Debbie
Covid-History Item Type Metadata
Age
66
Date
10/11/2020
Location
Providence, 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?
3/13/20. Don’t know if any cases in my town
How is your life different now than it was before the pandemic?
Slower... we were home based before... but even more now
How are you feeling? What are you doing to relieve stress?
Usually feeling pretty good! But sometimes all the things that we have missed in our area such as community get together‘s make you a little sad. Really glad to have gotten back to work... being out for three months was a little tough... but then so is teaching kindergarten and fifth grade to my grandchildren.
What have you noticed has changed in your community since the outbreak? What has surprised you?
Our area is very school-based... if you have children that is, A lot of things happened in our community somewhat based around the school so it was very sad to see so much stuff shut down. The level of commitment to social distancing and mask wearing and sanitation in our area is very very high!
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?
I am a hairdresser but I work in Rotterdam we were shut down for three months and we now operate under even stricter guidelines then we did before... all good if it protects our customers/ friends
Are you an essential employee? What do you do? What precautions are being taken at your workplace? What precautions are implementing at home?
Hair stylist/ strict guidelines issued by NYS Home- pretty much social distancing
Are you working from home? What adjustments or challenges are you experiencing?
Two adults working from home- lots of people in the house- six kids three adults- all coping as well as we cab
Do you have children at home? How’s it going?
See above [Question 8]
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?
Schooling was switched to online/home schooling- we are now back
Did you have to postpone any major life events? (e.g. Graduation, wedding, major birthday) What did you do instead?
Home/ family celebrated
Do you have animals? Did you adopt a pet? How have they impacted your day?
Three cats- got a new puppy- love them all
What positive things did you contribute to or notice take place?
Reopening of church- outside activities have slow down or stopped
Did you or someone you know contract COVID-19? What was it like?
n/a
How do you think this pandemic will change how we behave going forward? What will the “new normal” look like?
Unfortunately I do not really believe that this pandemic will change much of how we behave in the future... I really hope that this is not true... but this too shall pass and life will go on. I do have high hopes and prayers that people will continue to be a little kinder to each other and take things a little slower...We shall see
Is there anything else you would like to add that hasn't already been asked above?
It is very unfortunate that the pandemic has coincided with the presidential election... I really feel this has tainted some of the good things that might have come from these recent months... so much negativity going on due to this upcoming election, I really feel it has caused almost as much upheaval as the pandemic...so sad
Dublin Core
Title
Debbie
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
12067217719
Coverage
Coronavirus Pandemic
Collection
Citation
“Debbie,” Leaving Our Fingerprints on History, accessed April 27, 2024, https://fingerprints.sals.edu/omeka/items/show/231.