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For my class I had to complete a discussion board. I documented some of my answers in how my life has been impacted by COVID-19. [questions asked: How has COVID-19 changed your and/or your family's day-to-day activities? What have been the biggest challenges that you have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic? How has COVID-19 affected your mental and/or physical health and of others around you?]

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[Submission to Office of Communications engagment project in April, 2020.]

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[Author recounts working at Petsmart and panic buyers, being laid off, self care and mental health.]

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[Author's description of reaction to stay at home order, self-care, relationships and peer pressure, testing and holidays.]

Scope and Contents I’ve wanted to share some joy and love in my neighborhood. But I wasn’t sure how. A few weeks ago, I had the idea to put some pinwheels out in front of my house. After hearing how much kids liked them, I decided to purchase some to give away. So this went out on the fence around my front yard. Within the first hour of putting out the vase of pinwheels, three different families came by and took pinwheels home with them. And I still have plenty more. Hang in there, friends! Spread beauty and...

Scope and Contents I’ve wanted to share some joy and love in my neighborhood. But I wasn’t sure how. A few weeks ago, I had the idea to put some pinwheels out in front of my house. After hearing how much kids liked them, I decided to purchase some to give away. So this went out on the fence around my front yard. Within the first hour of putting out the vase of pinwheels, three different families came by and took pinwheels home with them. And I still have plenty more. Hang in there, friends! Spread beauty and...

Scope and Contents I’ve wanted to share some joy and love in my neighborhood. But I wasn’t sure how. A few weeks ago, I had the idea to put some pinwheels out in front of my house. After hearing how much kids liked them, I decided to purchase some to give away. So this went out on the fence around my front yard. Within the first hour of putting out the vase of pinwheels, three different families came by and took pinwheels home with them. And I still have plenty more. Hang in there, friends! Spread beauty and...

Scope and Contents I’ve wanted to share some joy and love in my neighborhood. But I wasn’t sure how. A few weeks ago, I had the idea to put some pinwheels out in front of my house. After hearing how much kids liked them, I decided to purchase some to give away. So this went out on the fence around my front yard. Within the first hour of putting out the vase of pinwheels, three different families came by and took pinwheels home with them. And I still have plenty more. Hang in there, friends! Spread beauty and...

Scope and Contents I’ve wanted to share some joy and love in my neighborhood. But I wasn’t sure how. A few weeks ago, I had the idea to put some pinwheels out in front of my house. After hearing how much kids liked them, I decided to purchase some to give away. So this went out on the fence around my front yard. Within the first hour of putting out the vase of pinwheels, three different families came by and took pinwheels home with them. And I still have plenty more. Hang in there, friends! Spread beauty and...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Share Your Story series comprises 44 submissions to Together/Apart that came to the site through a form with guided questions. Questions could be answered in free-writing format. Contributors had the option to contribute anonymously; in such cases, their identities have been redacted and their information not kept. The forms were exported as text forms and saved as PDFs. Questions for the form were focused on experiences and actions shared regarding the early pandemic...