20 THINGS WE WILL NOT MISS FROM THE PAST YEAR: 

20. Movie releases being delayed

19. Toilet  paper being out of stock

18. Not be able to dine indoors

17.Lines outside of stores

16. Having Covid be the subject of every conversation

15. Being dependent on screens and the internet to be entertained

14. Zoom fatigue

13. Limited social interaction 

12. Being scared of people coughing in public

11. Online school

10. Having to wear a mask

9. All these guidelines and safety precautions

8. Checking election updates every hour

7. Panicking whenever you feel even slightly sick

6. The time that we couldn’t spend with a far-away family member

5. Australia’s bushfires that have killed 500 million animals

4. West coast wildfires

3. The countless police brutality cases

2. Being scared for the health of our loved ones

1.  Trump being in office

20 THINGS WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THE NEXT YEAR: 

20. Marvel’s “Black Widow” coming out in May

19. “Friends” reunion coming out in March

18. Seeing movies in theaters

17. A new start for small business

16. 2021 Summer Tokyo Olympics

15. Restaurants opening again

14. The release of more PS5 games

13. Being in the audience for concerts and sporting events

12. Going back to Universal Studios and Disney parks

11. Being able to travel safely and comfortably 

10. Being able to try on clothes at stores again (no more wrong sizes and returns!)

9. Getting out of the house more

8. Going back to school / Sitting in a classroom to learn

7. Seeing people in person again

6. (Hopefully) the news will not be full of negatives

5. Holiday gatherings in person

4. Vaccine distribution 

3. Sickness rates and death toll going down 

2. Hugging

1.  First woman of color as the vice president of the U.S.