{"id":36212,"date":"2026-01-22T14:47:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=36212"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:49:54","slug":"2026-is-the-new-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2026\/01\/2026-is-the-new-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Trendy? 2026 Is The New 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you seen this trend making the rounds online?  What does it even mean, other than a look back 10 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I went through old Facebook posts and shared some online.  Talking to my daughter, I said &#8220;I feel like I shared too many pictures!&#8221; and she said, &#8220;Nope. That&#8217;s the point.  To share a look at life from 2016.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NO surprise this is another TikTok trend.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new trend is about going back to simpler days.  That old-school-vibe &#8211; think oversaturated Instagram pics, the Snapchat dog filter, throwback fashion, and classic simple memes. TikTok even has a \u20182016\u2019 filter so you can recreate that look. It started as a Gen-Z joke, but now it\u2019s turned into a real wave of nostalgia  because it seems a lot of us miss when the internet felt simpler and more fun &#8211; before doomscrolling, clickbait, and AI junk took over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yeah it would seem the internet is having a full throwback moment. I kinda love it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2026\/01\/0dd77d71-workplace-challenge.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36215\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I won a workplace fitness challenge that started my own health\/ wellness journey and a home workout platform I still use today.  I learned healthier dessert swaps and got exctied about fitness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I got started on my Happy Planner addiction.  (I&#8217;ve since stopped.  I was collecting too many stickers and not using it enough).    I was in my Sons of Anarchy era.  I felt like I was part of the cast with my hoodie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2026\/01\/aadb3b14-2016-baking-november.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36216\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There was the face swaps which were so fun.  My dad and my oldest daughter swapped faces and I couldn&#8217;t stop laughing.  The best therapy is a good laugh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2026\/01\/cdda5d7c-face-swap.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36218\" style=\"width:234px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was still colouring my hair.  My kids were still young enough to hang out with me and plan vacations together in the summer.  It was the year of Gilmore Girls &#8211; A Year In The Life. We had a party and ate so much junk food while we watched the four episodes.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2026\/01\/6b5eba0f-gilmore-girls-party.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36217\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Have you looked back on your own life from 2016?  What stands out to you?  What do you miss?  What did you forget?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:cbuchanan@blackburnmedia.ca\">cbuchanan@blackburnmedia.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have you seen this trend making the rounds online? What does it even mean, other than a look back 10 years? I went through old Facebook posts and shared some online. Talking to my daughter, I said &#8220;I feel like I shared too many pictures!&#8221; and she said, &#8220;Nope. That&#8217;s the point. 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