You Won't Remember the Pandemic the Way You Think You Will

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11. It's a great idea for people who have the time.

It seems some of us were working harder than ever, juggling home schooling and jobs, and others were unemployed and isolated.

We got a few journal submissions, some videos, artwork, and lots of written experiences, most accompanied by photos. The journals were the best because they tracked how people felt over time: one, for example, was by a young woman who at first enjoyed the reduced hours and expanded unemployment, then grew increasingly stressed as work became riskier, then very alarmed as her finances grew tighter and they had a covid outbreak at work, which was inevitable. (She is a bartender.)