12 photos of life a year ago that will stress you out now

• We've been living in a COVID-19 world for nearly 365 days.
• These photos from only one year ago reveal just how much life has changed since March 2020.

It's been nearly one full year since the coronavirus turned the world upside down; one year of face masks and social distancing; one year of Zoom and working from home; one year of virtual happy hours and endless walks.

At the start of last March, most people couldn't describe the difference between a pandemic and epidemic. One year ago the idea of hoarding toilet paper was ludicrous. One year ago we were going to work sick.

Life has changed, and fast. As we approach the one-year anniversary of this awful, awful year, here are some photos from olden times - all taken nearly one year ago - to remind you what life was like right before it changed forever.

Hundreds of thousands of people traveled to and from New Orleans for Mardi Gras last February.

Bourbon Street is a sea of humanity on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. Experts later said the event was likely an original super spreader.      AP Photo/Rusty Costanza

Even more attended Disney Parks around the world until March 14...

Pinocchio and Tinker Bell during the new Magic Happens Parade on Main Street U.S.A. inside Disneyland on Thursday, Feb 27, 2020.      Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

And masses of college students attended March Madness games until the tournament was cancelled March 12

In this Feb. 28, 2020, file photo, Dayton fans cheer the team before an NCAA college basketball game against Davidson in Dayton, Ohio.      AP Photo/Gary Landers, File

Presidential campaigning still raged on...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden greets restaurant patrons at Buttercup Diner in Oakland, California on March 3, 2020.      Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images

Most safety measures weren't yet in place even as federal officials were briefed on the virus.

Health officials testify during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing concerning the role of aviation in containing the spread of infectious diseases, in the Russell Senate Office Building on March 4, 2020 in Washington, DC.      Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images

But some rejected virus mitigation measures even after they were recommended

Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Bojangles Coliseum, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C.      AP Photo/Evan Vucci

As the virus intensified, people swarmed grocery stores and markets...

La Rochelle (western France) on March 16, 2020: coronavirus outbreak, crowd in the supermarket of the Beaulieu shopping center.      Photo by: LŽoty X/Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The panic buying led to shortages of toilet paper and Clorox wipes.

Empty shelves and shoppers are visible at a Target retail store during an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Contra Costa County, Dublin, California, March 15, 2020.      Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

The virus spread quickly through populous cities.

Commuters ride in a subway car in Mexico City, Thursday, March 5, 2020.      AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwel

Travelers rushed to get home ahead of international flight restrictions

Passengers wait for their flights at the Marrakesh Airport on March 15, 2020.      Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images

Crowded cruise ships became some of the first super spreader incidents

Passengers, who were prevented from disembarking due to Coronavirus restriction, are seen on deck while MS Black Watch, a cruise ship currently owned and operated by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, is about to cast off on her way to Southampton on March 14, 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal.      Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images

But with vaccinations on the rise, perhaps Times Square can look like this once again a year from now.

People walk through Times Square on February 21, 2020 in New York City.      Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images