2020 was generally sh*t, but have you any/many highlights ?

[City_Sean]

Decided to try and make my youtube channel a full time endeavour at the start of 2021. Did it, then football got cancelled. Cracking timing lol....but its actually worked! Quite proud of myself for that. Ive managed to pay my bills and crack on and its been a bit of a surprise to me personally. First time ever being self-employed, and it's lead to more opportunities than I could've reasonably expected, even with my motivation for football being at an all time low. The one positive from 2020.

You deserve it mate. You present good analysis - and compared to the likes of AFTV and Howson/True Geordie you've shown you can discuss football without being a pure bellend.

Kudos to you mate. Here's hoping this year provides even more opportunities for you.

 

[big phil]

I have a pal who even before the pandemic could go out with £50 and still have it at the end of the night, the tight fisted ****. He has four conservatories and a moat.

Its early days but I think you may have nailed post of the year already. Exceptional matey :)

 

[Tuearts right boot]

I suppose finally realized that I liked my neighbor. Even though it has been a year and I have gotten nowhere, it is still nice to have an opportunity to be with a woman again. I had given up the idea after my break up.

That's the benefit of chloroform

 

[stonerblue]

As someone who ended 2019 crippled with aniexty and depression saddled with suicidal thoughts daily, self harming regularly not being able to function sometimes not even able to leave the house for weeks at a time 2020 has been a good year for me personally. A particular low point having to leave my sons first trip to a Manchester City game early after 20 mins I was having numerous panic attacks and needed to escape.

I have now set up my own external cleaning company and have been able to work consistently for the first time in over 6 years. The company is growing everyday and I am very pleased with how it is progressing. I now make a month what I did previously at my old job which was a personal target I had set out.

This has kept the aniexty and depression feelings to a minimum and more importantly I am now a much better husband and father to my two boys. It may sound stupid to some but even going to the local shop is a huge accomplishment for me.

As someone who thought life was just completely shite for years and years I hope someone can take solace from the fact things can and will change if you hang in there.

apologies for the long post.

well played Sir. Best wishes for '21

 

[Deleted member 77198]

My philosophy through experience is that when something has happened, you cannot change it, it is now in the past so there’s no point worrying about the bad things. Eventually it will simply be a memory you think of from time to time to learn from.

Concentrate on the positives. Celebrate them. Emphasise their importance over the negatives. Look forward to future positives and give the past negatives the emphasis they deserve.

 

[N1985]

Saw my daughter make me more proud day by day.

Gave up smoking on the 8th September.

Spent a good wedge of time with the missus. Moving in together in a few months.

I still have a business

Worked on my mental wellbeing and physical health to the point I've started this year on fire regarding exercise and frame of mind.

Rediscovered my love of reading and cooking. Now smoking pieces of meat, fit for a king and got to read some fantastic stuff.

Theres positives in everything. We just need to find them. We are going to get through this, and why not come out of it better than you went in. For some that's seen as unfathomable, selfish and terrible.

I've heard the term Covid Winner banded about and I hated it at first. Now I realise I am one. I'm not winning financially. Not by any means. But I'm gaining a better understanding each day of how the human race thinks and behaves, including myself. There are lots of lessons to learn from all of this. Not just ones directly related to the virus and the handling of it.

 

[Protein Junkie]

My partner moved in with me on 1st Jan which was a great decision.
City stuffing UEFA and with it the hopes of Rags/Dippers.
Managed an amazing holiday on the Amalfa Coast.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Off sentiment... but here goes...

In 2020 one of my friends committed suicide - I had no idea at all that she was predisposed to do so. It was gut-wrenching for me to learn of her passing.

She was beautiful, kind, a divorced mother of two children whom she loved above all else; she was brilliant - attending college at age 16. She loved the card game "bridge" and won a national championship in competition.
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For me, 2020 was the worst year in my life - I'd give anything at all to have my friend back.