How the pandemic made our personal lives feel like one daunting to-do list

I entered the pandemic aged 31 still riding the crest of the just-entered-my-thirties wave. I was unfazed about future plans, and not giving much thought to the next decade of my life. Somewhere between the second and third national lockdown in the UK, I felt that calm begin to ebb, and a deluge of panic rush over me. A list was forming in my mind — a daunting to-do list of my biggest hopes and desires for the next five to 10 years of my life. 

For me, that checklist consists of the following: boyfriend, baby, buy a home. (Nothing major, then.) As lockdown begins to lift in the UK and stay-at-home orders ease elsewhere, many people are totting up what they want to do with their future — whether that's considering a career change, seeking help with mental health, or taking the plunge on something you've wanted to do for a long time. The list of possibilities is endless.  Read more...

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