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The Covid 19, the worst pandemic in the United States since 1918, impacted more than just hospitals and the economy, according to a survey by Petable many Americans experienced mental health issues during the pandemic. Petable is a mobile application for animal healthcare which helps pet owners follow their pets’ healthcare programs. Part of Petable’s interest is emotional support animals, so they conducted a survey to learn about mental health following the pandemic. Petable surveyed 1500 people and asked them if their mental health worsened, improved, or stayed the same during the Covid 19 pandemic.“Unsurprisingly, most age groups experienced worsened mental health throughout the pandemic. In the 55+ age group, nearly three out of five respondents reported no significant change in their mental health. And in the age group of 35-44, more people saw an improvement in mental health rather than a decline,” writes Alisha Eskay from Petable. The top reason reported for seeing a decline in mental health was the unpredictability of the pandemic—55% said this negatively affected their mental health. The number-two reason was being quarantined, which 51% reported took a toll on them.
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Staff Reports Texas unemployment has reached new lows. According to the Texas Workforce Commission more jobs were added over the first three months of 2022 than any previous year dating back to 1990. A total 152,200 new positions were added over the first three months of 2022. To date employment is 241,400 jobs beyond the February 2020 pre-pandemic level, and for the 10th consecutive month, every major private industry registered positive growth over the year.
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Women from across West Texas gathered in Brownfield Thursday to embrace the agriculture life and to celebrate women’s role in that life. Speakers from quilting experts, and cookbooks writers, to lawyers, and fashion pioneers all were welcomed and met with fellowship and respect. They shared a cultural bond. A bond that is the shared roots of generations of farming and ranching, and on Thursday these women gathered to enjoy a lunch and speak and celebrate about the powerful and unique roles women have played and continue to play in agriculture life.
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Have you ever been curious about why chicken eggs can be different colors? While most eggs are white or brown, they also come in colors like cream, pink, blue and green. In addition — and this is no “yolk” — some are even speckled.
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A mother and daughter team, Dee Dee and Betty Charlebois shared their passion of quilting. They said, “the ones that weren’t so pretty were called necessary quilts.” They explained that today most quilts are made decoratively and as a hobby, however in the past quilts were made out of whatever fabrics were available and they were made for strictly utilitarian purposes. They spoke of wagon rides out west and the necessity of quilts for warmth during that experience, but what they emphasized was the bonds that can be formed by women that quilt together. In the past they spoke about women who would travel the distance out of their farms to a meeting point to quilt and bond together as women.
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