ワーキングママ Working Mom

あけおめ Happy New Year

English version of this post is available below.

こんにちは、3児ワーママのマミントンです 。 新年あけましておめでとうございます。職業によってはお正月休みなんてない方々も沢山いらっしゃったと思います。本当にお疲れさまです。そしてありがとうございます。

2020年は大変な年でした。医療、救急、お役所などの現場でお仕事をされている皆さまとは比べることもできないけど、人生で初めて経験した世界的なパンデミックは我々一般市民にとってもストレスの多い環境でした。

2021年は、大変な現場で働いていらっしゃる皆さま、そして自分と家族にとってももう少し穏やかな日々であってほしいと願っています。ワクチン接種が開始されている国もあり希望の光が見え始める一方で、日本では感染拡大は引き続き心配です。

英語では「light at the end of the tunnel」と言ったりしますが、希望の光に向かってなんとかポジティブに生きていきたいものです。

健康でいられることは当たり前ではない。感謝の気持ちを忘れず、2021年も健康第一で全力で頑張りたいと思います。

Hello, I’m Mamington, a working mom of three.

Happy new year to everyone around the world. I know that there wasn’t much of a holiday break for the front line workers, I am sincerely grateful for everything that you do for us and our families.

2020 was a year of hardship. My hardship is nothing compared with the people who work in medicine, government and all other areas that face the worldwide pandemic right in front of them, but it was still stressful to maintain my work life and personal life without any boundaries at home… not to mention the 3 children who had their normal school lives taken away from them with so much energy that they cannot let out anywhere outside of our small apartment in Tokyo.

I hope that 2021 brings to everyone more peace and calm. The new vaccine shows us the light at the end of the tunnel, and I can only hope the day will come when all people regardless of age or medical history is able to be vaccinated and get back to a life where we could see each others’ smiles without our masks and hug our loved ones without worries of spreading the virus.

Health should never be taken for granted. Appreciate being alive, and remember that there are people out there who risk their own lives to protect us. Good bye 2020, bring it on 2021!

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