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I noticed an attention-grabbing factor floating round social media the opposite day: a reminder that 5 years in the past, this week was the final regular week for lots of Individuals, as authorities shut downs began taking place in mid March. Let’s focus on — what was your life like, 5 years in the past? How did it change throughout 2020, and the way has it modified since?
In all probability the perfect factor we printed throughout that point interval was written by a commenter, who graciously allowed us to republish it as a put up — The Perfect COVID-19 Quarantine Lady. From the opening paragraph:
She lives alone. Except she has kids. Then they reside together with her. However she doesn’t take them out. They magically entertain themselves so she will exit for important journeys. Not more than as soon as each two weeks. For important groceries. She doesn’t want bathroom paper. She stocked up months in the past effectively earlier than there was a run on bathroom paper or anybody may accuse her of hoarding. However her provide is protected since she put in a bidet final week. She has a completely stocked basement of something she or her household might have for six months.
Wow — that actually takes me again. In some methods the pandemic did not change my life an excessive amount of, contemplating I have been working from residence for fairly some time now, however having the youngsters residence, with out childcare (and digital faculty, gah) was… actually one thing. (I ought to notice that my household was very lucky to not have anybody be too affected by COVID-19.) I do not suppose we will know but how a lot the youngsters’ lives have been affected by these odd years.
In different methods the pandemic modified my life immensely — for somebody who thinks about workwear as typically as I do, work garments have modified significantly, and I really feel like plenty of attitudes round careers have modified immensely. I additionally really feel like, generally, individuals belief one another much less, significantly round collective well being points like vaccinations.
With the youngsters again at school we have been as again to regular because it will get today, however I do produce other relations who’re nonetheless very COVID-cautious — sporting masks in public and avoiding indoor eating. (I nonetheless attempt to encourage my nuclear household to put on a masks whereas flying, a minimum of till the airplane’s air filtration system kicks in at 30,000 ft — however that’s more and more much less widespread with the youngsters.) We have at all times been cautious about eating indoors after the Thanksgiving/Christmas time interval, too, however this 12 months we celebrated my January birthday at a daily restaurant.
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