Collected Item: “Clean Hands and Empty Spirits”
Give your story a title.
Clean Hands and Empty Spirits
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Text story
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
This story is a small snapshot into how I felt mentally, and smelled, heard, and touched physically during April 2020. It talks about how the smells and noises around me at the time contributed to my worsening mental state and the feeling of hopelessness. This is important to me because it was this time that I learned that I am mentally stronger than I think and that I can get through rough patches with the help of my husband. It was not a fun experience, but I grew from it.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
hand sanitizer, cleaning, noises, touch, smells, mental health, hopelessness, empty, cleanliness, Arizona State University, HST 643, Sensory History
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Haley Thomas
Give this story a date.
2020-04