Learning to Work Online
By divalounger
@divalounger (6117)
United States
March 22, 2020 1:12pm CST
So this past week has been busy. Last Friday I made the decision to stop teaching voice lessons in person and have spent this week learning how to use Zoom for that purpose. It is not the same, but I can work with it now and feel as though I can teach via the platform. So yesterday I sent out notices to all my students telling them that online lessons will be made available to them starting this week.
It has also been a time of rapid change, for me, for all of us. My husband and I are both over 60 with underlying health conditions. And California has a shelter in place order out there for the foreseeable future. So, we are both learning to get more work done in the virtual world.
He is a church musician, and has his first live streaming mass in about an hour. It will be him, the priest and a cantor.
How are you all doing with this rapidly changing situation?
Stay healthy!
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@divalounger (6117)
• United States
30 Mar 20
@DianneN For a while, I read the newspaper first thing in the morning, but it made me too anxious--so now I meditate first--Hang in there and stay safe
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@agent807 (751)
• United States
22 Mar 20
For me, the biggest problem right now is trying to buy food because the stores are having a hard time keeping items on the shelves. Having worked in grocery stores when things are bad, I feel for these people, though I never went through anything like this. I just exercise calm and patience to try and find food. In regards to work, I cannot work from home because I work in a supply chain for hospitals and everything that is done there directly affects hospitals. So I try to keep myself as healthy and as sanitize as possible. I hope everyone take care of themselves, stay safe and exercise caution while we get through this.
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@agent807 (751)
• United States
22 Mar 20
@divalounger Thanks. It's rough, not as rough as others have it, but I'm making through. Luckily, I don't hang out as much and it could be due to the long hours lol.
@divalounger (6117)
• United States
22 Mar 20
Take care of yourself--getting food is a problem and so is working out in the world right now, but it sounds like you have both under control.
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
23 Mar 20
@divalounger
Good luck. It is very hard when we are over 60 and have health issues.
@LindaOHio (181177)
• United States
22 Mar 20
I am adjusting OK: but my husband has cabin fever already! We are both in the "elderly" category; so we are lying low for a while.
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@divalounger (6117)
• United States
22 Mar 20
Cabin fever is a real thing--Thank goodness we have a back yard!
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@JudyEv (341691)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Mar 20
It's good that you're both adjusting and getting on with your usual pursuits as best you can. We might all be learning more about internet options in the near future.
