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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
It’s the last day of the last month of 2020. While I am extremely thankful to have emerged from the pandemic unscathed (thus far!), I will be equally appreciative when I can social distance alongside family members, neighbors, friends and fellow citizens to receive a dose of the vaccine. How wonderful to bid farewell to this horrific year with its uncertainty, sadness, high mortality rate, social isolation, financial stress and decision fatigue!! How amazing to anticipate a future where we can once again warmly welcome hugs, handshakes, mental and physical freedom, family gatherings, in-person schooling and JOY!! Hello, 2021! I’m SO glad you’re here!!
January 1, 2021
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Let's talk about money. Are you and those close to you able to pay your bills these days? Has this changed lately?
Money hasn't been a problem as I have been able to work remotely through the pandemic Access to goods, though, was an ongoing problem in 2020 There were mysterious shortages of usually reliable supplies: hand soap, toilet paper, flour, yeast, rye flour, and chicken thighs It was extra upsetting when I would have to wait outside for the number of patrons to exit so that new ones could go in, only to find that the thing I had counted on re-stocking, was not available My parents are hoarders Before the pandemic, I used to criticize my parents for stockpiling cases of toilet paper There were only two of them, and they had four cases in reserve I thought, even if there was a harbor strike, they had enough toilet paper to last for years Then this pandemic struck, and I thought, maybe my parents had a point Those four cases of toilet paper didn't look so nutty after all
November 1, 2021