This is just a moan but I am so tired of having to assess whether every symptom I might normally make nothing of in me or my children is COVID and whether I should isolate/test/ignore.
So far, we have been lucky in that no-one in our immediate family or friends has had a confirmed case and nor has anyone we've been in close contact with, to our knowledge. And I know that chances are we'd be fine anyway but it's getting dangerously close now to where isolation could mean my parents (in our support bubble and not vulnerable) not being able to visit on Christmas Day. And that just makes me want to cry.
Yesterday, I had mild gastric symptoms, they passed with nothing else so I assume I'm safe now, but spent most of yesterday worrying.
Today my 11yo DD announced after breakfast, as she was getting ready to leave for school, that she had a tummy ache and felt sick. I offered for her to stay home but she wanted to go in, then messaged me from the bus stop to ask if she could come home. I told her ok but then the bus arrived and she got on it. So now I'm going to spend the day worrying she has COVID too, even though it's far more likely not to be.
Every headache, every twinge, every tickly throat ... I'm so sick of it. I almost feel like I want to catch it just so it's over and done with.