Was it a coincidence or my subconscious at work? I belatedly realized on Sunday night that my low mood last week coincided with my cancelled mini break to New Zealand with DD. We were looking forward to it so much - we had frequent flyer flights booked for last Thursday to Christchurch and had the... Continue Reading →

Anxiety throbbed through me like a tribal drum on Wednesday. I don't know what triggered it, well, other than the world going to hell in a hand basket, but I felt low and panicked. And my remedy for it was wrong. I drove to the Northern Beaches on Thursday morning to watch the sunrise, then... Continue Reading →

My thoughtful blog follower Leanne sent me a very exciting news update yesterday. NSW Police Commissioner Mike Fuller finally confirmed people can visit their partners if they don't live with them, because it's classified as 'care'. Asked if people can still visit their "boyfriend or girlfriend", Fuller replied: "Absolutely! That's under care." "Mental health is... Continue Reading →

I’ve been doing as much as I can electronically to minimize leaving the house during shut down. Worried about the arty eldest's scoliosis during home schooling, I ordered a tilting desk and drafting chair online from Fantastic Furniture over the weekend. It didn’t go according to plan. Despite being at home 24/7 these days, and... Continue Reading →

I'm not sure how I feel about these virtual meetings that have been thrust upon us by COVID-19. Actually, I am sure how I feel. They’re great for everyone except me. I am not looking forward to the one I’m joining at 9am. It’s ironic because I've been banging on about it being a wonderful... Continue Reading →

I went for a socially distanced walk with my sister yesterday and mentioned that life feels like a crazy movie plot right now ... not quite real. There are other parts of it that feel far too mundanely real, like how much teenagers eat when they are home 24/7 and how much mess they make... Continue Reading →

Long before COVID-19, one of the eldest's favourite movies was Contagion. At his request, we watched it again last night. Eeeek! Weirdly, it wasn't as scary as I remembered, despite the disturbing parallels with the current pandemic. However, we both agreed we'd be even more vigilant about washing our hands moving forward and the eldest... Continue Reading →

I felt like such a dodgy bugger yesterday as we furtively ducked up to our local shopping centre to get art supplies. My local Facebook page is filled with people railing about how everyone should STAY AT HOME. Although, one woman posted an ill-considered remark that she was wandering around the shops yesterday and could... Continue Reading →

Upon reflection, I'm not sure Zombieland Double Tap was the best choice of movie to watch last night en famille in the middle of a pandemic. I felt a bit unsettled and nauseous afterwards ... although maybe that was from overindulging in homemade fish and chips for dinner. Actually, nothing feels quite right at the moment.... Continue Reading →

I felt a bit punch drunk when I heard New Zealand was going into total lock down for a month. I'm also feeling belatedly freaked out that I was blithely sitting in restaurants a few days ago, while the coronavirus rampaged its way through Australia. I remained socially distant and obeyed the rules - as... Continue Reading →