Author: Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY

Spring cleaning my home now is a down payment on having my friends and family over later this year.

We are all starting to feel the end of the pandemic nearing. But we can’t let our guard down. Not yet.

As vaccinations are distributed around the country, it’s likely you or someone you love has gotten a shot. And that makes it all the more real.

This week marks one year since the pandemic changed our lives. It’s an occasion to mark, but also we don’t want to get too caught up in the past.

Spring always symbolizes newness and rebirth, but this year it seems so much more important. And far away.

March 2020 represented the true beginning of the pandemic for so many of us. So what does March 2021 mean?

2021 is starting to look a lot like the chaos and tragedy of 2020. Our coping skills are more important than ever.

2021 is not the year for major New Year’s resolutions. After the year we’ve had, let’s not be too hard on ourselves.