DVD-DVD itu tergeletak tak tersentuh. Beberapa waktu belakangan, entah sudah berapa kali aku membeli DVD hanya untuk kugeletakkan di kamar. Teronggok dalam rak plastik itu. Buku-buku itu pun juga tak terbaca. Sebagian kutinggalkan begitu saja ketika aku baru mencapai halaman-halaman awal, malas rasanya. Kata-kata yang indah, pengalaman yang kaya, logika berpikir yang cerdas, yang biasanya memukau ku, kali ini tidak menarik hati. Blog pun ku update seadanya saja, tak terpikirkan olehku untuk menulis kan cerita hari-hariku belakangan ini - padahal jika aku mau, banyak yang bisa aku ceritakan ... weekend bersama anak2 KMK di Cibinong, sahabatku yang sedang menanti anak pertama, beberapa halaman yang sempat kubaca dari koleksi terbaruku (yang akhirnya kugeletakkan di tempat tidur :), sebenarnya banyak yang bisa kuceritakan. Nantilah aku kembali bercerita ...
What a crazy ride we have been riding in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has pretty much put our life on hold, if not going on a slower pace. I feel that we are running a marathon, and it's not over yet. The emotional toll that we have been experiencing since March is real. Everything that we used to take for granted, like meeting up with friends, birthday parties, kids activities, traveling, the convenience of doing grocery shopping anytime we want, a lot of them have been taken away from us, from my family. No more parties, no more lunch or dinner with friends, no more invitation for birthday parties, no more traveling. Perhaps my life had become too easy before the pandemic. We had to switch Nathaniel from a brick and mortar school to a cyber school. I tried to plan my grocery trips ahead of time to avoid crowds. We had to wear masks everywhere. But at least we are healthy. At least I am facing this together with my husband and kids as a family. At least I am at home that is fu...
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