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Just Good Things #18

12/31/2021

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It's the last day of 2021 and, honestly, this year cannot end fast enough.

I had such hope when the vaccines came out for a return to normalcy, but that hope was quickly dashed. The news that the Pfizer trial for kids under 5 didn't work was a gut punch. Our kiddo is curious by nature, but we've had to keep her away from things and people in order to maintain our access to daycare. This is a kid who wants to explore and adventure, but she's stuck at home. We're stuck at home. I'm a homebody but even I've been yearning to go out to see people and do things again. 

2020 was the year I was just tired and cranky. I started this weekly post as a way to help me cope and find the good that still exists.

Here's what was good in the past few weeks:
  • Getting to see our families for the holidays. We hosted and everyone was vaccinated, boosted, and tested negative before they stepped foot inside.
  • Watching the methodical way our kiddo decorated sugar cookies AND the adorable picture I grabbed of her watching them bake in the oven.
  • Living really close to the National Zoo.
  • Enjoying piles of my mom's baked goods.
  • Playing with my kid's new Duplo Legos. (I may have had more fun than she did.)
  • Having the week between Christmas and New Year's off from work.
  • Getting the husband into playing Cookie Clicker.
  • Enjoying a doorstopper of a novel.
  • My mom took morning kid duty several times giving us a chance to sleep in. 
  • Weeding our belongings and adding a HUGE pile to the donation pick-up.
  • Taking a few minutes to color.
  • Citrus flavored fizzy water.
  • Catching up on all my podcast subscriptions.
  • DC handing out free rapid tests at libraries (one of which happens to be just down the street from our home).
  • Enjoying a trip to CostCo before the holidays that was not chaotic.
  • Watching our kid trying to twirl noodles onto her little fork.
  • Spending a few relaxing minutes coloring.

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