First world problems in a Covid world
Having cats is a wonderful thing. They’re friendly, funny, soft, warm and entertaining and they look great in front of a roaring fire. But at the end of my innings when I see the play back of my life and how I spent my time, I wonder how many frames are going to be devoted…
This has gone wildly viral by now and with good reason. There’s a gentleman in the States by the name of Rob who has stated a channel called “Dad, How Do I?”. The idea behind the channel is to provide practical demonstrations and advise for people who may have had absent parents or may not…
I find Lego games on the Xbox One too hard. I was lucky enough to get my first gaming machine when I was around 4 years old. I had a ZX Spectrum 128k as well as access to a Rowtron console system. Since then I’ve gone through many systems including an Amiga 500, a couple…
And so another day of working from home fun begins. I have been sitting here for approximately one hour and the main thought I’ve been having is this: Do I have some sort of focussing or concentration disability or am I just incredibly lazy? Sure, anxiety (hello, old friend) can cause this but the absolute…
Are you ever merrily skipping along through your day and then suddenly… “Fuck, my tongue itches?”
I think I’ve mentioned this elsewhere but I work as a peer support worker and on a daily basis I hear some wonderful analogies about what mental health is, isn’t and how to view the circumstances in which people find themselves. I talk to people a lot about ‘purpose’ in recovery and today someone came…
Restrictions lifted a little at the end of last week where I live. So over the weekend I got to meet friends for breakfast. In a cafe. In public. With other humans. It was a surreal experience after several weeks of lock down. It’s not as if stuff has been particularly weird where I am…
Today was an opportunity to learn. Learning how to do cardless cash because I forgot my wallet when leaving home to go to the office today. So, it turns out that, spending record amounts of hours alone in a caravan can actually bring on early dementia. On the plus side my favourite coffee shop has…
It really is impossible during the current situation to overstate just how fucking wonderful some people have been throughout the whole international shitshow that is Covid-19. However international nurses day seems like the perfect day to tip a hat and say thank you to nurses, doctors (fuck it, all health professionals) as well as to…
I have worked out that when it comes to working from home, conditions have to be absolutely perfect in order for me to thrive: Caffeinated enough that I am productive but not too caffeinated to the point that I am anxious about things such the colour of the table I am working at The temperature…