One day at a time

Spending the weekend in Ballarat, after a somewhat frustrating week at work, lots of deadlines and trying to get people to meet them. Other than that, there hasn't been much to report. I have been for a couple of walks but my plan is to be more active on my weekend away. Although the weather isn't helping, as the weekend is going to be very hot. I have been helping the regional economy by spending around Ballarat and there is still more spending to be done.

From next week, 25% of the public service will be allowed to return to the office, but at the moment there is no indication what that means for my department, division, group or team. Not that I will be in a rush to return to the office, I am sure that work station is covered in dust and with my food intolerance kicking off again, its easier to cope with that at home than in the office. Victoria has had nine days with no locally transmitted cases of COVID-19, whereas the UK is still averaging over 40,000 a day (I know different population sizes). Still no word on which vaccine will be approved in Australia, but at least the roll out of it (which ever gets approved) will start in February. My work is also getting busier has we collect information for the net publication, plus gather new information about what the entities have in their contracts, apparently it could affect how they report their income. I have been for walks three times this week, which is a first for many weeks. I did a...

 Returned to work (at home) this week and although I started off the week feeling miserable, it gradually improved over the week. Had an online catch up with most of my colleagues on Wednesday which was nice to see them and hear what they had got up to over the break. There wasn't much in the way of work to apart from preparing for the next two publications (which unfortunately overlap slightly). I washed the car and also drove down to see my aunt. I am enjoying driving this car and not that didn't enjoy the previous one, it is nice to know that if I put my foot down, this one will respond immediately not gradually like the previous car. Decided to go away from the next public holiday, staying in Victoria (as the borders keep opening and closing unpredictably). I have booked my cat back into the cattery as he didn't seem to be too distressed by the last visit. My UK family are now in full lockdown although my father has had the first of his two vaccine injections (my sister...

The end of 2020 came and went, and 2021 is much the same. There is the promise that 2021 will be better than 2020, with multiple vaccines against COVID-19 being approved and Brexit finally settled (in the most part). I expected to have a quiet week, but it has been quieter than planned due to on-going issues with my food intolerance, which has planned up virtually every day this week. I did manage to got shopping further away from home and I travelled by train (only a couple of stops and there were very few on the train) as well as going for a drive back to where I used to live closer to the city. My relatives in the UK are now under Tier 4 restrictions (which are basically lock down) with only essential shops open (although they seem to have an odd definition of essential) and no-one allowed to mix in the house. I was impressed by the London firework display organised by the BBC although I'm saddened by some of the comments posted under the video on YouTube, unfortunately racism c...