
10 Things We’ve All Learned in This Pandemic Year
Today I took a moment to think about all the craziness we've experience this last year thanks to COVID-19. I was thinking about my frame of mind one year ago, when I honestly didn't take "COVID-19" too seriously. When the world shut down, I did what health experts and local leaders told us to do. I stayed home, wore face masks, and did my part to 'flatten the curve'.
I went through moments of panic when the severity of the virus finally sunk in. I got the virus and was blessed with a minor case, although my sense of smell and taste is still not what it used to be. I worried about my parents and high-risk loved ones, and I still wonder what the post-pandemic future will look like.
Of all the things I worried over, experienced, and got frustrated by, here's 10 of the most important lessons learned in the this last pandemic year:
- People HATE wearing face masks.
- Many people think they are a political and/or science expert.
- Grocery pickup is the best thing ever.
- Zoom allows homebodies to feel like they have a social life.
- I absolutely do not have what it takes to be a teacher, and I love the ones that do even more.
- We don't need to go to the movie theater to see a new movie, even if my popcorn isn't as good.
- We all re-learned the kindergarten concept of singing the ABC's while washing our hands.
- Television streaming services have saved many of us from insanity.
- We know without a doubt who the most important people in our lives are.
- There are way more selfish people on this planet than we ever thought.
So many bad things happened in this last year that it's mind-boggling. You know what, though? We survived! We may be a bit emotionally scarred and weary, but tomorrow will be a brighter day. Let's be nice to each other and continue moving forward, united.
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