Appreciating what we have during cold and COVID times
It’s been almost a full calendar year since we’ve all had to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, and our lives have turned upside down.
At one point, the most valuable resource on planet earth was a roll of toilet paper. Sweatpants have gone from being a nice thing to own to an absolute necessity, and a once little-known app called Zoom is now used nonchalantly for all video call conversations.
But as our lives have changed, so have we.
At the beginning of the pandemic, I found myself thinking about all the things I couldn’t do—like go to a crowded sporting event, and a crowded bar afterward. I couldn’t go back to Ontario to see my family.