The year is almost up! Which memory stands out the most for you? [I Wish Everyone a Happy New Year]

Seeing the grocery store shelves empty. I have never seen that before and I over heard an elderly lady telling her daughter that the las time she saw this was as a child during WWII.

I think my most horrible memory is when my local stores stopped all delivery service for groceries. I tried and tried to wake up at 6:30 a.m. to shop during special hours, and when I finally succeeded my car battery was dead and my mechanic was closed.

If I had not had Amazon.com I would have run out of food, and they only had canned and dried food in stock.

I remember the price gouging online. I paid $35.00 for 4 lbs of brown rice. I ordered dried powdered eggs because I could not get fresh eggs. I ordered as many things in cans as I could, but even canned goods were in short supply and you could not be picky. I could not get canned fruit, so I ordered pie filling. I could not get bacon so I ordered bacon jerky. I still have some of the weird food I ordered. I could not get greens or green veggies, so I ordered kale powder. (Still don't know what to do with that).

Coconut milk, almond milk, oat milk...not available. I learned to use powdered coffee creamer instead of milk...and even tried dried coconut cream powder. THAT is some weird stuff.

It feels like a skipped year. Like everything came to a standstill as I stood at the doorway holding my hat and coat for a while, then put them back in the closet and rescheduled everything to 2021, or until further notice.

But also like we retreated into our own space, and into my own head with just the telephone and internet as portals to the world beyond the doorway. And I found comfort and peace here. Like I'm no longer anxious about grabbing my coat and hat and rush off to anywhere. My own little island is fine and there's really no hurry to rush off to anywhere else.

Reading about supermarkets in Wales wrapping non-essential items in plastic to prevent people from buying them.

The distance I would walk run to keep myself from going loco, I clocked up a few miles and steps.

The food that was thoughtfully made and appreciated.

The teamwork and great mentality that happened when we all came together to thank the medical healthcare workers

The selflessness of the health workers

♥️🌹

My husband sold our house while we were living in it and we had to move out and live in a shack in the woods with no water and electricity and 8 dogs.

Countries essentially shutting their Borders making it effectively impossible for me work overseas as I would normally do ☹️

Driving 4 days from Spokane, Wa. to Boston, Mass. last April.

Having dinner at a restaurant with my family right before the lockdowns

When I found out I was dealing with the worst case scenario.

London was empty.

@4meAndyou now there are companies like Shipt where you can get someone to shop for you and deliver to your home. I know a couple of people who are doing that

Rugby
Newport won at Pontypridd for the first time in thirteen years.Little did I know it was to be our last game.

Going shopping before lockdown and seeing the assistant wearing a mask and gloves.

Yes. The ugliest year.

Police guarding toilet paper at the stores.

Moving into my new home.
From an apartment to a townhouse.

Not getting to travel and visit family

These masks I wear. 😞

Winning the league.

None, I have no exceptional memory of 2020.