Happy New Year’s Eve! We hope that any days off you’ve had recently have been relaxing.
We encourage you to take this time to relax, rest, and recharge as we step into this new year. To help us prepare for whatever experiences 2021 will bring us, make the time to practice self care. Watch a movie, read a book, hang out with the people in your household, or find fun ways to remotely connect with friends and family outside your household. Something we have done to stay connected and still be able to “hang out” is that we have begun a re-watch of Gilmore Girls (a show we both enjoy and bonded over early in our friendship) using the Chrome app Teleparty. This Chrome extension allows you to have little “parties” with people where you can watch the same show or movie and chat about it as you watch! It currently supports Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+. Disney+ and Hulu also have their own capabilities for “Watch Parties”. If you don’t have either of those, another great option (that we have done many times) is to just turn on the same movie as someone else, and text during the show! Need inspiration for a movie? It’s not too late to check out our post on movies from last week.
You can still spend time with family even though you are physically apart. Schedule a video call with your family, play games, chat, eat food together. There are lots of yummy ways to feel like it’s the same New Year’s Eve as years past. You can still have hors d’oeuvres and champagne. Better yet, see if a local business is open and order from them!
We wish you only the best as we go into this new year. We hope this year can be one of new found strength, compassion, and healing for everyone.
‘Til next time,
Amanda & Marissa
