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Why home life is more important than ever amid COVID-19 By Ronda Newport
» IT IS STILL DIFFICULT TO FATHOM THAT WE HAVE JUST CROSSED THE ONE-YEAR MARK SINCE THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS WAS DECLARED A PANDEMIC. Over the course
of the past year, stay-at-home orders have been mandated throughout California. Most of us would have never expected that in April 2021, many would still be working from home and that our children would still be attending their Zoom classrooms. Yet, with spring in the air and vaccinations on the rise, there is hope! There is chatter about full reopening in our communities and a return to normalcy on the horizon.
Yet, it goes without saying that “normal” will likely never be the same again. One clear example of this is how the concept of home has changed dramatically over the past year. Home has become so much more than home. Homes have become schools, offices, recreational playgrounds, gardens and gyms. As a result, families have been forced in many ways to reevaluate their current homes, their priorities and their lifestyles — mainly where they live, both homes and communities. Months and months under the executive stay-at-home » See more on home life on PAGE 24
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