Clicking Our Heels – Social Distancing
Clicking
Our Heels – Social Distancing
Our Heels – Social Distancing
For the
past few weeks, we’ve been practicing social distancing. The act of social
distancing affects everyone in different ways. Here are some of the things
Stiletto Gang members associate with their own social distancing.
past few weeks, we’ve been practicing social distancing. The act of social
distancing affects everyone in different ways. Here are some of the things
Stiletto Gang members associate with their own social distancing.
Kathryn Lane:
Social distancing means I’m spending time writing,
editing, and doing on-line research – all normal activities for me. These
pursuits transport me to exciting worlds. My work also keeps me away from
fixating on the sad situation the world is living. Not engaging in lively
social functions outside the home is the one aspect I miss. When I communicate
with family and friends, by phone, email, or Skype, they tell me they’ve
cleaned their closets and garages. One industrious friend has made masks and
offered to leave a few by my front door. Another one has spent endless hours
gardening. Many of them have turned to watching the horrors on television.
Mandated hibernation makes me so thankful I’m a writer.
Social distancing means I’m spending time writing,
editing, and doing on-line research – all normal activities for me. These
pursuits transport me to exciting worlds. My work also keeps me away from
fixating on the sad situation the world is living. Not engaging in lively
social functions outside the home is the one aspect I miss. When I communicate
with family and friends, by phone, email, or Skype, they tell me they’ve
cleaned their closets and garages. One industrious friend has made masks and
offered to leave a few by my front door. Another one has spent endless hours
gardening. Many of them have turned to watching the horrors on television.
Mandated hibernation makes me so thankful I’m a writer.
Lynn McPherson: Social distancing
means switching from in person to online coffee time.
means switching from in person to online coffee time.
Shari
Randall: Social distancing is not all that different
from everyday life – we writers are used to lots of alone time. My hubby is
working from home, so that’s a big change and a big distraction.
Randall: Social distancing is not all that different
from everyday life – we writers are used to lots of alone time. My hubby is
working from home, so that’s a big change and a big distraction.
Dru Ann Love: I’m working
from home and since I’ve been ordered to not go outside (by my doctor)…I’m
staying indoors.
from home and since I’ve been ordered to not go outside (by my doctor)…I’m
staying indoors.
Robin Hillyer-Miles: I’m an ambivert. I love to make plans and am truly relieved when
they get canceled. Social distancing is not an issue with me.
they get canceled. Social distancing is not an issue with me.
Debra H. Goldstein: Working at home or spending time with myself has never been a
problem, but now, I’m finding my ability to focus more limited. I’m averaging
one to two online Zoom or other platform meetings a day either for volunteer board
meetings, interacting with family members, or simply checking in with friends.
Finally, while my husband is normally on the go so I never feel guilty leaving
him watching TV or reading while I write when he is home, now, I feel the need
to take a walk, daily drive, or simply spend time talking with him so that he
doesn’t feel isolated.
problem, but now, I’m finding my ability to focus more limited. I’m averaging
one to two online Zoom or other platform meetings a day either for volunteer board
meetings, interacting with family members, or simply checking in with friends.
Finally, while my husband is normally on the go so I never feel guilty leaving
him watching TV or reading while I write when he is home, now, I feel the need
to take a walk, daily drive, or simply spend time talking with him so that he
doesn’t feel isolated.
Paula Benson: I’ve rediscovered what it is to be lost in a series of books.
Murder and Mayhem online introduced me to Gregg Hurwitz and I’ve begun his
Orphan X series. Maybe it helps that Evan Smoak, or Orphan X, has to fight his
way out of so many situations. I get to imagine myself making escapes.
Murder and Mayhem online introduced me to Gregg Hurwitz and I’ve begun his
Orphan X series. Maybe it helps that Evan Smoak, or Orphan X, has to fight his
way out of so many situations. I get to imagine myself making escapes.
On-line coffee chats are good, but in person ones are so much better!
I agree. It's just not the same as face-to-face meetups. I enjoy it more than just a phone call though–at least we get to look at each other and smile.