It was the worst of times, it was the best of times, it was ….
It was the year of sticking my head in the sand, it was the year of resolving never to stick my head in the sand again.
It was the year of no friends, it was the year of remembering I once had friends, it was a year of wondering what friends are for
It was the year of slippers, it was the year of not combing the back of my head, it was the year of what the hell
It was the year of masks, it was the year of incognito, it was the year of anonymous
It was the year of voyeurism, it was the year of seeing how other people live, it was the year of seeing strangers’ houses via Zoom
It was the year of hoarding, it was the year of just enough, it was the year of more than enough, it was the year of Amazon boxes
It was the year of anxiety, it was the year of sadness, it was the year of simpler joys
It was the year of shut-in, it was the year of lock-down, it was the year of climbing the wall
It was the year of cooking, it was the year of getting sick of cooking, it was the year of wondering why we eat
It was the year of canceled plans, it was the year of disappointments, it was the year of looking ahead
It was the year of being cut off from loved ones, it was the year of loneliness, it was the year of too much togetherness, it was the year of silver linings
It was the year of crowded living, it was the year of children, it was the year of home school, it was the year of patter of little feet
It was the year of awe, it was the year of nature, it was the year of noticing
It was the year of walks, it was the year of gardening, it was the year of dreading winter
It was the year of breathing, it was the year of coughing, it was the year of I can’t breathe
It was the year of crazy politics, it was the year of fear and loathing, it was the year of courage and common sense
It was the year of bafflement, it was the year of not knowing what makes these other people tick, it was the year of too much news
It was the year of guilt for my good fortune, it was the year of frustration, it was the year of thinking I should be doing more to help
It was the year of never-ending, it was the year of one day at a time, it was the year of hoping for a better year ahead.