Laura
Covid-History Item Type Metadata
Age
73
Date
05/29/2020
Location
Northumberland, New York
When did the impact of COVID-19 first occur to you? How did your reaction to COVID-19 change between then and the first case in your town?
When we closed the library so abruptly. At first I thought it was something that was only relevant to folks in Asia; when we closed it hit home
How is your life different now than it was before the pandemic?
I work from home and miss my coworkers. I miss running with Saratoga Stryders. Even though we connect virtually it is not the same. I will miss visiting my grandkids this summer
How are you feeling? What are you doing to relieve stress?
Confused. Trapped. Running and gardening and reading. Also I write book reviews for a number of publications
What have you noticed has changed in your community since the outbreak? What has surprised you?
Masks--it is difficult to read people's expressions---I just don't feel like myself. Miss interaction
Are you a business owner who has had to close? If you are still open, how have you had to adjust how your business operates?
n/a
Are you an essential employee? What do you do? What precautions are being taken at your workplace? What precautions are implementing at home?
n/a
Are you an employee who has been laid off or furloughed? Were you able to get unemployment? Were you able to retain your health insurance?
NO--but my daughter was for a time
Are you working from home? What adjustments or challenges are you experiencing?
Yes. Find it is more stressful and am soooooo tired of Zoom and sitting.. There is a lot to be said for face-to-face. Difficult to divide work from free time--find I am working more
Do you have children at home? How’s it going?
n/a
If you’re a student, was school canceled? Were you able to complete your studies online? Do you think you’ll be back on campus in the fall?
n/a
Did you have to postpone any major life events? (e.g. Graduation, wedding, major birthday) What did you do instead?
Just visiting grandkids...
Do you have animals? Did you adopt a pet? How have they impacted your day?
Cats--they are a comfort--they will be confused when I go back to work
What positive things did you contribute to or notice take place?
Folks checking up on others. At the library, everything going to virtual. For running, virtual events which are different in that you have a span of days to complete so you can try to repeat for a better time
Did you or someone you know contract COVID-19? What was it like?
n/a
If you lost someone during the pandemic, how did you celebrate their lives?
n/a
What do you wish you knew before the pandemic began?
Wish I had spent more time with family
What would you want future generations to know about the 2020 pandemic? How would you recommend they prepare for it?
Brush up on their computer skills! turn their kids into independent learners
How do you think this pandemic will change how we behave going forward? What will the “new normal” look like?
Folks afraid of getting close or attending big events Hopefully, more time in outdoors
Dublin Core
Title
Laura
Subject
COVID-19 (Disease)
Publisher
Southern Adirondack Library System
Contributor
Southern Adirondack Library System
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Language
English
Type
Covid History
Identifier
11648500570
Coverage
Coronavirus Pandemic
Collection
Citation
“Laura,” Leaving Our Fingerprints on History, accessed April 25, 2024, https://fingerprints.sals.edu/omeka/items/show/155.