soon. At least, not before the end of this quarantine.So Nope, I do not drink.

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I know what you probably thinks - that I'm actually my mind. Drinking help keep things thinking, frankly, not as strange. It is a period of mass uncertainty and all that helps maintain a sense of normality is welcome. But it's also a moment when I'm trying to make better health choices given this crazy circumstance.

I do not have as much access toFresh fruits and vegetables, things that I usually want to go to the supermarket a few times of week to store. Instead, I wore the fruits and vegetables that I have to make them last as long as I can, and I have a reminder on my phone to take my vitamins daily. I'm just trying to stay healthiest health inThe chance to finish by contracting coronavirus.

How this factor fordrink wine Whereshock? Well, while there is absolutely nothing wrong here or there during this time, it's another thing if you finish drinking alcohol every day, even more than you have Generally done before. It is not secret that alcohol consumption can weaken your immune system and,As we discussed in a previous article, If you drink excess to the point where you are the hippover and dehydration often, you leave yourself more vulnerable to other diseases. And yes, this includes coronavirus.

I'll be honest here-could I do more training at home? Yes. Do I really needBuy Oréos and Reese puffs cereals During my last food shopping trip? Probably not. Overall, there is a place to improve when it comes to making sure that I do my part to stay as healthy as possible right now. So, if not cracking any of theWhite claws It's in my refrigerator, it's something small that I can do, so I'm fine with that. Maybe I'm too dramatic, but if I'm the healthiest, I hope it will protect me best to contract the virus and spread it to others. This is the least I can do.

For me, when I drink, I amCelebrate someone's birthday, the fact that one of my friends had a promotion, or that on Friday and that the weather is beautiful, so why not go to a happy hour somewhere? It is a social activity. He is always associated with something celebration, and right now it's not a happy moment. What happens in the world is serious and during stressful moments, it is understandable that people are turning to liquid comfort. I just did not think it would help me feel better in the long run. So, until all this disappears and that life is not as frightening, I refrain from drinking alcohol.

I hope I will be faster able to spend time on a roof with a cocktail too expensive in the hand surrounded by so many people. This first sip will be as sweet.

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