I now look forward to coming home and putting on my super comfy slippers I bought for myself as a Christmas present—a phrase I never thought I would write about myself. I love the smell emitting from my slow-cooker while I wait for it in my warm, cozy apartment. I look around my apartment and realize how lucky I am to live in it, and still be able to pay the bills while so many people have not had that luxury. And I love how I can share all my little victories with my fiancée.
I challenged the rest of the newsroom to come up with a few lines about what they’ve found a new appreciation for, and how their perspective has changed throughout this pandemic– a newly-found gratitude board, if you will. We’re not professionals in this regard, we’re just sharing our journeys in the hopes it can help others.