9. Amputate

I have been late to everything for as long as I can remember, and for one year, I have been late to nothing. It’s an odd thing, to feel gratitude that a global pandemic relieved me of one of my most persistent anxieties. For more than 365 days, I haven’t had to mentally self-flagellate every time I walk into a room 10 minutes late, sweating, half-hearte…