The pandemic has trapped me in an interminable mush. For over a year, I’ve been waist-deep in it, tossing day after day into the blender, chained to my bedroom and my hometown; cycling through similar walks, similar distractions; not sinking, but not moving forward.

Who could have guessed how life would be turned upside down in the year 2020?

It is completely okay if you did not get around to everything that you wanted to get to in 2020, because none of us did. This year brought along incredible challenges and unprecedented issues, and staying alive and staying happy is always more than enough.