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This was the year we watched a lot of movies, binged on a lot of TV, baked a lot of goodies and found some new ways to stay active and entertained. 

Your favourite TV shows this year

Netflix beats out Disney+ handily. No surprise there – Disney+ only launched this year and clearly has some catching up to do to good old trusty Netflix! Boy did that old friend come in handy in 2020…

Some of your favourites this year were:

  • Friends
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  • Money Heist
  • Suits
  • Riverdale
  • Lucifer
  • The Society
  • Umbrella Academy
  • Big Bang Theory
  • Tiger King
  • The Politician
  • The Handmaids Tale
  • Teenage Bounty Hunter
  • The Sinner
  • Killing Eve
  • 13 Reasons Why
  • Ozark
  • Stranger Things
  • Modern Family
  • You

What song best sums up 2020?

Avenue Beat – F2020
Tyga, Curtis Roach – Bored in the House
Queen – I Want to Break Free
REM – It’s the End of the World

Dust off those aprons

People everywhere put on their aprons and chef’s hats and got in the kitchen this year. What else was there to do anyway? Here’s what you all were whipping up – sounds like a carb-fest!

  • Bread – Banana bread, sourdough
  • Cake – carrot, chocolate, lemon
  • Pasta
  • Cinnamon scrolls

Takeaway withdrawal

Some of you couldn’t WAIT to get back to your Uber Eats faves. Here’s what your go-to food orders were once we finally got out of Level 4:

  • Pizza
  • KFC
  • McDonalds
  • Bubble tea
  • Ice cream
  • Sushi
  • Sensational chicken
  • Donuts

 

What stressed you out this year?

  • Switching to online lectures and tutorials
  • Covid-19
  • Lockdown
  • Finances
  • Searching for jobs

And what helped you relax?

  • Sleep
  • Netflix
  • Exercise – running, yoga, walks,
  • Food
  • Music
  • FaceTime calls with family and friends

 

How did you stay active this year?

  • Home workouts
  • Running
  • Walking
  • Zumba/ dancing

What’s the one thing you couldn’t have survived this year without?

  • Good wifi
  • Zoom
  • Netflix
  • A good support network – Friends & family
  • Phone
  • Laptop

 

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