In a Boston Globe article Dave Barry wrote a piece entitled,
Murder hornets wound up as a bright spot.
2020 was that kind of year
Was 2020 that bad for you? What were the bright spots?
December 28, 2020
Bright Spots
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Among our bright spots were all the little things management here arranged for our amusement while staying safe. Exercises led from the courtyards for us to do on our balconies. Concerts in the courtyards for us to attend on our balconies. Little gifts delivered to our doors where they put the gift down, rang the doorbell, and walked away. Or just left them on our shelf for us to discover later. They even delivered cupcakes one day to all the apartments to celebrate December birthdays instead of hosting a gathering. I love living here.
That sounds like a great place to live. I’m happy for you.
We love Dave Berry, and miss his column so much! We still have so much to be thankful for! Each other, our health, our health and family.
That’s how I feel too.
Yes, it was a bad year for me because the pandemic put a four month delay on the building of my future home not to mention the virus killed two of my cousins to date and made five closer relatives extremely sick for several months. I can deal with the severe lock-downs my state was/is still experienced but I haven’t done well with the political climate and the highlight of my year was the results of the election.
I’m sorry the pandemic interfered with your Gathering Girls and delayed moving in to your new home. That sucks. We’ve been lucky that none of our relatives got Covid.
It’s been a year of challenges, and yet we are still standing as the new year approaches.
The pandemic has had its bright spots for us–lots of books and DVDs from our library. Good food cooked at home and also picked up at some of our local eateries. Time to contemplate just how blessed we are. Our yards during spring and summer. Virtual storytelling for first and second graders when school started again in the fall. Staying connected with friends and committees through zoom. Actually, social media has definitely been a lifesaver for me.
Wonder what we will have to say in a year’s time?
The internet was a sanity saver for me too. š
As odd as this may sound, this year really wasn’t all that different for me. I pretty much live on a loop between home and work and the only difference was that I went out for less shopping trips than before. That’s not a bad thing. I did tend to feel a little more isolated than I did before but that’s about it.
That’s the same for us. We go to the grocery store less often than before.
It has been a mixed up year, but overall it has been a good year in the overall scheme of things. Older daughter is now just 60 miles away, rather than 4 hours as she has been for 2or 3 years , or clear on the west coast as she was for about 6 yrs. Down side, younger daughter and family are 60 miles away. BUT, both she and her husband have really good jobs. She no longer puts in 50-60 hour weeks, plus all the phone calls at home. OH, and the girls live between 2 and 3 miles from each other.
60 miles sounds great. Kaitlin, Torben, and the pups are in Massachusetts and we’re in New Mexico. That’s a long drive!
I was not saying that there has not been stress…and we are still having stress. But it is stress I have been dealing with for over 4 yrs. I so miss Roger’s ability to do things…seems like there is always something that he could have fixed with ease. Or just to have him really understand the situation.
When Covid first began, he just could not understand why he needed to stay home…and I am still not sure how much he understands or remembers even now….
But our daughter moving back closer to home and the other daughter getting a better job really stands out for us this year.
I know that’s hard about Roger. I remember you saying he loved to go out for breakfast, and it would be especially hard if you couldn’t explain why he can’t. I’m 81 and Andy almost 86, so we’re expecting big changes of some sort in the not-too-distant future. We don’t know what, but it’s likely one of us will be left with a big hole in our heart.
When Roger had his stroke, one of the worst things about it and I can still bawl if I think about it…but the thing that haunted me the most was I knew that one day that it would happen and one of us would not survive.
Well, 2020 was not a good year overall for most of my family. But your question is really easy – we will answer with one word and we think you will understand – MISTY!!!!!!!
Yes!!!! And you deserve all the credit for that. Bless you for hanging in there.
This has been one of my worst years ever.
I would say that my bright spots have been finding out that I actually have people who really care about me and Iām very grateful for that.
Yes, it would have been horrible even without Covid. I am glad you discovered how many friends you have, and I hope 2021 is a lot better for you. ♥♥♥
Our lifestyle wasn’t changed all that much. We don’t work outside the home, we don’t travel. I guess the highlight of the year was when toilet paper finally reached the shelves!!!
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our lives stayed pretty much the same, we are homebodies and do that anyway. it did close the YMCA for 5 months, and then 2 weeks ago we stopped going to it though it is open because we don’t want to get caught in the explosion of the virus because people gathered even though they were told not to… i do miss talking to people in public places but basically we are fine. as long as we don’t get the virus we count ourselves blessed
I used to go to the Y almost every other day for 24 years but stopped last March. I continued to pay the monthly fee for six months, then decided it was time to move on. I have resistance bands, weights, a NordicTrack treadmill, etc. here at home and I’m actually exercising more now than I did then. It was an easier switch than I expected. Streaming videos makes it fun.
Aside from the Fear Factor, we’ve not been affected so much. Sure, it bites not having the freedom to dine out (without worry). But that’s a small price for peace of mind. You know what brings me a measure of joy most every day? My favorite columnist, “Sean of the South.” I actually credit him for making me realize 4 years ago what Really Matters. If you’d like, check out his blog– SeanDietrich.com.
I just went to his site. He’s a keeper! Thank you.
That’s funny!
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It’s been that sort of a year!!!!
Certainly a bright spot, was the engagement of our oldest Grand daughter and her True Love, on Christmas Eve.
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Congratulations to them!
I’ve had pockets of trouble – and then in between found I could be home alone and self sufficient during our lockdown – the bigger one that kicked in late March and the next one in August. More trouble recently, but not with the c/19 rather my body thinking we should take more time out…
I’ve had some interesting pockets of really good things, even if they were just at home, i.e. my art making. New tools and supplies = new techniques. The internet sure knows I wanted to know how-to …xyz.
Definitely a different time period but maybe the real issue was the “locked in feeling and the local restrictions” – that we as human race had/has no choice in. …
Fingers crossed your health issues get better in 2021. That’s always scary. Am I right that NZ is in relatively good shape about Covid?
Yes NZ currently has no community infection. Only in government managed quarantine facilities…all travellers coming in across border, mostly returning citizens…then if they test positive go to separate facility until completely recovered, some land up in hospital but most don’t… Fingers crossed stays that way