Soon it will be 2021 and we can all put this no good, very bad, horrible year behind us. I’d like to believe that we can reset time with the stroke of midnight on December 31, but I’ve been quarantined long enough to know that there is no quick fix to this mess we call 2020. Being the optimist I am though, I’m still putting my resolutions out into the universe.
I’m going to manifest the crap outta 2021 and you should, too. I mean, if 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that we’re at the bottom and it can only go up from here. Below are some inspirational New Year’s resolutions for anyone who has been surviving the pandemic.
Travel to the other side of the room
Explore the great outdoors
Fresh air in a pandemic is a hot commodity. There were no vacations this year. None. The furthest I traveled was three hours to see my mom after quarantining for months. It was once. The scenery needs to change. Let’s research some state parks and natural habitats and schedule appropriately. Even a walk in a different direction in your own neighborhood can help get same much-needed exercise and fresh air.
Discover the next great streaming service
I don’t know about you, but I’ve exhausted Netflix. If we’re being completely honest, I’ve exhausted most streaming services. I am currently plowing my way through Rakuten Viki. Sure, I don’t speak Mandarin, but I got an A+ in reading. The culture is sweet, the stories are PG and uplifting — what more does a mom in lockdown need?
Cut down screen time from 12 hours a day to 11
OK, show off, if you want to cut your screen time, go ahead. I’m not feeling that confident in my parenting these days so I won’t be doing anything so drastic. My girls are in school Zooming for seven hours a day. They use their computers to complete homework. In their free time, they are scrolling the ‘Gram, posting on TikTok or Snapping friends. This is the only peace I get in my house. Why would I take that away from them or me? In fact, my resolution is to get better at TikTok so I can join them.
Eat a vegetable
Vegetables just don’t make sense in a pandemic. They give no comfort whatsoever and they are not shelf stable. Plus, let’s be honest, they certainly do their part to move through that toilet paper stash you’ve been hoarding. While I love a good salad as much as anyone, it’s definitely not a top-of-the-list resolution for 20201 but, just for you, on January 1, I’m going to buy some avocados and cucumbers to put on my face.
Bathe more regularly
As the days have morphed into weeks and months, I have no clue what day it is and remembering what I last ate, let alone when I last showered and washed my hair, is a chore. So beginning on January 1, let’s all start marking our schedules and get regular teeth brushing and showering back in rotation.
Keep not shaving
Nobody’s going anywhere, so why bother shaving? I’m predicting that hairy everything will be making a comeback in 2021 because we’re all just too tired to give any effs about body hair. We’re just happy to be surviving.
