Why is 2020 so hell-bent on destroying us? This was one of the shittier weeks, and that’s really saying something. It lasted TWENTY-ONE DAYS! Every teaching task takes forever because it isn’t one task, it’s ten. And I’m not sure any of it is truly meaningful in the way I’d like it to be. Every…
Essays
2020 September – Week 37
I am learning a lot about myself this week. Lucy aptly named the fun facts “Tiffacts.” For example, I discovered that I like to narrate my actions to Sam in a sing song voice (I think he likes to be updated, especially in this manner). I also seem to dance during pretty much every household…
2020 September – Week 36
Hello Week Thirty-six. And goodbye to the life I’ve known for the past eleven years. This was the last week in which Brian and I lived together. It’s really quite… I don’t know. The feeling is indefinable. But perhaps that’s because at the time of writing this, he hasn’t actually left the final time yet….
2020 August – Week 35
The week before school starts is usually filled with a frantic excitement. I try to put everything in order so I can start the year fresh, putting my best foot forward. This year… Well. I still tried to get everything in order, but it was far more frantic than exciting. I spent some time at…
2020 August – Week 34
This week, I purged. I’m still in the process of purging, actually. It’s a glorious feeling, getting rid of things. Cleansing. Any other year, I would be excited to get everything organized before the start of the school year, so that I could feel mentally ready to go and energized by the idea of a…
2020 August – Week 33
I struggled with the monotony of pandemic life so much during Week Thirty-Three that I actively sought ways to feel productive. I tried to wrestle myself back into a gym routine (even though I’m working out alone now), I finished going through all 16,000+ pictures in my iCloud account, and I started purging all my…
2020 August – Week 32
Hello, Week Thirty-Two. Not much to report this week. Life keeps truckin’ on, or whatever the expression is. I did some school work; it went well. I attempted some writing; it went okay. I had more difficult conversations with my nonboyfriend; they went. I also heard what our district’s tentative plan is for the fall….
2020 July – Week 31
Hello, Adventure. That’s what Week Thirty-one was about, and I’m ever so grateful. I needed the getaway. And I needed the time by myself (though some of my adventures were not solo). It was my last hurrah before shutting myself back in to my house and strictly avoiding contact with other humans. I had a…
2020 July – Week 30
Hello, Week Thirty. And hello to the friends and family I actually spent some time with this week. I wasn’t 100 percent COVIDly responsible — I admit that. I shouldn’t have been so lax with things because I know COVID is still a threat. And I know I need to remember I’m extra susceptible. And…
2020 July – Week 29
I lost all track of days during Week Twenty-Nine. Every day felt like a Wednesday — a middle of the week day. Everything is becoming a blur, so I’m grateful for this picture project helping me hold on to each day as its own. At least I have something somewhat tangible to look back on…