Doesn't the Covid-19 pandemic seem like it happened a lifetime ago?

I remember at the very beginning of the pandemic, when no one had any information and everyone was freaked out, my husband went out in the early morning (to avoid crowds) to go grocery shopping. He was of course wearing rubber kitchen gloves but no mask, because at the time everyone thought Covid might be spread by touch. He got a huge haul, because who knew if the grocery stores would be closing, and he called me to help unload. As we were taking out the bags we watched in horror as a gallon of milk toppled out of the back of his SUV—almost in slow motion—and smashed on the pavement and started dripping everywhere. The horror! What if we weren't able to get more milk for a while? I ran up and emptied a two-liter bottle of Diet Coke, rinsed it out, and put the surviving milk into that. (Drinking white "soda" really messed with our minds!)

Now, some of the things we did during the pandemic looks ridiculous. (I can't be the only one who wiped down everything that came into the house.) But at the time, it didn't just feel necessary. It felt dire.

Those in multifamily also had to adjust. Luckily, now we can look back and laugh. But there are some things multifamily adopted during Covid that we should continue doing. Here is a list of things to laugh about—and some practices that started during Covid that you might want to continue doing or adapt into your plan.

Thank goodness we no longer:

• Take everyone's temperatures everywhere. Remember doing this? But if people were already at the amenity or front desk and did indeed have a temperature, well, then you were exposed to them as well.

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