Covid experience scrapping, etc

My kids have been remote, so lots of photos there and DH working from home. I snapped a photo the first (and only) time we had Starbucks delivered, because I was fascinated with how packed up it was! Grateful, but still fascinated. I take photos of curb side service things that will eventually (I think) go away or at least be less noticeable. I have a photo of my Mom and her husband getting their shots and then after with their vaccine cards. I'm sure if there's a sticker, like what you got, we'll keep that! I mean, come on! I also take screen shots of the front page of the newspaper if there's something I want to keep and I took a screen shot of the stimulus payment e-mail I received from my bank.

I've taken maybe 1 or 2 photos of myself in a mask (I hate being in photos and even with a mask, I can't seem to find many I like of myself, lol) but I have several photos of cleared shelves early on as well as empty parking lots (like I went to Dollar Tree and it was the ONLY thing open in the whole shopping center) and masked photos of the kids when we're out and about and anything else that seems appealing. I figure it's gone on so long that it won't be a dedicated component but rather just a piece of every day life. I bought this stamp set during their annual sale a month or so ago and will hopefully use it a bit throughout the year(s) it is relevant.

In the midst of lockdowns, we drove to the strip (I live in Vegas) and my husband and I took pictures of it being desolate and empty. They're honestly some of my favorite pictures from all of this...my husband even walked into the middle of the road a couple of times for some especially nice shots. My only regret is that I would have liked to have gone back after sundown once for some night pictures, too.

I got my first jab yesterday and there was someone bringing 2 vaccines on a tray to the guy I was sent to...it didn't occur to me until I was on my way home that it would have been such an awesome photo...might ask to take a picture of the needles if possible when I get my booster next month and also ask my husband to see if he can get one when he gets his 2nd a few days before me so I have increased odds of getting a picture. It was a community site and there were posts saying 'no photos' but I still snuck one of as much of the set up as I could...where I went there wasn't a selfie station even though it was run by the health district just like the site my husband went to and they had a set up for selfies at his site (it is apparently a thing that a lot of places are doing to encourage vaccinating...just like the 'I'm vaccinated' stickers I've seen floating around).

This whole ordeal is definitely going to be something that is talked about for years to come, so I will be including it in my memory keeping for sure. Honestly, though, a lot of it is so repetitive that there are only so many photos of us doing the same things every single day worth taking photos of, so after the first few pictures of empty TP and paper towel shelves and social distance signs, I have mostly been taking photos of isolated incidents or the first time something new has begun.

DD put a selfie on IG when she got her vax. I'll probably make a print of it for the scrapbook and take one of myself for the page too (my first shot will be on Friday) 

Sorry I did not read every post...I'm thinking of taking a partial shot of any of the Covid threads on NSBR. Maybe a few to show different thoughts/comments.

eta:  maybe I will go by whose ever avatar appeals to me the most at that moment!

I've scrapped the whole thing. The staying at home/WFH, the empty city when the first lockdown happened, the certificates to fill in during lockdown, the grocery delivery, the grocery pick-up, the cooking + baking madness, the basics shortage, the new must-have hygiene items, the working-my-way-through-the-entire-Netflix-catalogue saga, the masks, the annoyance at those wearing their masks poorly, the numbers (infections, hospitalised, in ICU, deaths), the different waves and how they compare, the vaccine roll-out, the lack of international cooperation and solidarity when vaccines become a reality, the impact of governments and leaders on how the pandemic played out in different countries, the updates on the different levels of efficiency for each vaccine, the possible health issues related to a particular vaccine, etc.

I'm still scrapping it. Most of my current memory planner entries are pandemic updates. This is far from over for me.

I have scrapped our granddaughter's first day of school - where instead of being all decked out in new clothes, she has a messy bun and sweatpants on, since it was distance learning. I did a second page where she is going back to in-person learning. I also did a selfie of DH, DD, and I on the couch with a laptop on Christmas eve, as that is how we attended church.

Some of the others are a screenshot of our grandson's livestream hockey game, since we can't travel to watch him play, cooking photos - because we eat at home, no restaurants, a selfie in a facemask when that started, and some headlines from newspapers.

I'll scrap a few things as they pertain to my family, but I'm not going to do much more. Mostly it will be remote learning, picking up takeout, delayed & changed baseball season for DS, and holidays at home. It won't be a separate album or anything, just part of either the boys' albums or the family album. I did keep track of what shows & movies I watched while in isolation/quarantine last month, but that's about it.

I'll be completely honest. I haven't scrapped one single thing about it. Sure, I have pictures of me and family in masks and different things like that but not on purpose for the reason of wanting to document them.

I was left jobless last year (due to the pandemic and my position not being essential) after 7 years of being at my dream job. It blindsided me and I still have a hard time dealing with feelings of rejection. On the other hand I have been so fortunate to have been home when needed with our kindergartener this year and I wouldn't have been able to do that otherwise.

I live in an area of the country (western Ohio aka Trump country) where the pandemic in general, state mandates etc have divided neighbors and friends and it's been exhausting.

My own best girlfriend and I have found ourselves at odds a few times and that is heart-breaking for me. She's been my BF for 30 years!

At this point, I have zero desire to document any of it.

I just followed! Great layouts! In my insta photo I'm in a baseball cap with a mask on if you're curious.

I have been at odds with my very own sister. At the time it makes me very sad because what comes out of her mouth sometimes hurts. But I still love her to pieces though, because even though we are very different, we are still close.

Love to you both, nicolep FurryP. I can't imagine riding this thing out and bumping heads over major things with people close to me, must be difficult and draining at times. 

Thank you sleepingbooty and KikiPea. I have learned to just shut up unfortunately.

I made a private mini album for just my thoughts/journaling so I can get things out somewhere.

Empty grocery store shelves was one photo I used in Covid life layout. Also have us walking the dogs, walking in the local park, and Instacart delivery.

I've been including as it's naturally come up in my PL layouts. Last year, at the height, I used Traci Reed's digital pandemic collection. It had some snark and I'm a fan of some snark, especially when things are shit. I'm behind on my 2021 album, but I'll include when DH and I got our 1st shots (still waiting on the second). Things are open here in TX. I have some journaling when our idiotic governor lifted the mask mandate. I Follow the historian professor Heather Cox Richardson on Facebook (who I learned about from the Peas) and I've included some of her writing in my albums, especially when I have no words of my own over the heartbreak I feel of the devastating attacks on democracy happening here in the US. Before COVID, I didn't typically include news in my albums. Going forward, I think I will.

I'm sorry to all of you having issues with family and friends. I have coworkers who I don't discuss it with, but that's not at all the same as friends or family. I can't even imagine. Hugs.