Where did 2019 go?
(for the record we are trying to ignore you 2020)
How did 2019 go so quickly — was it something I said?
I lost a lot in 2019: my engagement ring, my luggage, and the elasticity in my skin.
I lost endless hours watching re-runs of The Mentalist, Friends, and Frasier, while playing Candy Crush Soda.
I’m not proud.
(Well… maybe just a little.)
I found a group of ladies who made me laugh. A lot.
I lost a bunch of weight on a crazy thirty-day, near-starvation diet.
I found wine again and put it all back on.
Oh, how I missed my sweet, sweet friend.
I almost lost the will to live in a toxic job — thankfully, sense prevailed and I high-tailed it out of there.
I found my high school besties. They were still the same cool chicks I drank West Coast Coolers with in the park all those years ago.
I lost one of my favourite people to the Americas.
I found her again on FaceTime.
Oh — and I found my engagement ring.
It was lying in wait for me under the bed.
I was ready, 2020.
What were you going to do?
Lockdown
(Turns out, quite a lot.)
UPDATE: What Actually Happened in 2020
Because of lockdown, I:
- smashed Candy Crush daily — I should crack level 4000 by the end of this week
- lost the last jigsaw piece from every puzzle I attempted
- needed my engagement ring resized two sizes up (bottle shops delivered)
- “broke” the camera on my PC — sorry, Zoom. Audio only now and forever. Amen.
- reconnected with my family — not because we were estranged, but because we made a deliberate effort to remind each other we were loved.
Note: We’re based in Perth, Australia, and our lockdown lifted early. Our hardship was minimal compared to so many others, both around Australia and across the globe.