It was New Year鈥檚 Eve 2019 and of the top resolutions 小蓝视频 made that night, less screen time sat just behind getting finances in order and living a healthier life. Enter 2020.
Countless households took a deep financial hit, the plan to exercise gave way to the quarantine 15 and then of course, there鈥檚 the screens. The resolve to spend less time was quickly replaced by the necessity to increase it thanks to everything moving virtual. We also had to search for entertainment options right at home. But all that extra TV watching didn鈥檛 have an effect on us, right?
The greater part of the year left us wondering if this was The Real World聽or if we were part of The Twilight Zone, questioning if these were truly The Days of Our Lives. Going outside was said to put us in 闯别辞辫补谤诲测听so we remained in our 贬辞耻蝉别听with our social bubble, knowing the days of Full 贬辞耻蝉别听would be put off for a while. By Christmas it was no more than a Party of Five.
We recognized how much we cherished Family Ties聽and we looked for ways to stay connected with Friends, as we truly missed our Bosom Buddies. Those living in the same household felt All in the Family聽was just a bit too close, and longed for extra square footage to spread out into The West Wing聽and avoid the Family Feud. Many had to isolate Upstairs Downstairs聽in their own homes in the hopes of ensuring Happy Endings.
The Office聽moved to kitchen tables where All Creatures Great and Small ruled the roost. If 尝补蝉蝉颈别听wanted to interrupt a meeting, he did, leaving us to wonder Who鈥檚 the Boss?聽All around the world the Wild Kingdom聽re-emerged, taking back some of the space we took from them While You Were Out.
We were asked to have only one member of the household go out and do the Supermarket Sweep. In some places the Designated Survivor聽faced a 闯耻苍驳濒别听simply trying to buy Bare Necessities, hoping The Price is Right. Police clamped down on the Criminal Minds聽of those price gouging to make The Profit.
Our Parks and Recreation聽were shut down and our Sports Centre聽was now the kitchen table where board games and puzzles became the focus of Good Times.
With more time in our houses, we tackled Home Improvement, turning some people into Designing Women聽and others into Disaster DIY, putting their Life In Pieces.
People got desperate (or ambitious) enough to show off their Shear Genius聽cutting their own hair, making their own 厂辞补辫听or altering their clothes for the Next In Fashion. It was a time of paying homage to the skills needed for life in The Little House on the Prairie, despite living as a Modern Family.
We looked to leaders for guidance and plans, but found Stranger Things聽in 厂肠补苍诲补濒听and Big Little Lies, as well as benefits for some that will have our country living Til Debt Do Us Part.听听听听听
Travel plans were put on hold when our 奥颈苍驳蝉听were clipped but it turned some of us into Road Rovers聽with time to explore what is 滨苍听Our Backyard. Since we stayed close to home there was no worry of getting 尝辞蝉迟听in Another World.
Dating during the pandemic brought on a whole new set of complications for all looking for success in the Match Game. There will be many interesting Tales of the Unexpected聽in the years to come as people share the story of How I Met Your Mother. Meanwhile, The Rules of Engagement聽changed for those who had fallen in love and were planning to Say Yes to the Dress. Weddings became A Family Affair聽or a Picnic in the Park, which seemed to matter little to those actually getting married who were just wanting The Love Connection.
In church we couldn鈥檛 sit Too Close for Comfort, so people had to get used to Trading Spaces聽from the pew they might normally choose as they became The Masked Singer.
When our part of the world began reopening there were Happy Days聽in resuming some of what we used to know. But it didn鈥檛 last too long and we were told to Curb Your Enthusiasm聽as The Surge聽put us back under restrictions again.
There has been so much pain, such grief, such heartache for too many, but at times has brought out The Good Fight聽in us as we pulled together for each other. Each night 颁丑别别谤蝉听came from balconies and street corners for The Good Doctor聽and 狈耻谤蝉别蝉听in every 贰搁听and General Hospital聽around the world. We saw a Quantum Leap聽in the production of a vaccine and we move forward in Hope and Faith聽that this Life Unexpected聽will soon feel more like This Is Us.
The best thing we can do in this new year is to take comfort in the fact that we are Still Standing. We are thankful we live in The Good Place聽and can continue to take it One Day at a Time. That鈥檚 my outlook.
