Welcome to 2022. Remember last year, in 2019, when you were making big plans to do amazing things when the new decade came around? Well, it’s better late than never so time to get started on that to-do list that’s lying around somewhere.

One of the things on my list is to find time, energy and inspiration to write more, here. I think it’s a good way to help me process my thoughts (also affectionately known as “the swirl”) and to help me articulate them in a coherent, understandable way.

So buckle up because the year is only getting started. This pandemic is far from over, so let’s all try to make the most of what we have to live through.

Some days are not so good, then some others are just bad. It’s okay to feel that way; these are unprecedented times we’re going through together.

And it’s okay to slow down during this time and not expect our lives to be as “productive” as it was before the pandemic. And it’s okay that things will never return to “normal” after this because hoping that life miraculously reverts to how it was in 2019 is an impossible dream.

It’s also okay to feel like there’s catching up to do once this is truly over. Yes, I think there will be a lot of life to catch up on and it’ll be a good chance to think of what is truly important in our lives. It’s okay to reprioritize different things and different people.

So it’s okay to just sit back and do whatever it takes for this to pass. Minutes will turn to hours and hours to days and days to weeks, and we will eventually cross the finish line. Then it’s okay to reflect back on these times and be glad that we were okay while we going through it.

This isn’t my first blog so I’m no stranger to putting strings of words out into the internet.

I moved here, with a clean slate, because I felt an overwhelming urge to start anew.

To me, writing is one of the most liberating and creative forms of expression, but I am still not really good at it. It’s just easier to find an excuse not to write, and believe me, I found plenty in the past.

Here’s to a new start, again. I hope you’ll find these random ramblings enjoyable, or the very least, bearable.