Indoor-benching

One of the best parts about a bench is that it is outdoors. Benches not just supply a place to ~vibe~ in nature for extended time (which is a necessity for all humans), but they also invite you too. However, at this point in my life, I find I am spending more time on indoor benches than the outdoor variety. 

The indoor bench, like the micro-bench, is more of a bench-cousin and is most frequently found in the form of a couch. Though the couch has entirely different energy than a traditional park bench, I have recently started to appreciate the bench couch more than I have ever noticed before. 

I happen to have a few couch benches, but my favorite is the one in my family room. 

With inches of soft cushion comfort, deep seat width, and well-designed back support, the couch bench is inarguably the most comfortable type of bench. As a result, the couch bench is somewhat of a luxury. With thick cushions and the convenience of indoor climate control, I could easily sit on my couch for hours. Even better, there are infinite ways to sit and redistribute body weight allowing long periods of sitting with minimal discomfort. 

While outdoor benches can connect people, the couch is more intimate – it serves as a familial bonding point. Now that I am back living with my family and am limited by government quarantine, I am spending more time on this bench.   

Once a week we have been watching movies on this couch. I didn’t even like watching movies until quarantine. My mom and I have also taken up watching NCIS and Psych re-runs, both TV shows that remind me of the feeling of I-have-too-much-time-and-no-responsibilities-what-should-I-do-now, a feeling I haven’t felt since entering High School.

On my couch, there is also room to spread out. On one side, I like to curl up and scroll through the intellectually stimulating realm twitter while on the other my mom reads a book like the proudly literate human she is. It’s a simple symbiosis in which we have the comfort of company and the indepence of entertainment sources.

The couch is especially great because it’s body type is unconducive to school work. When I am on my couch, there is no room for the stress of school. Though I miss my pure-bred outdoor benches, I must admit that my couch bench has become a sanctuary and a bridge to my family.