What's up, friends? Can you believe we are one day away from welcoming the new year? 2020... what a year. There aren't enough words in the dictionary to describe this year, so I am going to share with you the 20 things or lessons I learned in 2020. Grab your Pinot... or whatever you love to drink and listen in.

1. Teachers deserve a medal. Seriously. This has been the year of all remote learning, being the tech support wizards, and managing both in-class and remote students. I think you need to spoil them with gifts at least every month, and especially on Teacher's Appreciation Day.

2. Perhaps buying shares in mask-making would have been a good idea pre-2020. Who knew masks would be so avant-garde this year?! 

3. Home workouts are the BOMB dot com! As a former gym rat, I really learned to love my workout space at home. No more dirty gyms for this gal!

4. Wine is not a daily food group. Hands up if you have reached for that bottle red or white during the first 60-90 days of lockdown. Also, hands up if you noticed your anxiety levels go up as a result. Move into balance instead of excessiveness. 

5. Ain't no such thing as a control freak anymore! Seriously, this year has taught us to fully surrender and let it go because we are not in control of it all, and we cannot control it all. 

6. I have a new least favorite C word.... you guessed it.... it starts with a C and ends with O V I D. I am eagerly waiting for the day we never have to hear this word ever again!And never want anyone saying it again! Who's with me?!

7. There's a Netflix show for that... literally, there is a show about anything and everything. Tiger King, anyone? 

8. Jigsaw puzzles are the shit! Seriously. Before a pandemic, when was the last time you sat down and not only started… but finished a 1000 piece puzzle! Or played a boardgame religiously? 

9. Unfollow, block, and delete anybody on social media and in real life who makes you feel like absolute shit, sends you down the comparison rabbit hole, 

10. Adaptability is a learned skill. 2020 has taught many of us to adapt. We are resilient AF and we will make it out of this so long as we are flexible and adapt. Zoom calls in their pajamas or undies anyone, business on top, but party bottoms?

11. We are more resilient than we give ourselves credit for. 2020 has tested all of us in every way, and still, here we are, rolling with the punches, making it from one lockdown to another, adapting and doing all the things. Chumbawamba's song Tubthumping (I get knocked down) might as well be the anthem for this year.

12. We all take things for granted… not anymore though! Remember how it felt to hug someone, meet up for drinks, go dancing, go to the movies, see your loved ones at any time, travel anywhere at any time? Remember basic human connection... being free, feeling free in public? Yeah, me too, friend!

Though this year may have tossed us all sorts of curveballs, we have made it through, battle scars, Netflix binges, and wine 'o'clock happening earlier in the day than we'd like to admit. Here's to us soaring in 2021 like the badass humans we are!

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Xoxo,

Lori