So, it is 4:39pm on March 29, 2020. The covid19 pandemic has caused the Thorsen family, and much of the world, to hunker down into a form of “lockdown mode” I only imagined in conjunction with films, dystopian fiction, and nightmares. (Well, sort of. We actually had a reasonably nice day playing a Harry Potter board game, baking muffins, and getting some exercise. But, anyway…)
Like most (quasi) young professionals, I have considered starting a blog for some time. I am not sure when the idea initially started, but it was likely diminished by a combination of uncertainty about how to begin, insecurity about my own writing skills, and a pervasive sense of “busy-ness.” The nail in the coffin probably came from watching Julie and Julia with Becca, which set a standard for how cool a blog could be that, to me, felt unapproachable.
So, what changed? Well, we are confronted with the Pennsylvania-imposed “shelter-in-place” environment and consequent blurring of work and life boundaries, a stimulus overload of news, abundance of work, and household tasks. Additionally, I am intensely curious about the things being upended as a result of this coronavirus, including small and mid-market business operations, the health care delivery system, the financial markets, and general matters of global (in)stability. I felt that a platform to spill my thoughts periodically might be therapeutic and a mechanism to sort through some of life’s complexity.
Thank you for reading!