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People Are Combating Coronavirus Anxiety With Christmas Lights, And We Love It

Joy is contagious.

Lily Moe

Mar 18, 2020

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People Are Combating Coronavirus Anxiety With Christmas Lights, And We Love It

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Coronavirus (affectionately known as COVID-19 amongst the technical folk) is continuing to throw curveballs our way. Events are being canceled, travel is not an option, and pandemic anxiety is at an all-time high. Not only are we reading news stories of virus outbreak, but we're stuck in our homes with nothing to do but read those stories over and over again.

Amidst this stressful predicament, people are finding creative ways to lighten up the mood. The latest isolation pro tip? Putting your Christmas lights back up.

I say we all put our Christmas lights back up so families can drive around in their cars and enjoy the beauty of th… https://t.co/PCYMZoAnHq
— Matt (@Matt) 1584544756.0

Sure, St. Paddy's Day just passed and Christmas is not coming around any time soon. But if we're all stuck in our homes, why wouldn't we want them to be pretty and comforting? Putting your Christmas lights back up is a welcome distraction and arguably more productive and healthy than watching another episode of "Friends."

There are more suggestions to help keep our communities positive. I might not be big on Christmas Lights in March,… https://t.co/CWfcTDxb7K
— RcrDad (@RcrDad) 1584544453.0

Not only will Christmas lights delight your kids who are home from school, but chances are high they'll bring your neighbors joy as well. It's a rough time right now and everyone's mental health could use a bit of relief and encouragement.

#dailygratitude I'm grateful for the voices who are beginning to rise up and speak power and inspiration and hope.… https://t.co/2lyNRZ3cVX
— AngieMWrites (@AngieMWrites) 1584543003.0

While our government works to figure out a game plan for the virus that's plaguing us, it's our job to do what we can to keep the world spinning. Yes, that means being socially responsible and keeping our distance, washing our hands, and following CDC recommendations to avoid spreading coronavirus. But it also means rallying together to find joy.

Right now, we're all worried about our physical health and the health of our neighbors. That worry can easily take a toll on our mental health, too. But as we move forward in this global crisis, there is an opportunity to spark a strong sense of community. If Christmas lights are the vessel to successfully spread happiness to our neighbors and family, the more the merrier.

After all, a positive attitude is contagious.

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Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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Appreciation for some of life's most discredited pleasures.

1. Sun showers

2. Smiles

3. Tight hugs

4. Discovering new foods you like.

5. Laying in bed after a long day.

6. And being completely relaxed

7. "This reminded me of you"

8. Breakfast foods

9. Over-sized clothes

10. Contagious laughs

11. Car rides with that one person

12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts

13. The city at night

14. Surprises

15. Blanket cocoons

16. Good hair days

17. Really good coffee

18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason

19. Conquering a fear

20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle

21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything

22. Home-cooked meals

23. Tattoo stories

24. Leaves changing color in fall

25. Butterflies in your stomach

26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

27. When you can't stop laughing

Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

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Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

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75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

20. “Don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me.”

21. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

22. “Find me where the wild things are.”

23. “I’m high on lovin’ you.”

24. “If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak, somebody’s mistake, if you’re gonna be somebody’s first time, somebody’s last time, be mine.”

25. “Don’t be afraid to take the road less traveled on.”

Everything Bruce says in his classic rock songs.

1. "Talk about a dream Try to make it real You wake up in the night With a fear so real Spend your life waiting For a moment that just don't come Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)

2. "It's a town full of losers/ I'm pulling out of here to win" (Thunder Road)

3. "You've got to learn to live with what you can't rise above" (Tunnel of Love)

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)