My Christmas card this year featured some of the ways I have been spending time during the pandemic. I thought I’d write a post explaining what these icons mean.
I moved all my meetings and events online. I average about 7 zoom meetings per week.
My phone increasingly became the primary tool used to keep in touch and care for my students and community.
One of the first tools to upgrade were comfortable headphones to use during my many hours online.
In this season, I have found myself, colleagues and students are spending more time praying.
I’m not able to have coffeeshop meetings anymore, but on warmer days I try to support local businesses by purchasing a cup of coffee to fuel my outdoor exercises.
One way I have practically cared for my friends and students in this season has been by sending care packages. My visits to the post office were a great way to break up my days online.
While I work online, I listen to audiobooks. Or after I log off for the day, I find myself reading more. This year I read over 160 books!
This summer I launched a National Photo Challenge, called Vignettes. For 9 weeks, people received a prompt to inspire photographs.
For the OCAD summer ministry, I created 22 Granny squares to be part of a larger piece.
In the early days of the pandemic, I jumped on the tiktok trend of making Dalgona coffees.
During the pandemic, I spent time doing 2 different cross stitch-alongs. I plan on doing more in the new year.
To unwind after a long day, or to keep focused during long zoom calls, I have spent more time this season crocheting.
We moved our waffle event online. We were able to bless some students by sending them waffles with a food delivery app.
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