Totally 80s

Kate from Can I Get Another Bottle of Whine... with my morning quiet time? is the mastermind behind this week's listicle topic. She gave us 3 choices:

10 Things Totally 80s
10 Tweets
10 Crushes

Such good choices! But ultimately, I went with ...

10 THINGS TOTALLY 80s

There were so many different ways I could have done this, but I decided to just share 1 thing from 10 different pop culture trends. Obviously, I could have probably come up with a list of 10 things in each category, but these are either the first thing that came to mind or my favorite or a special memory I have.

1. Movie - Can't Buy Me Love



I don't know what it is about this movie, but it's hands down my favorite 80s movie.



2. Song - Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper





I loved this song when I was young.
Oddly, it reminds me of the swingset in our backyard growing up.
My husband likes to rank Cyndi Lauper with Shakespeare because of how many times this song has been covered. lol.



3. Band - Poison



My older sisters would listen to this band, and I remember sneaking into their room to borrow their cassette tapes.



4. Heaththrob - River Phoenix



River was one of my first crushes! Oh, I was in love. :D



5. Fashion Trend - Pinned jeans

I scoured the Internet for a good picture of pinned jeans, and I could find NONE! I was hoping to re-create one this morning before work, but ran out of time.  Hopefully I'll update this post later with a good picture.



UPDATE: I finally found a picture online. From a fellow Listicler, of course! Thanks, Ellen for letting me use your fab picture. :D



6. TV show - Full House



I watched a LOT of 80s TV shows, but I this was definitely one of  my favorites.



7. Car - Ford Aerostar



When asking my husband for help with this post, he came up with this category. And the Aerostar.  He said everyone seemed to have this car.
And then I remembered that I'm pretty sure my family had one, too.



8. Electronic gadget - Nintendo Entertainment System



I remember when this came out. It was definitely the MUST HAVE gift of the time. We got one, and my brothers played it a LOT.



9. Home Appliance - Microwave oven



I think the 80s is when this appliance really sprang into popularity. I remember meeting a new family in the late 80s who didn't have one, and I thought it was so weird!



10. Health - Jane Fonda workout videos



Lastly, since this is a fitness blog, I can't leave out a popular health trend from the 80s!

What are your favorites trends from the 80s?

Now, why not head over to The good life to read all the other fabulous lists. I wonder which topic will be the most popular this week...
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