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Back to school, back to "normal"?

Last week was back to school for the Grade R's at my son's school. What an emotional time leading up to the first day back at school after more than 3 months at home... Time spent sleeping late and playing Xbox games, watching YouTube videos and Netflix. Its been a crazy time just trying to stay sane. Initially, we both worked from home, while playing referee about whose turn it is to watch Masha and the bear or YouTube videos about Minecraft. Cleaning the house, feeding the kids and keeping them from harming each other. I know we were not alone in this struggle, but at times, it felt like we were on an isolated island. The times that I could 'escape' to the shops to buy essentials, helped me recharge and reset. This has been such an unreal time.  Then it moved on to looking for a job amidst a pandemic - this is no easy feat. There are hundreds of advertised positions coming through daily, but also hundreds of candidates applying for each of these positions. H