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Positives you can take from 2020

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Greydove28 · 04/10/2020 18:16

Starting a positive thread abt 2020.

Positives I can take from 2020 are:
Ive spent more time with my kids and dh as wfh
Ive learnt how to enjoy the outdoors
I've made new friends and enjoyed a closer bond with my family
Saved money as not been commuting or able to go anywhere
Read loads of books, which i dont normally do.

What are your positives?

OP posts:
kittensarecute · 04/10/2020 18:19

Positives....positives...

Nope. Can't think of a single one.

whatswithtodaytoday · 04/10/2020 18:21

Saved money not commuting
Had more time with my son (this was both good and bad... wfh with a toddler is one of the hardest things I've done)
Enjoyed the weird quiet of early lockdown where the birdsong was so loud and there were no planes.

That's about it?

tectonicplates · 04/10/2020 18:26

I've lost a stone of weight! That's what happens when there's no office cake and I stop going to Pret. I used to think I was one of those people who just couldn't lose weight, but actually it's been really easy. Weirdly I have made a few cakes and eaten a few pizzas, but I still lost the weight. I think the extra sleep helps, too. Even if people do go back to work in offices, I still believe well see a resurgence in packed lunches and not necessarily a return to Pret lunches en masse.

I've also realised how much I love yoga but hate trendy yoga studios. I actually prefer my Zoom classes, it's just my favourite teacher with nobody else in the room to annoy me. Ditto with trendy gyms and exercise classes - I've realised how much I hate them. All I need is Jillian Michaels and the thousands of other free exercise classes on YouTube. I'll save money too, but that wasn't the primary motivating factor.

ktsc89 · 04/10/2020 18:32

I moved house... the day before the first lockdown! Never would have imagined the changes that happened in the long period between exchange and completion. My DP and I (our first home bought together) moved to a lovely area with great neighbours and a park opposite. Anyone would think perfect family home??

Yes!

I also fell pregnant!!! Baby due in April 2021. So like a lot of people I CANNOT wait for 2021!

mum2jakie · 04/10/2020 18:33

It's nearly over. That's pretty much it

user1493413286 · 04/10/2020 18:34

My DH got to experience the first 3 months of our sons life 24/7 rather than being at work all day and barely seeing him in the week.

My toddler craft and baking skills have developed.
I’ve found resilience in myself that I didn’t know I had.

AnnaSW1 · 04/10/2020 18:37

I've spent so much more time with my toddlers. Fantastic Smile

olderthanyouthink · 04/10/2020 18:39

DP got to spend tonnes of time with DD

CostaCosta · 04/10/2020 18:39
  • taken up running
  • lost 2 stone
  • had dh around more so lots of family time
-had ds at home, taught him how to cook and sew
  • found a love of camping
elephantoverthehill · 04/10/2020 18:42

I have enjoyed my teenagers company. I only had one row with Ds2. Other than that I realise how well we get along together.

Muchtoomuchtodo · 04/10/2020 18:42

My running has improved (it didn’t take much as it was piss poor before!)
Ds2 is loving baking
My decorating skills are improving
We’re spending less on activities and eating out - just as well as our income is nearly 60% down.
We’re spending more time together as a family - board games etc is pushing it a bit but there’s still hope as the nights get longer!

RepeatSwan · 04/10/2020 18:45

I do have some positives, but they don't feel much like positives, because they come alongside such negatives.

I think it has been very uplifting investigating some local places I didn't know very well.

GrumpyMiddleAgedWoman · 04/10/2020 18:48

Unexpected bonus time with almost-adult DC
A less-stressed (as not commuting) DH (some of the time)
Learned to make bread
Had a big clear-out and tidy of the house
Got a puppy (no, not a lockdown puppy as such, but with DH WFH for the foreseeable, it was as good a time as any, and a breeder I know was having a litter)

larrythelizard · 04/10/2020 18:51

Returning to work after maternity has been easier with no commute.

I've lost loads of weight by choosing to obsess over diet and exercise instead of covid.

I have discovered some lovely new places within walking distance of home.

Drogonssmile · 04/10/2020 18:52

Sorry not one. I'm done with it. I have long standing depression that was just stabilising after 4 years of new meds and the last four days I have spent in tears. It's upsetting my sons and a telephone counselling appointment is going to do fuck all to help. I'm sick of looking on the bright side because there isn't one as the media so gleefully inform us each and every fucking hour of every fucking day. Sorry op.

PontiacBandit · 04/10/2020 18:52

As a homebody, this year has been pretty good for me. We were very lucky to have had our big expensive holiday over Christmas though, had it been Summer and cancelled it would be very different.
WfH has been great, I've had time to get on top of home chores and continue to work towards my professional qualification. Homeschooling at the same time was very stressful though.
We've saved money this year, reached our savings goals and paid off 10% of our mortgage.
We're very dull and don't do much out and about so our lives are not much different.

Ghostlyglow · 04/10/2020 18:52

Er.... No, sorry, nothing.

Mcmole · 04/10/2020 18:53

Lost 20 pounds, started eating a lot better as time to cook, stopped having lazy takeaways, and finished couch to 5k. Done a lot more outdoors too, and have loved being able to work from home.

Also spent more time with 6 year old DD and really got a great insight into what she's being taught at school. She's now a tremendous reader and I've rediscovered my love of books too.

It's not all good though as I've not been able to see my parents since February.

AnyFucker · 04/10/2020 18:54

Struggling here...

lilfoxfur · 04/10/2020 18:54

I got to spend so much extra time with my ds10 we had some lovely times together just walking through the woods

I made an effort to reconnect with people, to check they were all ok.

To be honest I can't think of much else, it's been a bleak year no matter how you look at it.

mamaduckbone · 04/10/2020 18:55

We've got to know our neighbours better.

Dh has learnt how to bake sourdough.

I really relished the time with my growing boys (one teen one tween) during proper lockdown - we actually all got on really well with all the outside pressures taken away.

Now I'm back at work it all feels like a long time ago and now it's just a horrible horrible drag.

VenusClapTrap · 04/10/2020 18:57

It’s been a good year for tomatoes and apples.

lynsey91 · 04/10/2020 18:57

The only good thing I can think of is being able to spend lots more time with DH as we get on so well.

Sadly he is back at work and far busier than he would normally be at this time of year so working long hours.

Ragwort · 04/10/2020 18:59

Not many Grin , fed up with being cooped up with DH & teenage DS, I crave time alone and there's only so much 'family time' anyone needs.
Thank goodness I am back at work. I always felt we had loads of time 'as a family' certainly don't want any more. I had/have loads of community involvement so I didn't necessarily make new contacts - just missed the ones I couldn't meet up with.

Actually there is a positive I can think of ... I appreciate my work and my colleagues so much more and despite being in my 60s am in no hurry to retire.

FourTeaFallOut · 04/10/2020 18:59

I got a tan for the first time in forty years, I didn't know it was possible but apparently I need to sit in the sun for five months solid.

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