These days, with a pandemic raging, this is what
life can look like:
Staring at your face on Zoom for hours instead
of occasionally glimpsing it in the mirror. Living
out the days in loungewear. Wearing minimal
makeup because no one sees much of you.
Considering an investment in home exercise
equipment because gyms are closed or restricted.
The pandemic has forced people to spend more
time with themselves than ever. Along the way, it
has reshaped and broadened the way many think
about and prioritize how they treat themselves —
what has come to be called self-care.
The pandemic-era incarnation of self-care
isn’t about buying a signature outfit, wearing
a trendy shade of lipstick or getting a perfect
haircut. It has, for many, put the purpose and
meaning of life front and center, reconfiguring
Image: Eleanor Davis
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