In March 2020 I was 26 years old living in New Hampshire, only had one dog, and a completely different job. Now I’m 28 (almost 29) back in New Jersey with 2 dogs, engaged, and 2 jobs past that job in 2020. I don’t think I’ll stop talking about COVID any time soon. It has…
It may sound weird, but I get nostalgic for the beginning of the pandemic where there was nothing but time alone. Time to learn how to make pasta or sushi, time to clean my fridge and vacuum my car, time to binge watch the entire Twilight series. Lately, I’ve gotten so busy again. In a…
Let's just start this off with the fact that I'm a pessimistic overthinker. I think about all the bad things that could happen all the time. So I've given a lot of thought to what I would do if my world was ending. And by ending this could mean a variety of thing, I suffer…
I am really fortunate to not have yet been heavily burdened by COVID-19. I am fortunate that no one I know has died or even gotten very sick. I am fortunate in that I have a job now and I am vaccinated. But man, this pandemic has thrown me for a loop mentally. Just when…
In 6 months, it will be 2022. Did 2021 even happen? I'm still processing 2020. About a year ago today, I packed up my office in New Hampshire. I had only been there a handful of times since we were sent to work from home in March 2020. The whole building was quiet and our…
There is something really inspiring about seeing everyone get outside and be happy and healthy after the year we've all had. I'm going to play a little dumb and pretend that all of these people are vaccinated and are doing what's best for the overall population, so bear with me. The state of New Jersey…
On April 23, 2020 I wrote a blog post on this exact topic. I will be the first to admit I've been thoroughly naïve through this whole pandemic, always thinking that things were about to get better. It's been over a year since I wrote that last post and now, finally, things are slightly resembling…
Continue reading ➞ Anxiety Around Actually Returning To Normal
I've spoken a lot about how the hardest part of the pandemic for me was losing a sense of joy. One of the things that brings me the most amount of joy is traveling, and obviously we haven't been doing much of that. I will cautiously say that things are finally feeling like they are…
I think the pandemic took something from everyone. For some, it may be worse than others. But no matter what it is, it’s valid because 2020 through 2021 has just been a hot mess. For me, I’ve recently begun to see what the pandemic had taken away from me. And that was just pure, unworried,…
Continue reading ➞ How The Pandemic Made Me Lose A Part Of Myself
I got laid off in July 2020. I had an inkling it was coming, but wasn't positive. When I woke up on the morning that marked the end of our fiscal year, I saw an email from HR telling me they would calling me between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM, and that's when I knew…
Continue reading ➞ 4 Things I Wish I Had Done After Getting Laid Off
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