What are you looking forward to for 2021?

[Newnamefor2021]

I think we now all know that life will continue to be an extension of 2020. I’m hoping by the summer we see some more normal but who knows?

However, what are you looking forward to?

I booked our first family holiday, it’s extremely unlikely to happen in March when it’s booked for, thinking maybe November might be worth moving it to.

Please don’t think I’m ignoring all the crap, I’m not. It’s been a tough time, we have had COVID, lost a family member, taking pay cuts, lost business, missed my family, had kids in constant isolation etc.

However, while I’m under no illusion 2021 is going to be peachy, I think it’s important to look forward. Share yours ...new baby? New job? Holiday? Home improvement? Starting uni? Anything, add your own.

Moving from Military Married Quarters to our own home. No magnolia paint and weird curtains. Near friends. No wondering when the next move will be.

Fingers crossed... Getting a job!

@Aroundtheworldin80moves

Moving from Military Married Quarters to our own home. No magnolia paint and weird curtains. Near friends. No wondering when the next move will be.

Fingers crossed... Getting a job!

Wow. That's so lovely and exciting. Are you/your partner staying in the military? Or is it all change?

Exciting!

He has anpther seven years left. He will be weekly commuting. For the first few months he will only be an hour away so will come home midweek as well.
It's not ideal... But with DD1 due to start Secondary in 2022 it was time. (She hates the thought of Boarding School)

Spring. And summer. Even if things aren’t completely back to normal - and I don’t think they will be until at least summer - the longer evenings and brighter days will help so much.

Vaccines. Lots of vaccines. For everyone who wants them.

Travelling to Ireland to see my Dad. Haven’t seen him since end of Jan last year and he has been quite ill and was diagnosed with cancer. And seeing the rest of my family.

And travelling to Australia see my best friends. And for my cousins wedding.

And most importantly knowing we are through the worst. Knowing it is getting better. And finally hopefully knowing it is over. One day.

At some point being able to go on holiday abroad. Especially to visit the family graves of my late grandfather's brothers and sisters in law whose location I have finally found out.

Getting vaccinated. Buying a camper van and travelling in the UK. Bring able to go abroad.

Not being pregnant anymore. Baby due January and I can't wait to be done with pregnancy. Its been horrendous. Absolutely terrified of giving birth though.

Getting citizenship of the country I live in so I can finally move home! (Waiting for citizenship because it gives us and DC options for the future)

Going to see DH’s family in Wales. We’ve lost two family members this year and weren’t able to see them or attend funerals except through Skype. There are two new babies we haven’t met and new partners we want to meet. And just being able to see my mum without it being through a window or from a distance (she’s vulnerable and DH works in a supermarket in an area where figures are rising at a frightening rate).

I’ve really missed meeting up with my friends (things like a monthly dinner or lunch). Also, sitting in a lovely country pub garden with DH, reading the Sunday papers and having lunch. And just getting on a bus to have a wander around the shops while DH is at work and having a Wimpy (praying they survive!) And meeting up with my friend who has just got the all clear from throat cancer and treating him to a big fat juicy steak at a swish restaurant as soon as he gets his tastebuds back.

We’ve got tickets for a show in London in August, postponed from last year, so will hopefully be able to make a weekend of it and do all the touristy stuff that he’s never done & I haven’t done since I was a child.

We’ve got a UK holiday booked in December with my DB and his lovely partner, which we’re all really looking forward to.

DH has a savings scheme through work which is up in June, so that means a big top up for our savings and some spending money and re doing either the bedroom or the bathroom.

Ooh, and going to the beach really early in the summer and not leaving once people start turning up!

I know things aren’t going to magically get better overnight, but these are the things I’m looking forward to happening.

@Aroundtheworldin80moves

He has anpther seven years left. He will be weekly commuting. For the first few months he will only be an hour away so will come home midweek as well. It's not ideal... But with DD1 due to start Secondary in 2022 it was time. (She hates the thought of Boarding School)

Major adjustments then but also lovely. Be so nice to settle down.

@Peridot1

Spring. And summer. Even if things aren’t completely back to normal - and I don’t think they will be until at least summer - the longer evenings and brighter days will help so much.

Vaccines. Lots of vaccines. For everyone who wants them.

Travelling to Ireland to see my Dad. Haven’t seen him since end of Jan last year and he has been quite ill and was diagnosed with cancer. And seeing the rest of my family.

And travelling to Australia see my best friends. And for my cousins wedding.

And most importantly knowing we are through the worst. Knowing it is getting better. And finally hopefully knowing it is over. One day.

So sorry to hear about your dad but I agree with about the weather. I think that makes these lockdowns (I am in Wales so back into lockdown after Christmas) so much harder.

Your travelling plans sound amazing.

@nosswith

At some point being able to go on holiday abroad. Especially to visit the family graves of my late grandfather's brothers and sisters in law whose location I have finally found out.

Sounds great, you into family history then?

@CaptainMyCaptain

Getting vaccinated. Buying a camper van and travelling in the UK. Bring able to go abroad.

Wow. That sounds incredible!

Vaccination then a couple of holidays.

Going to the cinema. Hugging my friends when I see them. Being able to visit my Dad without worrying I'm endangering his health.

But most of all, my son attending ACTUAL lectures and meeting new friends at university rather than be confined to his flat with strangers.

Going back to the gym! Sounds trivial but it makes such a difference to my physical and mental health 😒 I'm lucky enough to live in a country with mild winters so I can cycle/run but God, I miss the buzz of a proper gym workout.

I've had a really tough time recently for lots of different reasons and just been diagnosed with a health condition as well as referred to mental health services. BUT I am addressing my issues in the best ways I possibly can and have discovered a new exercise I enjoy and a different way of eating that is actually working for me. I am learning about how to manage my mental health and am not even remotely near overcoming it but I have found a very helpful strategy. So I am looking forward to spring time when things are a bit brighter and I will hopefully feel a bit better. I am also looking forward to being able to, one day, have a conversation with someone outside my immediate family. I would like to sit in the park and chat and feel relaxed. I am hopeful that I will be able to accomplish this in 2021.

We’re ttc so hopefully there’ll be another little person around next year, that’s the main thing for us. Other than that, same as others - holidays, good weather, hugs.

A spa weekend with my sister postponed from March 2020. She lives in the South, I live in the North, so we don't see each other very often.
Lighter evenings, warmer weather, walks that don't involve mud!

Seeing our kids. They are only 22 and 24 but live and work away, so we have seen them for a grand total of 1 day and 5 days this year. One is waiting for test results now as he is unwell :(

Spring. This weather is miserable

And Vaccines. Love our scientists. They are soooo clever