Carol H Tucker Passionate about knowledge management and organizational development, expert in loan servicing, virtual world denizen and community facilitator, and a DISNEY fan
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beladona Memorial Be warned:in this very rich environment where you can immerse yourself so completely, your emotions will become engaged -- and not everyone is cognizant of that. Among the many excellent features of SL, there is no auto-return on hearts, so be wary of where your's wanders...
Quote of the day: "I’d once been like that, so lonely that I craved further loneliness. Even after I’d made a few friends in college, I would still go out of my way to create whatever conditions I needed that might allow me to be alone." ~ Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom
Much has been written about the impact of the pandemic on individuals and how we have come to redefine everyday life. One year ago, our company went on a hybrid of work from home and work in the office. No more than two of us would be in the office at the same time, and as Montgomery County started shutting things down, bossman gave us each a letter that stated unequivocally we were all essential personnel that had to have “physical access to loan operating systems” in order to serve our customers, and throughout the year, at least one person has been in the office every single day. Not me, as at my age, with both diabetes and high blood pressure, I was the most vulnerable. I haven’t been back since I walked out the door on March 31st. In fact? In the past year, I have been exactly five places: my daughter’s [once we decided on a mutual bubble in the fall], to the vet’s 3X, to the pharmacy 5X for medication, to the eye doc 2X when I broke my glasses, and to get my hair done. Now I am scheduled to get the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on the 10th, which means by my birthday in April, I should be able to be out and about again.
Altho I never thought of myself as an introvert, but after a year of being home alone and only interacting with people on a very limited basis, I find the thought of being around others intimidating and rather stressful. So many folks refuse to even wear a mask or keep their distance! I’ll wear one anyway of course – just in case. But how will I deal with strangers? What will I say? How will I cope with them talking to me, or touching surfaces I touch, with sharing my space and maybe even brushing up against me? Imagining it makes me wince and flinch. When will I feel comfortable again going into a store just to shop, or get in a plane to travel? I’m over 70 now, what if this is my new reality?
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