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he global pandemic has necessitated so many changes in our daily lives that it, sometimes, seems like nothing is as it was. While many of these changes seem like insurmountable probrevonworopportuC yrreJ yB lems, others have provided interesting nities. Wouldn’t you like to have been a toilet paper manufacturer these past few months? Jerry Crownover is I have talked to several people and relatives who have a farmer and former transitioned to working at home during the crisis. Surprisprofessor of Agriculture ingly, most have told me that they actually like doing so, Education at Missouri with more than a couple telling me that they think they State University. He is a are more productive because of fewer distractions from native of Baxter County, co-workers and the chance to get more sleep because they Arkansas, and an don’t have to drive to work (or shower, shave and get author and professional dressed). As a farmer, I’ve been working from home for the speaker. To contact Jerry, past 23 years, so there was no newness for me to experience. go to ozarksfn.com and With most schools shutting down last March, parents of click on ‘Contact Us.’ school-aged children were able to experience their stint at home-schooling, and to quote one such parent, “It really wasn’t that bad.” As a result, many are considering homeschooling as a viable and permanent option. Since my wife and I homeschooled our two sons, before it was a fad, I was not surprised at these comments, either. Since many restaurants and fast-food eateries were either closed or limited in their services, many people had to relearn to cook and eat at home, finding homemade meals, with a sit-down time with family, was actually a pretty nice change. In addition, the absence of school activities, coupled with no ballgames, ballet classes and music lessons, parents and grandparents were able to have evenings at home for several weeks. Again, since we live 10 miles from the nearest café, we rarely ate away from home before the pandemic, so we weren’t inconvenienced, in the least, when it came to meal time.
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