Tonight we say goodbye to 2020, and I don't know a single person who feels the least bit sad about that.
A global pandemic, social and political unrest, economic uncertainty, and those Australian wildfires that feel like they happened five years ago will do that.
On top of it all, my family endured the loss of both my mom and my mother-in-law within 18 days of one another this past summer.
I'm with you if you think 2020 can go suck eggs.
As always, though, there is both good and bad. These past 365 days haven't been all gloom and doom.
Here are three good things about 2020 from my life. I'm almost certain you can come up with three (or more) of your own.
(1) I got to work from home and (mostly) loved it
The circumstances necessitating that millions of us suddenly become telecommuters in March were obviously not great, but I quickly fell in love with the routine. True, I miss seeing my co-workers. I mean, I really miss seeing them. Occasional visits to a mostly empty office don't cut it. On the other hand, I've saved a whole lot of money on gas and car maintenance, so there's that. And I enjoy being around my family so much. I wouldn't mind if, even after we got back to normal, my company maintained a schedule where those who are able to alternate days between working from home and working in the office can do so.
(2) I finished my master's degree program
It was a good 25 or so years later than I had intended, but I finally got that elusive graduate degree. I used space in this blog to whine about the workload on several occasions, but I finished in July. I'm proud of that.
(3) I end the year with the same incredible family with which I started it
Never, ever take the people in your life for granted. Life is too amazingly short and fragile for that. No list of good things in my life would be complete if my wife and five kids weren't part of it. They are the best things about my existence. Thankfully, 2020 didn't change that.
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