Counting Time
Counting Time
"Time flies over us but leaves its shadow behind" - Nathaniel Hawthorne
Theme: Time
Another in my Covid series. This number could be different for many of you. Some of you live in states where you didn't shut down for long. For us in Washington, we were one of the first to close everything and it wasn't until last week that my county could *start* to open. I've spent a long time inside. Almost three full months inside my house. Inside with my kids. Inside teaching them. Inside instead of outside running errands, going to baseball games, shooting photography sessions, or seeing friends. It has been quite the journey. Wish I could say I used that time to do everything I always put off, get fit, or do some major project. But I didn't. I spent it inside with my kids. Sure we took walks and bike rides. We spent time in our yard. We saw my parents while social distancing. But for the better part of three months we spent our time inside.
In my previous pieces, I created works that represented that we could no longer touch, that our calendar was clear, and how much my boys had given up this spring. One thing I hadn't created was something that represented just how long this quarantine was lasting. Seeing it marked off on paper. Seeing the days add up. Showing just how many days we spent inside.
*Note: For my family, Monday, March 16th was day 1. Although my husband worked the entire time and left the house frequently and I left a few times to shop and get food, we fully stayed in per the orders and maintained distance. However, there are a few key dates that I could have changed the number to. My oldest went over to his grandparents for a few days on day 56. My youngest started baseball practices on day 63. We rented a house to get a new view for a few days on day 67. My first time getting groceries by myself on a weekday, like I would pre-covid, was day 72. The stay at home order was lifted in my state after 77 days. My county went into Phase 2 on day 82. Not exactly sure what number I want the wall to say. I may edit the number later. Right now I have it at 82. That represents the most concrete number I have to work with right now. But we are still social distancing. We are still wearing masks. I am still washing like crazy. We have not met back up with friends. I don't run errands. Life is not normal yet. For now I will keep it at the 82 to represent our county going to phase 2, but may edit to add more days when I feel like we make a more transition back into society and I can figure an exact number of days for that.
"Time flies over us but leaves its shadow behind" - Nathaniel Hawthorne
Theme: Time
Another in my Covid series. This number could be different for many of you. Some of you live in states where you didn't shut down for long. For us in Washington, we were one of the first to close everything and it wasn't until last week that my county could *start* to open. I've spent a long time inside. Almost three full months inside my house. Inside with my kids. Inside teaching them. Inside instead of outside running errands, going to baseball games, shooting photography sessions, or seeing friends. It has been quite the journey. Wish I could say I used that time to do everything I always put off, get fit, or do some major project. But I didn't. I spent it inside with my kids. Sure we took walks and bike rides. We spent time in our yard. We saw my parents while social distancing. But for the better part of three months we spent our time inside.
In my previous pieces, I created works that represented that we could no longer touch, that our calendar was clear, and how much my boys had given up this spring. One thing I hadn't created was something that represented just how long this quarantine was lasting. Seeing it marked off on paper. Seeing the days add up. Showing just how many days we spent inside.
*Note: For my family, Monday, March 16th was day 1. Although my husband worked the entire time and left the house frequently and I left a few times to shop and get food, we fully stayed in per the orders and maintained distance. However, there are a few key dates that I could have changed the number to. My oldest went over to his grandparents for a few days on day 56. My youngest started baseball practices on day 63. We rented a house to get a new view for a few days on day 67. My first time getting groceries by myself on a weekday, like I would pre-covid, was day 72. The stay at home order was lifted in my state after 77 days. My county went into Phase 2 on day 82. Not exactly sure what number I want the wall to say. I may edit the number later. Right now I have it at 82. That represents the most concrete number I have to work with right now. But we are still social distancing. We are still wearing masks. I am still washing like crazy. We have not met back up with friends. I don't run errands. Life is not normal yet. For now I will keep it at the 82 to represent our county going to phase 2, but may edit to add more days when I feel like we make a more transition back into society and I can figure an exact number of days for that.
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