I was beyond ready to wave good-bye to 2020, but I gotta tell ya, it doesn’t feel like 2021.

Nope, it still feels like last year. I don’t know if it’s because I’m staying home more than usual (which isn’t saying much since I’m a homebody anyway), homeschooling, or the fact that lockdowns and stay-at-home orders didn’t change my life all that much… but it doesn’t seem like we’ve started a new year.

I am focusing on some new habits—mainly doing more writing sprints during the day so I can...