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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
The coronavirus pandemic has not negatively affected my life this past week. It seems like life is getting back to normal with fewer cases being reported and mask mandates being lifted. it is good to feel safer than I did a year ago and get on with things that were postponed due to COVID-19. I listed my childhood home with a realtor today and am looking forward to lots of interest in it since the housing market is booming, many people want to live in that town. and there are very few houses currently for sale. it seems to be a blessing that Mom didn't want us to rent or sell her house until after she died because the timing is right for a home sale. The pandemic fear is lessening so people are ready to get on with their lives. Spring refreshes outlooks and renews hope. Hopefully, the property will sell quickly so there is one less item on the "to do list". Isn't it strange how things seem to work out?
May 25, 2021
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Many of us have experienced restrictions on movement and social contact during the pandemic. Talk about any restrictions that have especially affected you.
I am a painter, with a studio in a large artists building. The community there has been supportive and social. We always gathered for lunch at 1 o'clock in our common area. There was conversation, laughter, arguements, inspiration. Since the pandemic, our building is deserted. The few times I've gone in since March there's rarely anyone working. Of course, lunch gatherings are out, but even more crucial is the fact that very few artists I know are even motivated to make art. It's like the pandemic has sucked out our creativity or need to make art at all.
December 20, 2020