Spending by Birthday in Quarentine

Today was my 24th birthday and what a way to spend it. I've been finding blogging to be a lot of fun again lately with all the craziness of the world and I'm treating this a little bit like a diary entry. It'll be interesting to look back on later in life.

My day started in the normal way it would. I made coffee and scrolled through my social medias for a bit. I also enjoyed some tea. My boyfriend and I found this green tea kombucha flavor from Yogi the last time we did a big grocery trip. I think it tastes good, but I'm not sure how they can claim that there's kombucha in it. Isn't kombucha just fermented tea? Maybe I'm wrong. This tea tastes different than normal green tea though and the message today was "May this day bring you peace, tranquility and harmony," all of which was welcomed today.

I decided that today I would not do any school work, which has felt strange. Doing an online program means that there are no weekend breaks, I have things due every Sunday and am usually doing at least part of an assignment every single day of the week. It's not so crazy busy that one day will be hard to make up though, so I decided to give myself a day off in this strange time of being constantly at home.

I decided I was going to go full on spa day routine to treat myself at home. I touched up the dye in my hair, exfoliated, shaved, and plan on doing a face mask tonight. I find that for the most part I don't feel like anything is wrong until I go out and see what the world is really like, then you see the one way signs in the grocery store and people wearing masks everywhere. That's when my anxiety kicks in a little bit and starts screaming, this isn't normal!

I decided to make myself some cookies this afternoon following Liz Mace's recipe that she posted on Instagram. It was really easy and didn't use any flour! Just 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup peanut butter, 1 tsp baking powder, some salt, 1 large egg, and 1/2 a cup chocolate chips (but I added extra in mine). Then just bake at 350 for about 10 minutes depending on size. Mine had to be in a few minutes longer. They are delicious! And since flour is hard to find, this might be a good one to try if you have the stuff for it.

I was able to play my Animal Crossing New Horizons game where Billy the goat, Hans the gorilla, and Apple the hamster threw me a surprise party complete with a pinata! They K.K. Slider did a special Birthday performance for me with messages that the animal villagers and friends who had visited my Island had written for me. Honestly made my day. This was a nice way to celebrate without being able to see friends in real life. And I love this game so much. Animal Crossing has been a favorite of mine since 5th grade when my friend bought me Wild World as a birthday present.

My boyfriend went to the store to pick up some groceries and when he came back told me to look out the window because he had gotten me another present (he gave me a Germanikure nail kit earlier in the day, which I am super excited to use!). It was toilet paper! I caught the clip on camera but won't be sharing due to the fact that it would give away exactly where I live, but I'm glad I have that to look back on too! He made me a great steak dinner with broccoli and mashed potatoes. He also got me an Oreo ice cream cake.

I finished my day by trying out a face mask from Patchology. This was one of their hydrating ones. I really liked it and will have to keep my eye out for when this company is having sales. Overall it was a good day. Being in quarantine wasn't so bad. I even ordered myself a commemorative T-shirt: My 24th Birthday The One Where I Was Quarantined 2020.

Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time.
<3 Rebecca