Hindsight

You didn't ask, and I delivered. 20 new things to try in the year 2020. Or not. You do you.


1. Watch a show other than Friends. I love Friends as much as the next phalange. But Netflix has spoken. It's time to move on.

2. Stop asking for advice on Facebook. Think about the idiots that you're friends with on Facebook. Don't go there for parenting advice. If you want advice you have exactly 4 options. Ask your mom, ask my mom, write in to MBMBAM or watch Dr. Phil.

3. Visit Sanford, NC. Now that the bridge in Carbonton is complete there's a whole new world to explore. There's a real nice Kiwanis park. Check that out.

4. Cheese curds. Ya gotta eat em. That's dairy. Y'all want weak bones? I don't. I know the concept is a little gross. Don't think. Just eat.

5. Buy something from Rareform. It's a great company, check them out. Bags and such made from recycled billboards which makes them pretty weather/spill proof. And some excellent customer service & coupons.

6. Try clicking ads on this very blog. What do you have to lose?

7. Watch Last Week Tonight. Get politically informed. Right now some of y'all are out here looking like the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. Being apolitical ain't cute.

8. Use cookie cutters. Just experience what it is to roll out cookie dough instead of spooning it out. It will make you appreciate every decorated cookie you've ever eaten much more because it is such a pain in the butt to do.

9. Save every $20 bill you get in 2020. This seems unrealistic but just think of all the money you would have if you stored away each bill featuring ole AJ that you got all year and also this is crazy don't do this. Live a little.

10. Get a flu shot. I don't care how many times you have or haven't had the flu.

11. Proofread your social media posts BEFORE posting them. Maybe do a quick Google search if you have a grammar question. Ask Alexa?

12. Try pineapple in A.1. steak sauce. That's it. I just think it's really good.

13. Learn what exactly is up with the American healthcare system. Then explain it to me.

14. Teach yourself to tap dance. I really want to learn how to tap dance. So I think I'm going to DIY it and it would be cool to have some partners.

15. Look through old pictures. Not like you in college because that's just depressing but like you as a kid. When you didn't care how you looked.

16. Participate in the census. And while you're at it, maybe read the Constitution. Just give it a glance.  Know your rights.

17. See a movie alone. I do this all the time when my family is going to the movies and I have no interest in seeing whatever superhero or Star Wars movie they're watching but still want my dad to pay the price of admission. It's liberating.

18. Try cricket flour. Entomophagy is the future. Eating insects is the most sustainable source of protein and this premise really intrigues me. Should it really be taboo or is that just cultural bias? Spoiler alert...it IS cultural bias. We gone do it together.

19. Make sure your sunscreen isn't expired. That's a thing. It happens. Replace it if you need to BEFORE you learn the hard way.

20. Make a charitable donation of any kind. It will make you feel good, help others and give you the right to be pretentious about it too. It's a win-win-win.