It is the eve of New Year’s, the last day of 2020 and I have decided to publish two podcasts which I recorded at the height of the Melbourne lockdown. In some way, I wanted to capture bits of how I coped, in the year that has been.
In my voice and tone, a fatigued version of myself can be heard and one that is also very emotional.
The limitations on what you could do with time and space within one’s five-kilometer radius were what we had to deal with, to bring the cases to zero, which the whole state of Victoria, achieved. We all suffered through the restrictions. What helped me were my daily one-hour walks at the end of the workday with husband. 10,000 steps were a daily minimum, and I roamed the streets of Melbourne by foot every day for over 111 days.
The podcast started off as a potential professional shift in work, instead of my regular job. Through the pandemic, the execution of this exciting world of new possibilities, I could not sustain. I was physically, mentally, and emotionally drained. I managed to do three interviews. Bookings with future guests and timelines were made but are still a work-in-progress. Partnerships and collaborations ended before anything substantial could be achieved. There are no hard feelings only celebrations for every element of the journey that got me through the end of lockdown.
This year has tested my limitations, I did not know could inconvenience the very core of my existence. It has made me realize that it does not take much to experience joy in every day. I am grateful for all that matter in my life and who joined me in the last year, as I was forced, like the whole world, to go on an expedition of a lifetime.
The Katinka Podcast is about stories. Everyone has a story to tell, and no story is too small. Welcome to where it begins and ends in 2020. I look forward to 2021 and all that it has to offer.
I look forward to my funnier self in 2021.