The Covid Pandemic

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24. It is not dying from COVID that causes anxiety

for me, but having it turn into long COVID with serious long term, chronic health effects.

So I continue to mask anytime I go inside. I limit where I go and when. I did go to a ballet performance before Halloween. Masks were encouraged, but the audience might have been less than 10% masked. Turned out ok. I went to a movie last week. Only seven people in a theater of about 100 seats and half of us masked. I have no plans to fly anywhere until the end of February. I will mask.

I live about a mile from a major mall in the region. People are back shopping in person. I still don't go. I was in that mall once, a year ago, to get new batteries in my watches. Masked.

I go grocery shopping and always mask. I go to the hardware store and mask. I go to the library and mask.I do occasionally eat out at a restaurant, but never one that is crowded or has tables right next to others.

My hair stylist is closing the salon he's owned for many years and is going to a situation where he rents a solo cubicle. I will continue to let him cut my hair every six weeks, unmasked.

COVID is endemic. It's going to be with us a long time. I have changed my life because of it and will adapt to living with it in order to avoid getting it for as long as possible.