I‘ve got covid too, @Toomanyusernames123 . Lots of us are still testing and trying to avoid people where possible as it is still the community-minded thing to do.
The NHS says to try to stay home if you can:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/covid-19/covid-19-symptoms-and-what-to-do/
The government website says no legal restrictions but try to stay at home: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus.
You’re not being ridiculous for testing and acting accordingly, the culture around covid is really confusing these days (I think it always was actually) as it’s business as usual in schools and most workplaces yet on the other hand, the NHS website and gov website say try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people.
I realise the ‘why are you even testing?’ was a derail from your intention in your post and here I am perpetuating it, but just wanted you to know I had the same situation when I was first ill. It’s hard to get your head around because it’s still a cultural hot potato. To test or not to test?
As I said, I’m still testing as it remains the community-minded thing to do.
I was offered a free vaccination at my workplace a few months ago and despite that, this bout has been really bad and also persistent. I’m 3 weeks in now and still not there yet. So I hope you get off lightly - we all respond differently so I hope your body gets rid of it without too much fuss.
As for what to do instead - you have some options. Since you seem to feel ‘ok’ ish, you could ask your family how they feel about you coming. If they are not fussed, like a lot of people on the thread here, then if you feel up to it you can go. Or you can do any number of alternate things, depending what you feel like eg games or film with the kids, bubbly bath, nice food, music.
Happy Birthday 🎊 to you. Take it easy. Xx