Seems my day job (now closed) has decided I'm still booked and can call me in but they don't have to pay me in the meantime.. hoping that won't be a problem if I have to apply for benefits. I'll definitely be pursuing other avenues rather than waiting around for empty promises. I didn't survive this far to be screwed over by comfy-arsed dullards
My friend's daughter decided to stay put in London, so I'm going over to see my friend on Sunday, to take some supplies, help with some gardening and veg planting, and celebrate Ostara round her firepit with food, wine, stories and chat ❤️
Things alarming me: people assuming they will avoid the virus and putting all their energy and preparation into that, not spreading it, and not getting bored at home....rather than sharing info about how to look after yourself and others once you're ill, breathing exercises we could all be doing to help prepare, endure and recover, advice for and from those with pre-existing respiratory illnesses (that could help people like the twitter friend I chatted with last night who just discovered they've contracted pnuemonia and corona at the same time, with a sick child to look after, and can't get through to medical support via the services in their area), how to maintain our immune systems etc. Mental health and self care under quarantine should definitely be way up there in the priority list, but I'd like to see a lot more sharing and support aimed at the fact that most of us, and some more than others, really are going to get ill with this virus, and there are a wide range of reasons why people will struggle with or be impacted by it in different ways.
Me: feeling stretched, and having to throw my focus this way and that, constantly checking for info and certainty in all corners. My self care prep is 'kinda there', but it seems like background to staying alert to a multitude of possibilities that will be whittled down as more information and reality becomes available. Tonight, I have wine, for possibly the last time in a while, and a mellow herb. Might go inworld a little later.