Time for 2020 in review!
5 Hardest/Worst Things about 2020 for me PERSONALLY:
1) Making decisions and managing my son's education in a pandemic.
2) Canceling (and losing the money for) my trip to London
3) The stress of feeling responsible/worrying about the employment status of my part-time direct reports
4) Managing a new team while being socially distanced from them.
5) Missing church and going to the movies.
It feels appropriate to say here that I understand and acknowledge the shocking luck and privilege that in a year when SO MANY lost jobs, and health, and loved ones, and even their lives, these were the hardest parts for me. One of the strangest parts of this year was the lack of a comprehensive way for our community and nation to share in what should be a kind of communal mourning for our losses.
5 Best Moments of 2020:
1) Sitting on a patio in Galveston with my children with the wind blowing in my hair from the beach.
2) Sitting in Nashville at a librarian conference, eating a frosted donut, listening to Dolly while waiting for the session to start.
3) Laughing to the point of TEARS, in a car with my mom and sister at the drive-through animal park.
4) Laughing hysterically while my husband cut off all my hair on the back porch while I narrated it live to my beloved group chat
5) Singing Karaoke with Ledger on Vacation
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