- Graduated in a pandemic
- Got a biorepository project up and running
- Survived Step 1 exam
- Tried as best as possible to be a good partner and a good mom
- Kept a closet organized for 11 months
- Wrote a K that did not get funded (yet), received a first grant but not second- still proud of the work
- Got accepted into medical school
- Whittled a spoon
- Miraculously still married and the kids are (for the most part) still happy and healthy
- Learned research skills: coded qualitative data on Dedoose, coded in R, grant management, RedCap, eIRB submissions, launched studies
- Actually got work done from home
- Learned to make a mean panang curry
- Hired a wonderful, bright RA
- Finished my masters
- Bought a house
- Adjusted living back at home
- Started PhD program
- Rekindled some important friendships in the wake of tragedy
- Started snowshoeing
- Moved a family member into a community care setting
- Joined a competitive dance team and our team won 3rd place in a virtual competition
- Published over 40 articles
Things we missed doing
- Fresh air in my lungs
- Movie nights
- Karaoke
- Milk buns from Chinatown
- Hugs
- Lipstick
- Proper graduation
- Seeing family
- Bubble tea
- Holding friends’ babies
- Sitting in a noisy crowded restaurant
- Ultimate frisbee