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

This week, I am going to write briefly about different days. Thursday 10/29/20 - Went to my office to meet virtually with clients. It was the first time since March that I worked from my office. It felt good to be there. I wore a dress, rather my typical pandemic work attire of jeans and a nice shirt. Friday 10/30/20 - The weather was terrible - wet snow all day. It was beautiful to watch from my window, but really created a trapped feeling. We can't gather indoors, and with this type of weather, we can't gather outdoors either. Saturday - Halloween! Trick or treating was very different this year. Fortunately, enough of the snow had melted that kids could go out in costumes, masked and in costume, with masked parents. Our city had directed us to leave candy out for kids to minimize contact. Our neighborhood did this in great style - lots of light up decorations and tables left out with candy. I was disappointed to not interact with all of the costumed kids, but glad to respect safety measures. Sunday - Felt sad and anxious. My husband's birthday is on 11/10. In trying to organize a small outdoor gathering to celebrate his birthday. My son announced that he and his girlfriend, who live in NH, have decided that they can't come down due to concern about exposure and/or exposing us. I completely understand, but my stomach really sank. I can't imagine what this holiday season will look like if we can't be together - but need to prepare for this. Monday: The number of cases in MA are going up significantly, from the low hundreds to low thousands, with increasing deaths and hospitalizations. Our governor, Charlie Baker, announced a curfew and closings of some businesses, starting this Friday. It is essential to do this, but I really don't like this new direction. Also - election Tuesday - ANXIETY!