365 Days...

There is a long game when it comes to a modern pandemic: simply get vaccinated before you get sick. We’re 365 days into this pandemic and we’ve another 365 days to go; with each day that passes, get closer to what we remember as normality (at least we think we can remember).

With this in mind, this is what I plan to do over the next 365 days to help get me through this crisis.

• Work really hard to stay healthy and keep others healthy

• Be there for family and friends, and help keep them safe (refer to #1)

• Continue to be of value to those I work with

• Don’t let all that practical “life stuff” slide just because I think every day seems the same and I just don’t feel like doing it (you know like — taxes, doctor’s appointments, blogs, getting my car licence, better rigor around my investing… stuff like that)

• Keep running stairs, keep riding my gravel bike, stay mobile and don’t sit too much, keep eating right, and get lots of fresh air

• Stay imaginative and try new things (even if they are small and seemingly insignificant). Keep the brain working and “relatively sharp”

• Plan that next trip. You’re definitely gonna need it after this is all over.

It’s amazing what you can accomplish in 365 days — I’m optimistic.

iamgpe

PS: Why the picture of a bike in the snow? Well this is a manifestation of me exercising, getting fresh air and being imaginative. Riding a bike in the snow is so much fun!

PPS: If you have gotten this far you’ve probably recognized I’ve put my 365 day plan down on paper ( I wanted to keep them broad because, in the time of COVID, i want to stay “nimble”).

Come on people, it’s the beginning of a new year — get it down on “paper”.