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The Fear Outside My door
Since entering lockdown in late March this year, I admit I struggled with how I was going to cope.
I’ve always been a planner, and without a plan, I feel I can’t function.
The bushfires in Sydney Australia in January this year seem trivial now compared to this virus. We could see and smell the smoke, we knew where the danger was.
But with this virus, I find myself becoming scared of what’s outside my front door. We can’t see this virus and where it is so we don’t know where to stay away from.
While I’m trying to limit the amount of bombarding news every day I watch I also do want to stay informed of outbreaks and restrictions.
When the lockdown started, I felt safe at home, it was almost a blessing to be able to work from home in my pyjamas and puff away on my e-cigarette while working which at work I’m not allowed to do.
While it takes discipline to work from home because I have to rely on my own routine because there’s no one around to jump at me for not working. I also need to stay focused and get the work done.
Thank god for technology that I can do this.
So I adapted my routine to hours at home, I still get up at the same time and while I probably should get dressed and be more presentable as though I’m physically…
