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Slower Pace of Life

Title (Dublin Core)

Slower Pace of Life

Description (Dublin Core)

It’s probably a bit tiresome for my best friend when I say “oh man, we haven’t been there in over a year” because for our family, that is everything. Every week, we open up a little more, cautiously, as our case rates continue to decline (under 50 new cases in our county today!) Disneyland, our go to hangout is still out of the question, so we returned to the beach. It’s crazy to think for over a year, it sat 20 minutes away, so close but so far. I feel like COVID not only has made us more appreciative but has also helped us embrace a slower pace of life. Two years ago, a weekday would have seen me at school AP reviews or department meetings, my mom and I coordinating pick up and drop offs for Kumon, gymnastics, piano lessons. I would have squeezed in a Pilates class before picking up my daughter from the gym. My husband wouldn’t be in the equation at all, April and May are full travel months - we barely see him. But here we are. Our pace of life is much slower. My husband is still working remotely, and will probably continue to for at least half the week for the rest of the foreseeable future. Kumon and piano seem simpler to do now that we’re all home. Even gymnastics seems less stressful. If everyone is home on a weekday at 3, why not hit the beach? I know our lives will inevitably speed up. That’s the rat race that is Orange County and I do love our lives. We like being busy, why else would someone live here? Yet, I hope the togetherness we’ve had in the past year and the realization that maybe we should just take more time to run around the beach, get excited at finding a Sea Hare, and just watch the waves without an agenda or a clock will last beyond this pandemic.

Date (Dublin Core)

May 27, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

Kathryn Jue

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Kathryn Jue

Type (Dublin Core)

photograph

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Travel
English Recreation & Leisure
English Environment & Landscape
English Public Space
English Home & Family Life
English Health & Wellness
English Parks

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Southern California
California
gymnastics
remote work
Disneyland
stress
Crystal Cove State Park

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

beach
slow
Orange County
relax
family

Collection (Dublin Core)

Motherhood
Children
Mental Health

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

A tray that says "When life throws you a rainy day, play in the puddles".Disneyland Main Street After Closure Announcement

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

06/01/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

06/07/2021
04/18/2022

Item sets

Covid 19
Children
Motherhood

This item was submitted on June 1, 2021 by Kathryn Jue 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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