How's your 2020?

[girlsmiley]

Everyone's experience will be different, and some people aren't as lucky as others, so don't be a cunt.

I'm feeling grateful. I feel a bit funny about saying I've had a good 2020 so far, but then I think of how many shit years I've had and I think to myself, "celebrate life." The past year has been awful for Australia. Fucking horrific really, but my family is going good. A lot of thought and phone calls and meetings and appointments this year but all my hard work has paid off. My daughter is strong and active and keen and works hard at school and at home. I have a great job. Six figures. I remember when we bought this house. My friend said it's a money house. Lucky number. I was like, really? My missus is happy. We shop a lot now lol, and I'm thinking next week I'll take my girls to the snow.

How you doin?

 

[silver gurl]

Work is actually going great for me as well. The rest is crapola. I am also on quarantine burn out, I think.
But yes, I am still thankful for the little things because someone out there always has it worse.

 

[girlsmiley]

Work is actually going great for me as well. The rest is crapola. I am also on quarantine burn out, I think.
But yes, I am still thankful for the little things because someone out there always has it worse.

Bloody oath.

Quarantine burn out? You're in isolation?

 

[silver gurl]

Bloody oath.

Quarantine burn out? You're in isolation?

Not full quarantine. Just dealing with the "new normal" No social gatherings, no travel (like most places), no going out to eat etc and a home office now being run out of my dining room 24-7.

Today was the first day of school (we are actually opening schools) If we spike in a few weeks, we will be going back to full lock down.

I am in just a little bit of a down mood today because it does get tiring and I want to travel home, back to the States but I am stuck in Canada..

But again, back to being thankful that I have been healthy, along with most of my friends and family.

 

[FescueFan]

Pretty good.

Would be better if I could get to Japan for a shopping spree.

Buuuut I'm cool gardening.,,,flight sim'ing....cooking good food.....laughing at Democrats as they set their shit on fire because Orange Man BAD!!! LOL

 

[Tryharder62]

Not too bad. It was nice to have my kids home from college for awhile. They had to leave in March and have just gone back. They got to complete last semester online. So far economically we are O.K. and have not been sick. I do miss the little things you take for granted but overall we are not doing too bad.

 

[Nyquietman]

2020. Retired since 2012 that’s a good thing. Adult kids doing good. Family good. Friends mostly good just don’t get enough time with all of them. The new normal is difficult. I enjoy sitting in a pub for hours- miss that. Things I know could be worse no doubt but just not a stellar year. Can’t wait till it’s over.

 

[butters]

not seen family as much as i'd like; not been out on road trips, no family get-togethers, or visited stores nearly as often... so bigger grocery-shop-loads and not set foot in a goodwill (my jones, since i love finding great bargains and things to use making stuff); his ma'am's not been going to church but watching the services online and she went over half a year without visiting her hairdresser. no july melon and 'tater fair held, no big town-events happening.

with H's ma'am being 97 and both of us past 60, we're being very careful.

apart from that, we've been busy as anything here with produce, cooking, canning, general outdoors stuff with mowers and tractors and fencing. we've over 300 jars of jellies, jams and pickles/preserves. i am sick of canning--for now, anyway

had a lot of heat here, not nearly as much rain as usual but lots of humidity in the air making it feel gross. and chiggers.

we've all had our health, a roof over our heads, food in the pantry, and the ability to communicate with the world via the net & phone. no tornadoes, floods, wildfires or family deaths. we're lucky.

 

[FGB]

About Normal...Maybe a little better.

Yeah.

It's going to go down in History as "One of those years!"

 

[Islander55]

I have not had it bad. Retired so no work issues. We live in a rural area so can be out and about just not in any crowds. A little boredom but can't really bitch about that. I do feel bad for all the people struggling to make a living and dealing with school age children.

 

[domroger]

It was good till lock down ,then every thing went to hell .As one of the high risk category I am still almost in total lock down ,roll on an effective vaccine and hope people will have it .

 

[pink]

I want to say awful but that's just my mood talking.

I

 

[pantalaimonlyra]

I've been doing some self reflection and self work this year. I try to do that anyway, but quarantine gave me a lot of time to be by myself, which is something I was in desperate need of. I'm fortunate enough to have kept my job, and worked from home for the duration. I spent time with my mom, going for slow walks and talking, and that was another blessing; just being with one another.

I feel oddly content as the country/world has been thrown into this shit storm. And, yes, an abundance of gratitude. I wish the world moved slower, and I looked experiencing that for a while.

 

[Ziggins]

I retired early, planned my first trip by plane, and had that cancelled. If flight prices climb next year, I may never fly.

 

[Lazaran]

Like most years, I've been watching people's humanity and inhumanity to each other.

I'm hoping humanity wins in November, and Joe Biden is elected president.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

2020 has been a fine year, for me personally. Everyday alive is a good day!!

 

[Conager]

Profitable. Less competition as people avoid working with clinics and as people do not work to get that sweet government unemployment.

 

[Saint_Ann]

I'm losing it.

 

[Conager]

It is more than half over. *nods*

 

[thør]

How you doin?

Mom said if you can't say something nice, keep your mouth shut.

So, I'm fine. Totally frigging bored except for work. I've gotten very intimate with my bicycles this summer. I've been getting in about 2000 meters of climbing on the bikes per week. Not bad for an old fat man.

I've gotten out of town once since March and that was a day trip to pick up some processed salmon from a relative in the commercial biz.

 

[doowdniw]

Apart from social distancing, cancelled travel plans, and losing a relative to COVID-19, 2020 has been remarkably similar to 2019.

 

[pink]

Apart from social distancing, cancelled travel plans, and losing a relative to COVID-19, 2020 has been remarkably similar to 2019.

I'm so sorry.

 

[doowdniw]

I'm so sorry.

Thanks

 

[Saint Peter]

My 2020 and the world's 2020 are different years. Death, sickness, greed, brutality, injustice, and bad hair cuts are what I see from the outside looking in. Inside it is not too shabby. I decided years ago to get a degree. The choice was made because of worn out hands and a bored brain. Stay in school.

So 2020 did not stop. I have two patents in process at the USPTO and an upcoming award for flying shit around the globe at 40,000 feet. Life is good.

 

[SpeareChucker]

I've had a good year down to the weather
which has been very mild for this region.
No real health worries, money worries,
even the garden weeds are behaving
this year. I wish there were more
hummingbirds, but life isn't
aways perfect.