Work from home – school from home – everybody’s home
Zoomed in, zoomed out
Online workouts, school, training, meetings; life feels like it’s on a screen
Remote, online, distance and hybrid learning
Grey hair, long hair and home haircuts are in, haircuts at a distance
Everything behind plexiglass
Visiting loved ones through windows
Doctors, dentists and front-line workers in hazmat suits
Being alone for birth, illness and death with numbers posted daily
Grocery shopping/shopping online/curbside pick up
Stockpiling and price gouging – toilet paper, sanitizer, food, disinfectant wipe shortages
Supply chain problems
Netflix binging
Murder hornets
Never escaping the words “unprecedented” or “pivot”
The gift of no commute
Too much or not enough office space
No in person concerts, church services, festivals, public gatherings or conferences
Creative collaborations online
Businesses in hospitality are suffering, dying or gone
Outdoor dining, pick-up and delivery
Reduced consumerism
Everything old is new again
Depression era practices are back
Prioritizing relationships, family time, arts
Rediscovering hobbies
Slowing down
Overwhelm
PPP and EIDL loans conversations changing every week
Kids missing friends, school and sports
Parenting and home education while working from home
Alcohol and sanitizer are booming
RV vacations on the rise, Air BnB, and VRBO are the way to go
Downtown metros quieted
Racial unrest
Protestors, riots and looting
Activism and division among people
Inclusion and equity as a priority
Flatten the curve
Curfews and stay at home orders
Real estate is booming
Every day is blursday
Mental illness and alcoholism are social problems
Exercise and sleep are back again
Temperature checks
Cooking, baking and gardening
Time in nature
Home improvements, construction everywhere
Travel bans
Hand lotion is everywhere after washing and washing and washing
Happy Hour/game night/company culture through a screen
The election that wouldn’t end
Questioning democracy
Mainstream media and fact checking
Designer masks and the search for a comfortable one
6’ distance
Elbow bumps
Sports in a bubble
Sanitization and cleanliness as a strategy
Facetime
Don’t touch your face
Protecting your privacy
Contact tracing
Environmental wins – Italy’s canals clear to the ground, roadways clear, pollution reduced
Quarantining – creating your “pod”
Dressing from the waist up
Home offices tricked out
Road trips
Super spreader events and surges or spikes
Shutdowns
Fatigue and stress are high
The holidays are changing and changed
Small gatherings
Fires, hurricanes and floods
Graduations, birthdays, weddings and funerals as small, online or non-existent gatherings
Gas @ prices that were last seen in 2005
No traffic
Pets win with the pandemic – adoption of pets, empty shelters
Organize and simplify your life and expectations
Adaptability and flexibility are requirements
“You’re on mute” is a permanent meme
And here’s 2020 in pictures from NPR and The NY Times to remember the year. It’s been a journey.
Welcome 2021, we’re ready for you!
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