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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

<STRONG> A year ago, our lives changed in ways we would have previously considered unthinkable.</STRONG> When in March 2020, schools switched to online teaching and we were working from home, we couldn't imagine that life a year later would not be back to normal.<STRONG> Although it was hard to manage</STRONG> the stress of work, the craziness of kids' online homeschooling, constant exposure to screens, and the incessant disruptions of everyday life,<STRONG> being together and working on projects was also a deep source of joy.</STRONG> Elementary school is now (thankfully) back in person, and <STRONG> I'm sharing a page my 5-year-old son brought home just a few days ago. I'm so glad he seems to have enjoyed building a shed together as much as I did.</STRONG>