My countdown to 2020

Day One (Jan. 20): Mailed thank-you letter to President and Mrs. Obama.

Day Two: Participated in Women’s March.

Day Three: Ordered bumper stickers with two of my favorite slogans from the march (‘DIVERSITY is what makes America Great’ and ‘Health Care for ALL IS Pro-Life’).

Day Four: Called in to House Speaker Ryan’s survey about the Affordable Care Act to express my support for its continuation.

Day Five: Researched activist organizations. Day Six: Sent email to Representative Fitzgibbon and Senator Carlyle thanking them and expressing support for their introducing comprehensive climate change bills in Washington’s legislature.

Day Seven: Attempted to attend my local League of Women Voters meeting (got side-tracked, but I will be there next month!).

Day Seven: Got the bumper stickers — put them on my car.

Day Eight: Watched a funny movie — needed some humor to briefly escape the devastation of his first week.

Day Nine: Am writing this letter to the editor.

Only 1,452 days to go.

This story was originally published February 4, 2017 at 7:08 PM with the headline "My countdown to 2020."