I haven’t seen any covid threads yet so I thought I would start one because today I went in to work for the first time since March 12.
The only way to describe it is surreal. It was the same old library but everything was different. We have two teams of two, each going in one day a week, to process curbside service and, as of next week, scan print journal articles.
For the first time in 20 years, I shelved. My knees are not what they used to be. My back aches. And the stacks have motion activated lighting so I headed into the darkness, all alone, pushing a wonky truck. It was really creepy. Fortunately, there is no rush to reshelve the backlog of books; as long as we can find them on the sorting shelves, we can take our time. I am glad I am back, if only once a week, because it felt almost normal even though I didn’t do any of my own regular work.
How is everyone else doing?
I’ve started doing in store pickup from Loblaws again I am filling my freezer. I was just talking to my niece who is hoping to go out trick or treating. She has her costume all planned, although she hasn’t started working on it yet. I am usually the one to help her.