A Friendly Suggestion: A few activities that still have that “beginning-of-quarantine” feeling

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Peyton Moore | The Harbinger Online

If you like journaling, you will love the book “Burn After Writing”.

If our six-month summer had you venting in your personal journal about childhood memories or any recent drama like I did, you will love “Burn After Writing’. This guided journal features prompts about everything from your life intentions to some questionable “would you rathers?” Check it out anytime you’re feeling uninspired.

If you can’t resist buying DIY jewelry off of Snapchat private stories, get creative and learn how to do it yourself at JoAnn’s craft store classes.

JoAnn’s craft stores offer numerous virtual and in-person classes to improve your painting and crafting skills. Virtual classes: Jewelry making, needlepoint, DIY room decor, floral arrangements, virtual paint night and more.

Peyton Moore | The Harbinger Online

If you couldn’t wait for your bananas to ripen fast enough for banana bread, then you will love Seitan Chicken.

Just recently blown up on TikTok, Seitan Chicken is a dish made solely from wheat gluten. It may feel like a science project, but when combining flour and liquid this nutritious and vegan chicken substitute will form in a matter of minutes.

If you liked whipped coffee, you’ve got to try ‘Coca-Cola with Coffee’.


Coca-Cola recently came out with the drink that “sips like a Coke and finishes like a coffee,” featuring three different flavors Dark Blend, Vanilla and Carmel with 2 zero-sugar flavors: Dark Blend and Vanilla. This ‘refreshment coffee’ comes in a slender trendy can that’s sure to keep you awake through the struggles of in-person school days.

Peyton Moore | The Harbinger Online

If you’re an active runner, you should sign up for the CCVI trolley run

If you took part in the workout craze over quarantine and your only escape was going for a jog, you should sign up for the trolley run.

When: April 25, 2021

Where: 75th and Wornall to the Plaza

How long is the trolley run: Four-mile course 

Price: $40 race fee

If you like Chloe Ting workouts, you’ll love Sweat Theory.

Adding its own twist on yoga, Sweat Theory is an infrared sauna yoga studio offering hour-long yoga workouts. The vigorous classes will leave you drenched in sweat, but they’ll give you clear skin, a boosted mood, improved circulation and a killer workout. Although it’s located fairly far away in the heart of the Crossroads at 170 E 19th St KCMO, 64108, the intense workout will make your trip worth it.

Peyton Moore | The Harbinger Online

If you couldn’t get enough of “Outer Banks” over quarantine, “Murder on Middle Beach” is perfect for you.

If you keep finding the cast of “Outer Banks” on your Instagram explore page, take a second to watch the mysterious four-part documentary “Murder on Middle Beach”. The documentary follows the murder case of Barbara Hamburg and is directed by her son, Madison Hamburg. This true story, available on HBO, will make your jaw drop and have you aching for more.

While awaiting a “Tiger King” reunion, you’ll get chills watching the Netflix documentary “Don’t F–k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer”.

This three-part thriller can be a little disturbing, but you won’t be able to look away. The documentary follows members of a Facebook group who launch a manhunt to track a man seen killing two kittens in a viral video. Little did they know, this hunt was not just for a kitten-killer, his killings escalated — rapidly.