As the world continues to pivot in response to the disruptive influences of the COVID-19 pandemic, our everyday lives are suspended in a liminal space-no longer completely familiar and lacking predictability; but not yet reconstituted to the new normal, indeed not knowing when and what that might be. We are in a transition space. In this paper, we explore the impact of the pandemic on those domains most familiar to home economics-individual, family and community-and look at key interfaces where home economics literacy has the potential to contribute to shaping our future, including: the notion of home; food literacy; financial literacy; social and emotional wellbeing; and building sustainable futures. Finally, we present a visual story of the Special Issue of the International Journal of Home Economics dedicated to the COVID-19 pandemic, to determine what home economists are focussing on at this time of global crisis.