First world problems in a Covid world
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…
It feels like it’s here today. I’m in the caravan with shorts (not many tracksuit bottoms, remember?) and a hoodie on and no heater. It’ll warm up eventually and I’ll be thankful that I live in many people’s version of paradise – however, at this moment in time all I can think about is how…
I feel horribly guilty whenever I get an email from Netflix. Usually it’s reminding me that I’ve only partly watched something. Usually the reason for this is because I wasn’t enjoying it enough to commit to the rest of it and went off to do something else instead (kill an O’Driscoll but get disconnected before…
Skip straight past the ‘Winter Is Coming’ memes and go straight to ‘Fuck me, how did it get so cold so quickly?’ memes. It’s a strange temperature today. I’m not sure what the number is but it’s the sort of temperature where I’m cold because I’ve lived in Australia long enough to have acclimatized (that…
Today’s work day is going to end up being eight hours of yawning whilst confirming with my phone that I haven’t received any new messages every 10 minutes or so. Pro-activity score – Absolute zero.
During Covid I’ve somehow convinced myself that I need more things to do – and specifically – more things to watch. As a result I currently have access to: Fetch TV Stan Netflix Amazon Prime VPN with BBC Iplayer / Sky TV / UKTVPlay etc Disney+ Foxtel Go Optus Sport Ultimate Xbox Pass I cancelled…