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It is pandemic times and not life as usual. We have not gotten less busy because of the pandemic. Life has changed and I do not think for the better. We may be working from home, but that means we brought parts of our lives that we kept separately right into our bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens. My bedroom is my classroom for nursing school. I write my exams in my children's bedroom, and there is no privacy because I bring the whole world there with our proctors asking to scan the rooms. Privacy went out the window. And now, I feel violated that I have to do my continuing education credits from my house. My employers will pay me, but I considered my home time sacred. Not anymore. How do we adjust, how do we find alone time? How do we survive. Join me in my kitchen today and maybe we can start a conversation as I prepare breakfast and get ready for class.
By Isabella Mukanda-ShamamboIt is pandemic times and not life as usual. We have not gotten less busy because of the pandemic. Life has changed and I do not think for the better. We may be working from home, but that means we brought parts of our lives that we kept separately right into our bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens. My bedroom is my classroom for nursing school. I write my exams in my children's bedroom, and there is no privacy because I bring the whole world there with our proctors asking to scan the rooms. Privacy went out the window. And now, I feel violated that I have to do my continuing education credits from my house. My employers will pay me, but I considered my home time sacred. Not anymore. How do we adjust, how do we find alone time? How do we survive. Join me in my kitchen today and maybe we can start a conversation as I prepare breakfast and get ready for class.