Boy, I would imagine that my answer is the same as almost everyone’s around the globe: I am looking forward to the end of the pandemic and a return to something approaching normal life.
(which sounds like it will probably happen in 2021)
It’s not really that I mind wearing a mask; I’m kind of used to it now, and as long as I wear contacts instead of glasses, it’s not too bad.
But I am weary of the social and travel restrictions. I would like to go visit friends who live in other places.
I’d like my girls to be able to see their friends whenever they want.
I’d like to have people over whenever I want.
I’d like to go to church in-person and be part of an in-person small group.
I’d like to not have to be so careful about asthmatic Sonia, and I’d like her to be able to get a job.
And of course, in a bigger-than-me sense, I look forward to the end of people around the world suffering from contracting the virus.
So. That’s what I’m looking forward to in 2021.
I’m looking forward to planning out and planting the new garden beds my husband dug for me this winter.
And also what you said. 🙂
Hugging kids and grandkids, selecting my own produce and doing my own grocery shopping, volunteering in the schools again, not worrying about relatives who work in hospitals.
I’m looking forward to finally having my father settled into our home.
Ditto.
I’d love to take a trip somewhere and be able to visit family and meet my new great-niece.
I’m hoping our daughter’s wedding, scheduled for early summer, can be the wedding they spent time and money planning, rather than a very stripped down affair.
I want to be able to volunteer again, go out to lunch with family and/or friends.
I want to stop avoiding people (physical distancing).
What come to my mind immediately, is I hope my son can have a somewhat normal last half of his senior year in high school. The mandates in CA are very strict. I also look forward to shopping locally again. Small businesses are mostly closed because of the restrictions. I’d love some normalcy in 2021!
I always look forward to a new year. There’s a sense of optimism that comes with the new growing season that just can’t be beat. We’ve pushed off a lot of decisions over the last five years — vehicle decisions, changes to the house, other property improvements — and I suspect 2021 will see a lot of that delay end.
Also, I’m tired of walking on eggshells, never really knowing who’s taking pandemic precautions to the hilt and who’s not, or who’s going to go bat$hit political on me. That’s so tiresome. If even some of that eases, I’ll be glad.
Sigh. Yes. I’d love to attend an exercise class. I’d love for my kids to have an indoor playdate. I’d love for my in-laws to be free to visit from Hong Kong without intense reentry requirements upon their return. I’d love to have a life group evening with all 5 families in our group. And I agree with Kate – I want to stop avoiding people, constantly being aware of how far apart we are and for how long.
I look forward to not knowing if people are selfish the instant I see them, the way I can now when I see them not following Covid precautions. I have lost three people to the virus and I am very immunocompromised, and yet fellow citizens choose not to follow the medical guidelines as they evolve. I don’t understand it and when I hear the numbers of dying and personally know someone in her 30s who survived but appears to have some permanent damage from it, I am filled with rage. So it will be nice when I don’t have to see selfishness manifested so obviously.
Well put!! I feel the same way about people who refuse to take a few extra precautions while I’m wearing my mask and distancing to protect them! I’ve had 2 personal situations that were the ultimate in selfishness. Both times involved someone in line behind me, both times they were way too close (not following the marks on the floor), and both were standing almost as close as I would be standing with my husband. In other words, way too close! Both times I asked if they would please step back a little and both of the men absolutely REFUSED to step back even when I asked several times. In order to get some distance from them, it forced me to step too close to the person in front of me. So my only option was to go to the back of the line away from them. I still become livid when I think of those 2 selfish men.