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Patio Sounds

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Title (Dublin Core)

Patio Sounds

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Description (Dublin Core)

I never heard the sounds of my backyard and cared – now, it is my favorite sound, and my patio is my favorite place to work. I work in education, in March of 2020 our campus went virtual, and we began to work from home. My two kids, age 3 and 6 were home with me as well. Fast forward to today February 2022, our campus is still working virtually, however my kids now age 5 and 8 are away at school for 6 hours a day; this is the first time in my work history I have been able to work from home, and the first time I have been able to work kid free in two years. Prior to the pandemic, I was a busy person, work, school, kids, home, husband, dog – I did it all – what I didn’t do, was stop and listen to the peace I literally had in my backyard. Now, I sit on my patio from 9:00am to 3:00pm, rain or shine, and even though I am working, I listen and take it all in, I feel recharged to take on all my daily tasks. The calm and quiet time on the patio is much welcomed in the hustle and bustle life can become. Listening to the bird’s chirp, leaves rustle, dogs bark, sometimes the hum of a hummingbird, or the light drops of rain – it is therapeutic. The pandemic has been many things, but for me it has given me time to discover the peace the sounds around me can bring.
This recording was taken on my patio, listening to the sound of my backyard as I wrote this description, appreciating the time I have.

Date (Dublin Core)

February 1, 2022

Creator (Dublin Core)

Amanda Moody

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Amanda Moody

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST643

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

audio
text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Online Learning
English Labor
English Emotion

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

sound
patio
work
telework
calm
peace

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

sensory history

Collection (Dublin Core)

Teleworking

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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

02/01/2022

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

03/04/2022
06/27/2023

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This item was submitted on February 1, 2022 by Amanda Moody using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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