I really enjoy the European-style cocktail hour ritual. In a pre-COVID world, I would say that it is the perfect time to catch up with friends and be social after the day at work. Now, I more associate it with time I have set aside for myself at home. Usually, around 4:30 pm, I log off from work - there is so much satisfaction in closing my laptop for the day - and head to the kitchen. I make myself a cocktail (wine is for dinner time) and get a small snack.
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