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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?
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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