I had started this page some time ago to heal from the grief of a lost loved one. Sadly, I jumped right into other professional endeavors as a means of distracting myself and not really healing. I threw myself into it, and it has been a rollercoaster year. Not just for myself, but obviously all of us. I started some very high-stress training at the bank I worked at, then COVID-19 happened, and all the test centers closed. I was sitting in limbo, just waiting for everything to resolve. It did not. It got worse. In June of 2020, we were informed that our branch was being closed. I was not going to be allowed to finish the training I started. I was also left in a space where I needed to know that I would have employment, as we were informed that they did not know if they would be able to place the staff at other bank branches. I got lucky! A serendipitous opportunity presented itself to me in the form of a job in the m...