Document what you're going through, they say. Future generations will want eye-witness accounts of these—here comes the overused phrase we all hate now—unprecedented times.
As someone who writes as a way to navigate through life, I want to regale you with worthwhile reading about challenges we're facing in 2020. But my creative ability has been yet another casualty in a year that has been defined by loss.
But wait! they say. Now you have the time to do all the things you always said you'd do! Power through and make the most of it while you still can!
Instead of jumping aboard the productive optimism train, I fill my free time indulging in comforting activities. Watching TV shows like Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and Schitt's Creek. Baking bread. Gardening. Walking. Reading the books. Sleeping, even.
That's my contribution for prosperity: I got through a pandemic by making the most of the solitary, no-thinking-required activities available to me. Without feeling guilty about it. Because #Selfcare.
Let someone else write the next great American novel. I'll be outside pulling weeds.
