By Liz, still locked away in Connecticut
I love lists. I especially love to read other people’s lists. I’ll buy any magazine that promises me the top five or top 10 anything. Since we’re all still in quarantine and probably trying to come up with new ways to cope, I thought I’d share a few of my top fives for how I’ve been surviving. Hopefully you’ll find something fun or useful to pass your abundance of time!
Shows:
- Ozark (if you want dark)
- The Stranger (Harlan Coben)
- Gilmore Girls (even though I’ve seen every episode a hundred times, this one is great to feel like you’ve got fun friends over)
- Grace & Frankie (just funny)
- Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (quirky, fun, and Lauren Graham)
Books:
- Untamed – Glennon Doyle
- Where to Begin – Cleo Wade
- Hid From Our Eyes – Julia Spencer Fleming
- Everything is Figureoutable – Marie Forleo
- We Were the Mulvaneys – Joyce Carol Oates
Snacks: (and yes, this one is pretty random)
- So Delicious oat milk chocolate salted caramel ice cream
- Boulder Canyon avocado oil potato chips – sea salt flavor
- Clementines
- Tootsie Rolls
- Hummus and gluten-free flatbread crackers
Apps:
- Insight Timer – for meditation, music and all around calming
- Writerly – to get your creative juices flowing
- Daylio Journal – a good way to set goals and keep track of your mood
- Spirit Junkie – affirmations to get you through the day
- Brain Sparker – another way to prompt a writing session
Crystals:
- Lepidolite – balances mood swings and helps with meditation
- Peach selenite – promotes gentle healing
- Howlite – for sleep
- Amethyst – relives stress, balances mood swings, dissolves negativity, alleviates sadness and grief
- Polychrome Jasper – grounding
- Bonus: Petrified wood – for anyone feeling stuck or frozen in time (sound familiar, anyone??)
Movies:
- Back to the Future (what can I say, I love the 80s)
- The Outsiders (my all-time favorite)
- Shawshank Redemption (no explanation needed)
- Se7en (dark but Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt!)
- Arlington Road (also dark but awesome)
- Bonus – Groundhog Day (LOL)
Instagram TV:
- Glennon Doyle’s Morning Meetings (@glennondoyle)
- Elizabeth Gilbert (@elizabeth_gilbert_writer)
- Gabby Bernstein (@gabbybernstein)
- Kris Carr (@crazysexykris)
- The Daily Show – Trevor Noah (@thedailyshow)
Readers, what are some of your top five (anythings) during this crazy time? Leave a comment below!