How I Lived A Lifetime In 2021

Jose Rodriguez
4 min readDec 31, 2021
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I want to apologize for my lengthy break from writing and posting. I took on some new commitments and had to readjust to balance them along with work, time with my family and writing.

If you’re a returning reader, thanks for returning. If you’re a new reader, I hope that you like this post and my previous ones.

A Hell (Helluva) of A Year
2021 has definitely been a year
. I say this with a mixture of fact, a little levity mixed in with some gratitude and some sarcasm.

In terms of my day job, I look back on 2021: my first full year of working from home due to the COVID pandemic. When I saw some of my earlier 2021 calendar entries, I saw how I used to coordinate with my wife where I could set up to work that day. Would it be downstairs or perhaps in our home office space? During this time that I, sometimes, worked downstairs, I pitched in a little, when our son did virtual school due to school COVID outbreaks. Periodically, my family and I took small in-state vacations to get away. I worked hard and, so it was nice to get away to recharge. Just as I was starting to hit my work from home stride, then my family and I were impacted by the June 2021 flood in Metro Detroit. Then, I took off nearly a full month from work, so that I could help get our home again livable. A few more months passed and our son started the

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Jose Rodriguez

Content Creator. Everyday is a blessing, so we need to make the best of each one. To improve things, we should start with ourselves. www.thejoserodriguez.com