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What did you change about your life during the 12 months of Covid?

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Just curious if anyone else has made any massive changes in their life directly as a result of covid?

Obviously the "I haven't seen friends and family" and "I didn't go on vacation" and such are givens.

I'm talking "I bough a cottage so we had somewhere to go" or "I decided to retire" or whatnot.

Myself, I completely changed my hairstyle for the first time in over 40 years years. I've always been a short hair type of guy but when the first lockdown started I'd just had a haircut a few weeks before. But then it dragged on and barber shops weren't allowed to reopen. When they did my go-to place was backed up for weeks.
Eventually I realized my hair was longer than it had ever been in probably my entire life and once it got past the "dishevelled homeless person" stage I was actually able to start doing new things with it. No, not in a Man-Bun sorta way, but in a new hairstyle "I kept doing double takes in every mirror I passed as I didn't recognize myself" type of way. And I kinda like it. Except on windy days.

For the time being, along with the beard, I'm sticking with it. Still not sure about the full beard as it has moments where I see "dishevelled homeless person" in the mirror and other times like what I see in the mirror, but meh, I may or may not keep it.
 
I don't have the luxury of being able to change my hairstyle.
Up yours, PP!

Whereas I've seen many people better themselves during this period, my family and I have taken a turn for the worse.
Ate more.
Moved less.

The only real positive is more family game nights (minus the teen who obviously hates his father).

The one thing this year has made me appreciate is the saying "absence makes the heart grow fonder", because after seeing my wife 24 hours a day for the last 365.....well, let's just say that my view for retirement has changed.

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I don't have the luxury of being able to change my hairstyle.
Up yours, PP!

Whereas I've seen many people better themselves during this period, my family and I have taken a turn for the worse.
Ate more.
Moved less.

The only real positive is more family game nights (minus the teen who obviously hates his father).

The one thing this year has made me appreciate is the saying "absence makes the heart grow fonder", because after seeing my wife 24 hours a day for the last 365.....well, let's just say that my view for retirement has changed.

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Same here I have 2 choices bald or friar tuck and not a fan of the friar tuck look.


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Hair's halfway down my back and past my neck in front. It's going today.

Been pushing my kids to get their G2 driver's licenses, which might finally happen by this fall. One down, two to go. Test appointments are booked.

Didn't ride much so far during COVID, just laps around the big block.

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Going to see if one of those places that makes cancer wigs wants it.
 
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No haircut for over a year and debating what to do when the shops open. The lost cost fallacy is being considered. What if I get it cut off and then miss it? I've lost my ROI.

Re the wife. She's a keeper but along with Covid my MIL died in early 2019. She lived out of town and my wife would go for a weekend once a month and for a week or so in the summer.

I used those times to do things around the house that I normally would have trouble with. The old construction adage: "It's easier to get forgiveness than permission." There's a big difference between "You're making sawdust" and "You made sawdust."

On the positive note, I've become more focused because I / we can't just wander anywhere when the mood hits.

Generally speaking I like challenges so C-19 is a challenge. However dealing with people that can't handle challenges isn't a challenge, it's a PITA.
 
Put on 19lbs because the gyms are closed...not happy about that at all. No squash or swimming for me. Personally I'd rather risk getting covid than guarantee picking up diabetes/heart disease, but clearly Doug doesn't share my sentiment. And had to get coffee through drive through for a while because I couldn't go inside. Bought dirt bikes for the kids, that's been pretty fun.
 
Gained too much weight... bought a smoker and indulged in lots of pork and beef, and of course, craft beer.
Since then, started at Canada Post. Lost the weight, want to lose an equal amount more. But work is spotty at best, considering "casual" status.

Adjusted diet accordingly, but, admittedly.. I just pulled like 8 pounds of ribs off the smoker a few minutes ago. Good thing that most will be shared amongst friends and family.
 
15 lbs I don’t need.

A nice bump to my Investments - yay!

Increased alcohol consumption... I never used to drink at home.

a lot more lovin. We both work at home.
 
I've dropped 15lbs and stopped drinking as much. Not eating in restaurants 6-8 times a week and staying off patios has had a huge impact. The extra cash laying around is silly ( I did buy a Tudor dive watch last week, so I know what time it is LOL, with patio savings)

Wife is considering retiring early (nurse burnout) and I am extending my expectation on retirement date.

Still waiting for air canada to give me back flight money from a year ago.
 
I went back to school in September, to finally finish my teaching degree that was interrupted by my crash in 2017. Deciding to go back to school, after a 3 year recovery, still dealing with PTSD and adding the pandemic in, well, it's been an interesting ride to say the least. The good news is that I finished my practicum (my in class teaching) on Friday.

It may have been the hardest thing I've ever done. I'm not quite done yet - I still have my university courses to finish over the next month, but the insanity of teaching high school is over. If you know a teacher, thank them. It's a tough job to do well under normal circumstances. In the pandemic, those people are saints.

I dunno if I'll teach in September. I need to focus on finishing all my assignments and then I need a break for the summer. Also, the pandemic doesn't seem to be done with us yet, so who knows what's going to happen.
 
@oomis congratulations on going back to school and pursuing your dream...while teaching is definitely challenging, it's also very fulfilling, especially when you see a child's eyes and face light up when they finally understand a concept (well, before masks that is)...
 
I keep a mask in my console to wear when I go into stores and at work.
 
Went from powerlifting into marathon training because gyms are closed.

Couple things I learned about myself:
  • My body is much more prone to injury for cardiovascular training
  • I am able to endure a lot of pain, to the point where I need to tell myself to **** off
    • Had a few instances where I pushed through the pain for a few days, only to make it worse the next day lol
  • I can run 40km+ weeks without training but cannot sustain past 5 weeks without getting injured
  • Yelling "ON YOUR LEFT/RIGHT" to pass people who can't walk in a straight line scares the living **** out of them 99% of the time
The biggest and most (literally) painful lesson: all the injuries I built up over the years were being compensated through powerlifting; as my muscles atrophy, I am feeling pain in the areas I have messed up in the past.

The plus side? I'm eating 2.6k to 4k calories a day, and I'm still losing weight lol. There's also a massive sense of pride knowing the vast majority are losing athletic performance; I'm only getting better (err..at least until a certain age lol.)
 
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