What was ok about 2020 for you?

[EwwwwDavid]

I got to go on holiday. Massively lucky. We just got to go to Spain when lockdown eased and things were ok. It was the best 2 weeks ever!

I work for the NHS so have not been furloughed at all and my DH has had to cope with the home schooling which has been a nightmare.

I guess my AIBU is was there any part of 2020 that wasn't awful?

My 21yo, who has ME, got off to a great start at uni. This was in large part because of the learning being online and all the usual temptations of social clubs etc being unavailable. It actually suited them much better this way because of their disability. They were less tired than they otherwise would have been.

They have seven flatmates in a nice big flat so still had a decent amount of convenient socialising. A few irresponsible partying flatmates did infect them with Covid-19 within a week of moving in, but that meant my student probably had some immunity for a while and didn't have to worry much about catching it or giving it to us when they came home. Therefore, during term they came home several times for a few weeks, and are now probably here for two months or more which gives them even more chance to rest up.

And they LOVE their course, are doing really well at it, and the tutors are great. Online learning isn't ideal but it's going okay for this course.

The fact my student only barely managed all the coursework, despite this year being easier for them due to Covid measures, means they know they'll need to reduce to part-time next year when things are back to normal. But they've been able to come to that conclusion WITHOUT having to crash and burn this year, which is a great bonus.

One of my dc got into Cambridge and managed to get through most of the first term without being locked down.

DH and I both kept our jobs and enjoyed spending far more time together as a result of WFH.

I spent almost no time driving, after years of long daily commutes by car.

We used the money we saved on commuting, entertainment and holidays to pay off a sizeable chunk of the mortgage.

We had a new boiler put in which transformed our previously freezing old house.

I developed a new appreciation for the area we live in, where local businesses have worked so hard to keep things going and there is plenty of green space.

I joined a Whatsapp group for my road and got to know the neighbours better.

Although we didn't get a summer holiday our youngest dc had a very low-key UK break with friends and had a great time.

Joe Biden won the US election, and Keir Starmer won the Labour leadership

It hasn't all been plain sailing by any means, but I'm thankful for all of the above.

We were homeless for a while as our LL sold up. (Obviously pretty shit!)
But as a consequence we were offered a Housing Association house, with a garden! We have never had a garden before. And, we're right on the edge of town, overlooking the woods. At night we can hear owls. When I'm ill in bed (quite often; I'm disabled) I can see trees & the distant hills instead of houses.
And it's got a thermostat. Ridiculous but we've lived 15 years in houses without a thermostat. Having one is so much easier!

I realised my hair is growing back, after many years of being extremely crappy & thin due to medication.

Also, the school & GP are finally, finally taking it seriously that DD has some kind of ASD & are actually doing something about supporting & assessing her.

My son got into the primary school we wanted. And he done brilliantly with settling in and was very happy at school. I said from the start that if he was as happy to go to school as he was to go to nursery then I'd be happy with that. But he exceeded my expectations, we had no tears even on the first day. He used to practically run in every day, he made friends and was sad at weekends because he couldn't go.

And my husband and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. And 6 years together.
And we got more time as a family because he wasn't at work for so long

Relationship with DP got even stronger. Made me see how much I want to marry him.
Bonded a lot with his family and feel we became an ever tighter unit.
DP kept his job and could work from home. Made better pay than ever.
None of our family have passed away from coronavirus

I lost 3.5st following lchf

I felt extremely fortunate that my mental health and relationships are strong enough to survive lockdown - in the past I would panic about spending a couple of hours home with a toddler, I'm no longer phased

I loved the great weather we had in lockdown 1.0 - we had a great time in our tiny garden

This looks like I could have written it myself ☺xdownwiththissort

I liked that a lot of things have gone online, due to a disability and living in the countryside, there was lots of non accessible things due to distance or whatever. I've been able to watch westend shows on YouTube, do courses that were previously in person but now on zoom.
I also lost weight, so that was good!

@coldcoffeefy

I had a baby. I also left my children’s dad who was a horrible abusive arsehole, got a new home and although financially we’re doing a bit shit me and the DC are so much happier.

Without mean to sound patronising but well done.

Not an easy thing to do ever but during a pandemic with a newborn is so strong.

Wish you the best future

My best part of 2020 was having my surgery in Feb, one month before lockdown.
It wasn't urgent surgery so if it had been scheduled one month later I wouldn't of had it during lockdown and probably still wouldn't have.
The reason I'm so thankful - pathology came back as cancer. So so lucky because I wasn't having any symptoms and it would probably still be growing and spreading.
Coping with cancer during a pandemic has been the hardest but at the same time I feel so lucky.

Found a new confidence. It made me realise you needed to make the right choice for you without worrying about what others thought.

Realising how fragile life is and how everything can change tomorrow helped me realise to do the right thing for you - you do it now.

Got to spend time with DH and baby since we're both WFH. Got promoted at work. Thankfully, no one in the close family got Covid.

Got my garden sorted
Got to spend lots of time with dp and affirmed how much we love spending time together.
Explored my area loads and had tons of lovely walks
Loads of online quizzes with friends
Leisurely tea in bed in the mornings
Didn't spend much

Biden replacing trump which will help save the planet, Keir starmer replacing Jezza (although have almost four years before he can replace Boris)
Job security has increased, no one I know has died before their time due to covid or been seriously ill. Family at higher risk have had vaccines.
Plus had a better holiday than one we had originally booked (less driving)

Got back from holiday the day before lockdown came into force.
Got to spend the Summer at home sunbathing in my garden whilst on full pay 👌🏻

Dd1 learnt to ride her bike during the first lockdown, we finally sold our house and bought our dream detached and will hopefully be moving in the next couple of months, we managed 2 brilliant uk beach holidays during the summer hols when things were better.

We both kept our jobs. Had a lovely holiday early march before all this happened.
Saw more off my kids who had to return home for various reasons.
Actually nothing really bad for me. 2020 was a good year.

2nd dog - life is a JOY with him

Would go Covid all over again to have him

I had my amazing baby boy! 2020 will forever be known as the weirdest yet best year of my life 💙

I had my first baby and bought my next dream horse.
Both me and DH have managed to keep our jobs which makes me feel extremely lucky. Although we both work for Gov so I'm sure we will face rounds of redundancies and restructures soon when they do the next budget
Thankfully my family has stayed healthy so far and I pray it stays that way!

I had a baby too. Also it was lovely having my children home so much.

Lost 24lbs, completed couch to 5k and got fit with YouTube aerobics. Still motivated 9 months on

The sunshine was nice. Worrying from a global warming point of view n all but I had some lovely long hot days playing outside with my child.

Traffic in the first lockdown - turns out I can pop to the supermarket and back in 15 minutes instead of the hr round trip it normally is.

Er.

Yep that’s it.

Lost weight. I caught covid but I suppose it is positive that I recovered quickly.

I got sober after over a decade as an alcoholic.