It’s OK to not be OK - How You Doing? - Stories From Home Episode 128

Recorded in the beautiful home office, Chateau' Relaxo, FLThink back to February 2020Kobe Bryant his daughter and 7 others had just tragically died in a helicopter crash. There was this talk of COVID, but for the most part, it was overseas, and no great concern unless you were traveling internationallyBy mid-March, everyone's world was getting turned upside down -Everyone was sheltering in placeYou couldn’t buy Toilet Paper Lysol Wipes Paper Towels Masks Disposable GlovesBy the end of Spring Break schools just told students to stay home No end of the year testing Teachers didn’t get to pack their rooms up No graduations - One of the Chateau’ Relaxo residents graduated from UCF, The ceremony was virtual, they wore their robe and we snapped pictures as they stood next to the TV when their name was displayed.As May approached we were still sheltering in place, and no one knew for how long.By the beginning of summer, things were different No summer vacations Restaurants and bars were closed The grocery store now included directional arrows in the aisles Your EDC now included a face maskThanks for listening.Leave a message on Anchor, or shoot me an email at [email protected] us out on the web at HypeAmerica or Instagram--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/steve-frick/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit travelstories.substack.com