Week 32 - Stay Safe

The main restriction, to stay home, has been relaxed and people are allowed to leave their homes for any reason and for any period, but still only allowed up to travel 25km for shopping and social. Visitors (from the same household) are allowed and ten people can gather outside, with social distancing.

All shops can re-open and restaurants and cafes can have dine-in customers up to a maximum of 20 (where space allows). I was supposed to go to brunch with some friends but I wasn't feeling well so I decided not to go (feeling better now).

Had to visit my aunt who had put some disposal pads in her washing machine, thankfully it seems to have survived the incident, unfortunately not her clothing, which contains the residue of the pads (they will need to be washed again). I did discover that her tumble dryer was broken, so I hope I have managed to arrange for a replacement to be delivered on Wednesday while my cousin and I will be visiting. We hope to convince my aunt that she should sign up to a home care package and have more assistance through the package.

The car I have been hanging my nose over has been sold, no really surprise and although disappointing that I didn't even get to test drive it, there was really no reason for me to change my car (but that hasn't stopped me looking for other options!).

I've not been feeling very happy during the week, I think it's a reaction to the joy from everyone else about the relaxation of the rules and the fact that little changes for me. I was reading article that it's not unusual for people to feel anxious about the change in rules and returning to "normality". I'm not keen on going anywhere that is very busy, given that not everyone is sticking to the rules (ie wearing masks properly or at all). Work got weird on Friday with one of my colleagues being very verbal (via email) about her unhappiness about the meeting that I had arranged, complaining I had changed the meeting by suggesting that people read out the key points from their reports since they had already been circulated to all the participants. Both my manager and director believe their behaviour is unacceptable.

My family in the UK are about to go into a month long lock down and although it's not as severe as the one I am coming out of, my dad needs to keep away from people to stay safe.