#thankyouessentialworkers

#happyfriday #begoodhumans #labordayweekend #thankyouessentialworkers https://www.instagram.com/p/CTXFZQqrXw7IfpqzQ91SjYC1-gJ0QLJfwAA9KQ0/?utm_medium=tumblr

We REALLY had to take a lot of selfies on this route of the Bobcaygeon Fall Fair Scavenger Hunt / Car Tour yesterday. This one is in front of the Boyd Museum Heritage Building in Bobcaygeon where our public library is. Selfies are not really my thing. How do you make a duck face for a selfie? Selfie skill level: Utterly Clueless. #BobcaygeonFallFair2020 #TeamCormier #ThankYouEssentialWorkers #BobcaygeonStrong #Kawarthas #Ontario #Canada #CottageCountry #KawarthaLakes #VirtualFallFair #ScavengerHunt #2020 #BobcaygeonLife #Bobcaygeon (at The Boyd Heritage Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFplQU-nURo/?igshid=f2oc9fll12aa

Thinking of every single person out there helping keep us all fed, safe and as sane as #wtftheyearformerlyknownas2020 permits. To every #farmworker and #essentialworker out there, whether recognized officially and financially as you should be or not, here goes my deepest most heartfelt thank you. We can’t make it without you, and e v e r y single one of you is deeply appreciated. #thankyoufarmers #thankyouessentialworkers #thankyouvolunteerfirefighters YOU ROCK BEYOND! (at Carmel, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE9CceZsSXHV1DlnkSY_r5JJOVmHi-CeLpBAVs0/?igshid=lmm7hxnp111j

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. #laborday #labordayweekend #happylaborday #thankyouessentialworkers #thankyou https://www.instagram.com/p/CE2brIolhqP/?igshid=33hn3pygcq77

"I caught Covid at the end of March, most likely at work. I was one of the lucky ones. For me, the illness was no worse than a bad flu. When I returned to work after quarantine, my ICU transitioned into a Covid unit.⁣ ⁣ I don't think I realized how deconditioned I was until I started working in that PPE. The shifts were 12-13 hrs with very few breaks. We were short of breath inside the masks, sweating in the gowns and visors, fighting exhaustion and low blood sugar. It was much more stressful than our normal ICU work. I found it hard to let go of that stress when I got home.⁣ ⁣ For the first time in my life, I was having panic attacks. I became so depressed I could barely talk to my kids. I started drinking more on my nights off to cope. By the end of the second month I could no longer function, and knew it was time to get help. I realized that I wouldn't be able to take care of anyone else until I took care of myself. ⁣ ⁣ I ended up taking a mental health leave. I stopped drinking completely and began therapy. It took some time, but I eventually started to get better. I had support from family and friends, as well as a good doctor and therapist. ⁣ ⁣ Covid cases have declined in our state, and our unit is no longer a Covid ICU. I'm hoping this experience will make me a better nurse going forward, and I'll feel ready to fight again if we see a second wave." Niki Anthony, RN ⁣ ⁣ Thank you Niki for being open to sharing your story. I wish you health and peace moving forward. ⁣ ⁣ #thankyoufrontliners #thankyouessentialworkers #covid19 #pandemicstories #supportfrontlineworkers #supportessentialworkers #thankyouessentialworkers #visualstorytelling #portraitsinspire #portraitmasters #riarts #essentailworkersri #portraitsoffrontliners #stephanieewensphotography #portraitphotographer #doucumentaryportraitproject #seeourfrontliners #seeourfrontlinersri ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ (at Cranston, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCVyf7enB31/?igshid=1mfhkiitpsg7l

Meet Allison Hayward, MD, our next @brown_emergency provider being highlighted as part of #SeeOurFrontliners portrait project. She shares her experience of the pandemic below. ⁣ ⁣ "I work nights in the emergency department, and that means my subspecialty is psychiatric crisis. I face the fears that stave off sleep, or that prompt waking in the dark, beaded with sweat and heart pounding. The fact that I have very little natural tendency towards anxiety has always been an asset to me, gaining even more value as I've navigated into a career consisting of long and busy nights in the emergency department. ⁣ ⁣ Spending nights being buffeted by waves of anxiety and sadness from my patients has always left me emotionally tired, but I have usually been able to let them wash over me and walk away, letting calm, happiness, and stillness return to my mind as I gain distance from the hospital. In 2020, I find traces of the fear and sadness I experience with my patients are following me home. Instead of the usual dreams I've had since childhood, closing my eyes takes me back to the COVID ward, back behind my layers of masks and I wake feeling as if I've worked instead of slept. I am thankful for my supportive family and friends who keep me feeling loved and grounded, whether we are near or far. They help give me the energy to keep putting on my mask night after night, trying to soothe the anxieties and terrors of a pandemic."⁣ ⁣ Thank you Allison for participating in the project. ⁣ ⁣ For anyone interested in being photographed and part of the project, please follow the link in my bio. ⁣ ⁣ #brown_emergency @brown_emergency⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #thankyouessentialworkers #thankyoufrontliners #supportfrontlineworkers #supportessentialworkers #thankyouessentialworkers #visualstorytelling #portraitsinspire #portraitmasters #coviddays #riarts #401love #visitrhodeisland #essentailworkersri #portraitsoffrontliners #stephanieewensphotography #portraitphotographer #doucumentaryportraitproject #seeourfrontliners #seeourfrontlinersri ⁣⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CCEjrUtnhul/?igshid=13fi96ump8d4e

More designs have been added to the essential thank you kickstarter! There’s only 4 days left, and none of these will be for sale outside of the campaign, as we will be distributing the leftover pins into our local communities. My two contributions are for USPS and retail! There’s a couple more designs in the works by the other artists that will be revealed soon! . . . . #essentialworkers #thankyouessentialworkers #enamelpins #enamelpinkickstarter #pinitforward #payitforward #kickstarter #pinmakers #pincollection #pinsofinstagram #pinsofig #kawaiiart #kawaiiartist #retaildesign #retailart https://www.instagram.com/p/CCBi56UFZ2l/?igshid=1agee4fml9cy1