We made it

 We made it. 

A year ago today, I was with my close group of friends in a garage in Highland playing Overcooked talking about how we were going to tackle what we *thought* were going to be our hurdles of 2020. 

Oh, how wrong we were. 

We all had to make sacrifices of some kind this year, more than we might have been used to. It would be hard to find someone to say that their life *hasn't* changed this year. 

For me, I am incredibly lucky. My family is OK, my close friends are OK, and I'm OK - but it also was a wake-up call for me to try something different. To not take opportunities for granted - to use the time working from home and not commuting to learn a new skill or to get that exercise or work on my projects that I didn't have time to do. I'm less fatigued and less tired. 

I'm hoping the tech and game industry will continue to trust and hire people to work remotely/from home. It will really open up a chance for me (and others) to move or live anywhere... as long as it has good internet. Something I really never considered before 2020. And I think embracing technology and more opportunities to work remotely were one of the very few wins of 2020. 

I hope 2021 is better for everyone - We can all really use a win next year. I'm glad we made it through 2020.

Get vaccinated if you can, and wear a mask.