My Favorite Face Masks: Let’s Keep Each Other Safe
I would be remiss to write a post about my favorite face masks without taking a moment to name the deep sorrow I feel for my home country.
COVID-19 is raging across our country. In the city I live in, Austin, TX, hospitalization rates are higher than they have ever been. And yet people are actively protesting against wearing masks.
I fear that our country is too far gone to ever get back on track. We are too polarized. If wearing masks during a global pandemic is seen as a polarizing political issue instead of a public health issue, how can we recover? How can we get to a place of agreement about what it means to build a country that takes care of all people?
And this is why I work in schools. I place my bet on the future generations!
In the meantime, I have been searching for the most comfortable mask possible, and I finally found it. I love the ones from Joah Love. This one is my favorite.
I love how soft they are. I love how much space there is in front of my nose/mouth so there’s actually air to breathe! And yet it feels secure around all the edges. And you can easily adjust the straps for the best possible fit. Phew! I’m so grateful to find something I can actually stand wearing. And Joah Love donates a mask for every mask purchased.
I wear the medium/large. It is an exact right fit for my relatively wide face!
Just wanted to share my favorite face masks in case you are still searching for yours.
Wishing you well…
2 Comments
Nora
Please, please remember that mask wearing is necessary but not sufficient. With the out-of-control rates in places like Texas, staying at home is absolutely necessary. Here in Michigan, we absolutely lowered rates by actually actually everyone who possibly could staying home. It scares me how the political left has traded enthusiastic support for stay-at-home orders for (a much more neoliberal) enthusiasm for masks.
Nora
(to clarify, that does not mean I am on the political right, it means I really think we all need to take this way more seriously, including those of us who are sad about people refusing to wear masks)