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• Our Hands Tell a Story

  about 3 years ago

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  Note: This This video was submitted on behalf of Hillsdale Terraces long-term care home, who created the video.

• Quarantined - March 2020

  by Monica Fox, about 3 years ago

  Remember when the pandemic was officially declared? I do. My family and I were in Cancun, Mexico for March Break and when we returned safely, we quarantined for the first time. We had no idea what we were doing and it was hard. So I started to blog about each day, to help ease the pains. Here is one of them for your reading pleasure.

  Day 1 Quarantine Log

  Started off strong with lists, two pots of coffee and ambitions to do many things.

  First parent meltdown shortly after youngest child woke up.

  Made masks.

  Had waffles and played online... Continue reading

• Learning to put myself first

  by Taz, about 3 years ago
  This pandemic has taken a toll on a lot of us. I feel like this pandemic break was good for me , I was only off for 3 months and luckily was able to go back to work full time. I was able to work out more and spend more time for myself and taking breaks when I needed too.

  this pandemic gave me the opportunity to spend the extra time with my grandmother before she passed so I’m trying to take the pandemic as a blessing in disguise to spend the extra time with her. When she had to... Continue reading

• A new beginning...at the Region!

  by LamaLama, about 3 years ago

  The pandemic landed suddenly in my life.

  As a small business owner I was accustomed to working very long hours, and absolutely savored in the time I was able to spend with my family. We were on holiday during the March break, and were scheduled to have a long awaited week of fun. Upon our arrival at our destination we settled in, had a relaxing first night, and just before bed received an email that the resort we were attending was closing, effective immediately.

  In a panic I began to think how this would affect my business, how would we... Continue reading

• Learning to work from home

  by Anonymous, about 3 years ago

  My office had never worked from home before the start of the pandemic. And then all of a sudden, we had to learn how to. In the beginning, it was exciting to have the flexibility to sleep in a little longer in the morning and wear jeans and slippers to virtual meetings. But as the pandemic extended, working from home became something I had to learn how to do properly. For me, some days it is hard.

  When you're in the office, you can count on your colleagues to get you up from your desk and grab a coffee. At... Continue reading

• Challenge: COVID birthday street party??

  by Ilona, about 3 years ago
  At the beginning of the pandemic, we had no COVID vaccine. We tried to use our masks and social distance. One Spring day, we drove home. Our little street was full of cars. This was unusual. Coming to our home, we found our driveway blocked with a large truck. People were on the street. It's was a birthday party with more than 30 people on our little street. We walked quickly into our home, for safety.

• Decision to Retire

  by AmandaH, about 3 years ago
  When the lockdown began in March of 2020 I was deemed non-essential and sent home to work. With the exception of dropping into the office to do the odd inspection or file paperwork, all other work was successfully completed from home. In fact, the workload was completed quicker with less distractions. For 6 months this was my new normal. My husband is retired so the two of us spent more than the usual amount of time together...and we are still happily married! After about 3 months, the previous thought of retirement jumped into my head again. Spending more time outside... Continue reading

• Eight Thankful Pandemic Gifts

  by NEBS99, about 3 years ago

  Eight Thankful Pandemic Gifts

  Looking back at the pandemic, I am thankful for many things. The pandemic brought out the worst in people and society, including separation in families, friendships. Racial, political and social injustices were magnified within the world and communities.

  While I missed meeting friends, going out for lunches or dinners, what I especially missed was the sense of freedom of just going out whenever you wanted to, walking in the malls and browsing for that unique item, which you could gift to someone or use.

  Rather than focusing on the negative, let me share eight things that... Continue reading

• School and Sports

  about 3 years ago

  Note: This story was submitted on behalf of the original storyteller, with their permission.

• A Spike in Anxiety

  about 3 years ago