Day 10 - Saturday 28th March
The weekend is not so different from other days for me since I work from home to my own schedule, and if I wasn't keeping this blog I probably wouldn't have noticed. But I try to resist the urge to check work emails at least. I'm at the PC checking social media when I receive a message from my friend in Australia asking if I want to Skype - yes, absolutely! We have a lovely chat, with the best call quality we've ever experienced. Australia has not yet taken the step of requiring people to stay home, but she's very sensibly doing so. Fortunately she works for a national infrastructure provider so her job is relatively safe and they are taking precautions to protect their staff by allowing them to work at home. As we discuss how the crisis is affecting our mental health the recognition comes that I'm coping pretty well. Clearly I have no control over the virus, but my natural reaction to a crisis is to keep calm and make a plan which in this case is primarily how to keep the family safe and well-fed for as long as it takes. That gives me some degree of control, which in turn keeps me from feeling too anxious.
It has emerged in the last 24 hours that the Prime Minister and several members of the cabinet and health service leaders have tested positive for the coronavirus. This doesn't surprise me at all - they've all been in COBRA meetings together on a regular basis and I never understood why they didn't separate the key decisions makers to try and reduce the risk that they would all become infected. Most businesses with a business continuity plan will have divided their workforce into two or three groups working at different locations or on different days as soon as it became clear that we were facing a pandemic, so it's alarming that this doesn't seem to have occurred to the government.
After lunch I participate in an online singing lesson, learning Elbow's One Day Like This. I don't have a great voice but I enjoy singing and this is a joyous experience which moves me to tears. Shortly after, my Degustabox arrives. This is a subscription service offering a random selection of groceries delivered monthly; I had accepted a free trial offer thinking that we might get some treats to cheer us up. The box contained among other things some crisps and sweets, a craft beer, a miniature of non-alcoholic gin and a fancy tonic and - remarkably - a carton of flour which was practically the only thing hubby hadn't managed to get at the supermarket.
Another online G&T date tonight, this time with my bestie. Then dinner and a couple of movies. Today I am grateful for singing.
It has emerged in the last 24 hours that the Prime Minister and several members of the cabinet and health service leaders have tested positive for the coronavirus. This doesn't surprise me at all - they've all been in COBRA meetings together on a regular basis and I never understood why they didn't separate the key decisions makers to try and reduce the risk that they would all become infected. Most businesses with a business continuity plan will have divided their workforce into two or three groups working at different locations or on different days as soon as it became clear that we were facing a pandemic, so it's alarming that this doesn't seem to have occurred to the government.
After lunch I participate in an online singing lesson, learning Elbow's One Day Like This. I don't have a great voice but I enjoy singing and this is a joyous experience which moves me to tears. Shortly after, my Degustabox arrives. This is a subscription service offering a random selection of groceries delivered monthly; I had accepted a free trial offer thinking that we might get some treats to cheer us up. The box contained among other things some crisps and sweets, a craft beer, a miniature of non-alcoholic gin and a fancy tonic and - remarkably - a carton of flour which was practically the only thing hubby hadn't managed to get at the supermarket.
Another online G&T date tonight, this time with my bestie. Then dinner and a couple of movies. Today I am grateful for singing.
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