This Baby Boomer never lived through a pandemic. I am an Advanced Practice RN who knows the concepts of infection control and public health safety. So, the 2020 deadly respiratory pandemic really freaked me out! It was difficult and a HUGE challenge for me.

However, as I reflect inside my pandemic cave, I realize some good accomplishments that I achieved during the past very difficult years. Here is a nice list of my accomplishments during the 2020 pandemic…

1. I immediately became a staunch proponent / advocate for public health safety through my lived experiences.
2. My adult son and I maintained a sheltered bubble of safety.
3. As of this writing, my son and I have maintained COVID Negative test results even during the highly virulent Omicron variant.
4. I successfully developed and achieved a full APN continuing education virtual conference for a national association.
5. I fully retired.
6. I became a blogger.
7. I successfully converted from an IPhone to an Android.
8. Doing well with the battle against pandemic pounds. I weigh LESS now than I did at the beginning of the pandemic! Yay me!!!
9. Became a Prayer Line Leader for my church.
10. Served as a COVID Vaccine Panelist at my church.
11. Conducted congregational care outreach calls to church members.
12. Became a trained Vaccine Ambassador.
13. Achieved fully vaccinated status with boosted!
14. Successfully completed 4 virtual walkathons.
15. Achieved weekly 10K daily / weekly step goals during the pandemic.
16. Transitioned from online engagements to phone call relationships.
17. First time Uber/Lyft passenger.