The Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped society around the world. It seems that it has permeated almost every nuanced detail of people’s lives and I am sure I can speak for everyone in saying that we are sick of it. With it being so saturated into daily life it has changed many different aspects some of
Read MoreAt the beginning of the pandemic when there was little information surrounding Covid-19 everything was on lockdown. All staff that had to have personal interactions with residents were required to wear full personal protective equipment. Most nursing homes have sets of personal protective equipment because of influenza outbreaks however there were not nearly enough for
Read MoreThe town of Brownsburg, Indiana sits to the north west of the state’s major metro of Indianapolis. The town is an intersection between the urban heart of Indiana and the remaining rural half. I have lived here much of my life and I can confidently say that it is a comfortable place to live. The
Read MoreA New Normal Prior to March 2020, my family operated on three separate but demanding schedules. I attended classes at IUPUI, finishing my undergrad degree. I also spent late afternoons and part of my Friday in the lab working on a bioanthropology research project). My son attends Ivy Tech to complete his general ed
Read MoreIf Tolstoy were alive in 2020, maybe he would write that every stressed-out pandemic family is stressed out in its own way. My stress has been learning how to adjust to a new family in a time when everything is changing. And yet others are experiencing far harder family struggles. It’s mid-March, 2020. COVID-19 is
Read MoreI remember reading the email from my sons’ school like it was yesterday. On March 11, 2020, we received notice that all in-person instruction would be suspended indefinitely. Due to COVID-19, all students would transition to a virtual learning format. My immediate thoughts focused my 9-year-old son who was in 3rd grade, who two years
Read MoreThe City of Carmel in the state of Indiana has seen many changes that have taken affect on itself as the city continues with development projects that were in the works before the pandemic and during. The city has made many interesting changes to the overall facade of how the mayor and the city council
Read MoreWhen looking at the past year and a half in lockdown, it is easy to say everyone’s experiences were similar—all were required to be on lockdown at home, masks were mandatory in public, and any travel or signs of symptoms of the infection were met with obligatory days of self-quarantine. However, when looking at the
Read MoreAs I look out the window of my back porch I hear the road buzzing with cars. It’s 5:45pm – people are going home from work. It almost appears that traffic is heavier than it was before COVID-19. We are over a year into a global pandemic that has taken countless lives… but we have
Read MoreRegretting having left my bandana at home, I wiped the sweat off of my face with the back of my sweaty hand, although it did not alleviate any of the sweat dripping into my eyes. The sun beat down through the clouds for the first time that morning which failed to dry out the humidity
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