We find ourselves at a unique time. Perhaps a once in a life time experience? I hope? A once in a generation, monumental shift of the path for humankind?

I constantly feel the looming, unrelenting reality of something massive…something significant….something scary…something confusing…something happening that I need to document so that Finn can read it someday and have more of an awareness of what happened in his third year of life.

I have been working remotely for one week. We are day 20 something (?) of Coronavirus being within the county where I work….life has changed considerably.

Working for local government, in more of an administrative/management type role, I’m able to witness, albeit from a very different angle, amazing work being performed during a time of immense chaos, fear, risk to community members- of all backgrounds, classes, neighborhoods, states, countries and continents. Work includes providing health care to the most vulnerable populations, not just for physical health, but also mental. Providing meal delivery to older or disabled populations. Housing support for low-income or anyone who is a paycheck away from the risk of houselessness. There are more services (continuing essential services such as road maintenance, water/sewage systems, etc.). I’m amazed by what I see as the human capacity to forge ahead- taking responsibility for their place in the world.

I do my part from my dining room table. Trying to make a difference in the ways that I can.

I want to document during this time because I do feel, even as an introvert, the feeling of isolation from the outside world. And a sense that the world is changing and I want to document it.

So even if I update my blog with just a few words each day, I’m working to document the times, even if it’s just for my own sanity.