The past couple of days, I’ve spent my time at work in the kitchen instead of the office, making lunch for our residents. I’ll be doing the same next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday (my last day at the affordable elderly housing facility I’ve been with for the past year). It’s vacation time for one of …
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Care Package for Tuesday, March 31, 2020
The Care Package has evolved again, this time to throw a little bit of help into the chaos of our new, COVID-19-impacted world. It ain’t much, but hopefully it’ll help somebody. Hang tough, be kind, and take care of each other. Know that you are loved. Information: Your Employee Tested Positive for COVID-19. What Do …
Gimme Shelter
Today is a day of more big changes here at home. Last week Tuesday was my last day of regular work at school. I was given three days of work from home and a choice: continue to work this week at various places from day to day, out in the community, or accept temporary unemployment …
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She left for work a little before 9 this morning. Working at the local supermarket. Running the cash register, answering customer questions, stocking shelves. Wholly unremarkable. Or it used to be, anyway. In the swift current of global change, clocking in at the grocery store isn’t what it used to be. But I’m getting ahead …
Come Monday
I thought I had it made once. I had a job that allowed me to work from home. I dove in headfirst, taking advantage of every luxury the opportunity afforded me. Wearing pajamas all day, working with the television on, eating whatever I wanted whenever I wanted. And on and on. By the end of …