I am a bit anxious but mostly cross this morning. I’m angry that the government have given this as “advice” rather than enforce a proper ban or restriction. I’m self employed and I can’t afford to lose the pay. If I choose not to go to work, that’s it, there’s nothing. I mean, the nursery and school I visit to teach might close soon anyway but until then I have no choice but to keep going in . By making it “advice” the government get out of having to support the self employed or businesses who are closing (theatres, pubs, clubs etc.... haven’t been told to close, so can’t claim on insurance, but the govt has told people not to attend! It makes me angry).
Anyway, leaving that aside, my current plan is
- go to work as normal (3 days a week) but do more hand washing and sanitising. Try not to touch as many surfaces.
-stop any social activities, as painful as this is. I will still take my dd to the park or out for a walk. We are rural and I feel the risk is minimal.
- try not to panic
- make a “stay sane” plan . Whole days, weeks, months at home with a 3 year old are daunting
I’m going to throw myself into sorting the house out, keeping everything clean and tidy, doing the garden, making clothes (luckily I have a good indoor hobby!), batch cooking for the freezer, and keeping dd entertained. Also I’m going to limit myself to how much of the news I watch and listen to - maybe only the daily TV address. Last night I was up til late reading loads of news stories and it didn’t do me any good, just made me more anxious.
One other thing I’m going to do is order last few baby bits just to make sure we have everything ready in case this lasts ages. So we just need: new cotbed mattress, new snuzpod mattress, steriliser, some kind of nightlight for night wakings.
Stay safe everyone but also stay sane!