2020 – Trump and COVID

It is a bit odd that Covid and Trump would collide so tragically in 2020. Both are so very unbelievable.

Even now that the Trump presidency has been over for about 12 days, looking back you can’t really imagine that it happened at all. It was so consuming for 4 years. You would check CNN every hour to see what crazy had happened. Then once January 6th happened and they pulled him off of Twitter…silence. Wonderful silence. No more vindictive, narcissism left. The world opened up again – we could all breathe again. And still I find myself still looking on CNN to see what legal troubles will befall him and if he will be ‘impeached’. Biden has come in with an air of empathy and kindness – I hope the world responds in kind.

COVID. How will I remember the months of COVID. It is strange how each day is the same as the last and we are more or less been in this waiting and in-between what was and what will be for about 11 months. Life for us is easy. I can’t imagine anyone in the service industry and/or a small business and what they are going through. The uncertainty is frustrating for them.

The worst for us is that we don’t see our families – but we have embraced Google Meets and it is okay…we are safe in our little homes. All tucked in and waving at others through our windows.

Working from home is wonderful. I don’t really know how I would cope going back into the office 5 days a week. Love waking up at 6am and starting work, going for a walk – checking in with my mom at 7am, having breakfast and then back to office at 7:30. Slipping in 20 min of yoga at some point. Having lunch with John each day. It is so easy.

I finish up at 4pm and do a pilates class until 5pm, shop and make dinner for 7pm.

Easy routine and each day repeats like the last one….we are safe and fine. We feel for all the front-line workers who can’t work from home and how some are making life and death decisions. Some are taking the place of loved ones who are aren’t there while their family members take their last breathe. Heart-wrenching.

There is still a worry though – you have a sniffle or are extremely tired and you think – ‘do I have COVID?’ Should I go and drop off groceries – should I go get tested?? Am I okay?

It will be over, I hope by next year at this time…and then we will look back and think – did that really happen??