In late February I flew to Atlanta for a week-long training. The course was intensive so I was unplugged from the outside world. Only after I left did I begin to hear of the virus making its way much closer to home.

At the end of the week everyone in the class hiked to the top of Stone Mountain (yes, that one).

On this particular day a coworker and I took a break from work to seesaw on Broadway.

Things like this seem like they were so long ago.

After working remotely on and off for 10 years, I decided to get a proper desk instead of using kitchen counters. For my NYC apartment I got a standing desk (and a monitor #treatyoself).

I had Big Plans to learn a few new things throughout the year and wanted to do so with a comfortable setup. You can probably guess how those Big Plans turned out.

Somewhat ironically, I couldn’t use the setup for half the year after I went full time remote from FL in March.

My 2020 Began in Florida. At the beach, of course.

I was down for a few weeks visiting friends and family during the holidays. My Dad had his knee replaced in early January so I spent that week with my parents before flying back to NYC.

After I arrived back in NYC to begin working again, Sara stopped by to visit while on a work trip.

I went back to work at The New York Times and as a new employee (again) I got all of this fun stuff.