These Pandemic Holidays Will Be the Best Ever

Yes, they will. Yes, they will. Yes, they will. Is this power of suggestion? Maybe, on some level, it is. But is it also what I truly believe? Absolutely.

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For all those suffering from isolation right now, I have to make an early apology and get it over with. I actually enjoy being alone. There, I said it. So, I’m pretty confident these holidays will bring me joy and comfort, instead of taking them away from me. As it has been known to happen in the past years.

I dreaded having to visit my family in December last year, as we all knew how 2020 was going to start for me — with a divorce. Nobody wants the pity looks, the We are worried about you looks, the What the hell is wrong with you looks. Well, you know what? I’m not gonna have them this year! I might as well pop up a bottle of champagne and drink to that right now, but I’m on a diet. On a ‘This pandemic turned me into a cow’ kind of diet. Oh well, win some, lose some.

But enough about the ghosts of holidays past.

What I Am Grateful for This Thanksgiving

• Having my first Thanksgiving ever (since I am not American). I think a global health crisis is the best period to reflect on what we should all be grateful for in our lives. It is such a heartwarming exercise that I am now undergoing…