{"id":27879,"date":"2020-05-27T09:25:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T13:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delvinia.com\/?page_id=27879"},"modified":"2020-05-27T09:25:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T13:25:18","slug":"daniel-brousseau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.delvinia.com\/values-culture\/covid-19-staff-stories\/daniel-brousseau\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Brousseau"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27879\" class=\"elementor elementor-27879\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f682f86 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f682f86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d2c767\" data-id=\"3d2c767\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0acdfa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0acdfa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COVID-19 Staff Stories<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8f0097 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8f0097\" 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https:\/\/www.delvinia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Daniel-Brousseau-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49858a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b49858a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To say that our lives will never be the same is far from being a far-fetched prediction. Our lives will change and for the most part, for the better.<\/p><p>Needless to say, our morning routine has changed considerably.\u00a0 Humm\u2026what to wear\u2026to go nowhere.\u00a0 Old t-shirts are making a comeback. Who needs to shave &#8230; so what if I look like a Neanderthal? My wife \u2026 my princess \u2026 has now adopted the \u201cFiona\u201d relaxed look.<\/p><p>My mornings always start with reading Adam\u2019s daily updates.\u00a0 He keeps us up to date on several fronts.\u00a0 I always look forward to these daily capsules. Workwise, working from home has its ups and downs.\u00a0 The dining room, kitchen, living room and bathrooms have become \u201cmy\u201d office.\u00a0 All days look the same.\u00a0 Working hours are unstructured and often extended.<\/p><p>Making sure the house is quiet when I need to make calls can be challenging.\u00a0 Closing doors often doesn\u2019t help when my wife decides to binge-watch episodes of \u201cThis Is Us\u201d or to make homemade pasta using all sorts of electrical machinery.<\/p><p>I have probably spoken to Rosalie during the last 4 weeks more often than in the past two years.\u00a0 Keeping track of projects and sending proposals is pretty much the same.\u00a0 The Delvinia team has been fully operational and cooperative and our dealings with the Toronto office have been smooth and seamless. It\u2019s \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d as far as we are concerned. Our communications with our clients or potential clients are now a lot more personal.\u00a0 We now enquire about their health and that of their loved ones, their safety and how they are coping with this crisis.\u00a0 Hopefully, this \u201cnew\u201d approach will be maintained even when all of this blows over.<\/p><p>When lunch time comes around, we turn on the TV and religiously watch Mr. Legault\u2019s (our Premier in Quebec) daily address to the people.\u00a0 Mr. Legault and Dr. Arruda (the province\u2019s national director of public health) have gained \u201crock star\u201d status since the beginning of this crisis.\u00a0\u00a0The whole province is now baking pastel de nata since Dr. Arruda announced he would be spending his weekend making these famous Portuguese tartelettes.\u00a0<\/p><p>When it comes to family time, of course, technology has replaced family gatherings and casual encounters.\u00a0 All excuses are good &#8230; sharing some family news around a glass of wine, brunching with family members around a glass of wine, cooking tutorials around a glass of wine, how to help your daughter get rid of a mouse that decided to camp in her kitchen \u2026 around a glass of wine.\u00a0 However, like most of people I am sure, trying to get neophytes to use this video technology can be challenging \u2026 \u201cYour camera is not turned on Mom\u201d, \u201cI can see your sister but can\u2019t hear you\u201d \u2026 and so on.<\/p><p>Taking on the task of completing a huge complex jigsaw puzzle has helped us pass the time.\u00a0 It\u2019s our main activity between 6:30-8:00pm \u2026 around a glass of wine before dinner.\u00a0 Netflix has become our new best friend. \u201cJust one more episode\u201d has become a key phrase in our household. And to eliminate all those calories, I discovered my elliptical machine and remembered that I loved the mountain mode.\u00a0 I hope I will keep this good habit a couple of days per week after the crisis.<\/p><p>Trips to the grocery store and drugstore have become an \u201cevent\u201d. Oh what to wear?!<\/p><p>Every Tuesday and Thursday, I go to the office to take care of our plants and\u00a0 to scan all the checks and send them to finance in Toronto.<\/p><p>Grooming has been another issue we needed to deal with.\u00a0 I have become my wife\u2019s hair coloring expert.\u00a0 Hiding those unsightly roots was urgent.\u00a0 As far as I\u2019m concerned, my hair is not an issue \u2026 I will just have to do a comb over!<\/p><p>Weekends are challenging as well.\u00a0 Walking around the lake is one of our favorite activities and even when it rains, we need to go out.\u00a0 However, I must say that one the benefits of this pandemic is that we have nothing an no one waiting for us.\u00a0 So, instead of doing very quick one-hour walks and back to our activities, we leave for hours walking in our neighborhood, enjoying the landscape and talking about \u2026 the next wave of COVID!<\/p><p>It could be very easy to procrastinate at home, but I try to resist. It\u2019s the first time in my life that my income tax is done before the end of April.\u00a0 My garage is clean, my shed is clean, the rest of the house is clean.\u00a0 I do my Mom\u2019s grocery shopping every week.<\/p><p>But now, it\u2019s time to get back to the office. My wife has some projects of re-painting the house, and I miss my daughters and grandchildren!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-90b2119 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90b2119\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddb89c7\" data-id=\"ddb89c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4cf13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca4cf13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Share Daniel's Story:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d24f3a\" data-id=\"9d24f3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbcaaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"0dbcaaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 Staff Stories Back to COVID-19 Staff Stories To say that our lives will never be the same is far from being a far-fetched prediction. 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