Was your Christmas impacted by COVID-19 restrictions? Did you manage to have a good day? I was reminded about #gratitude by this rather confronting post in my Facebook feed: On a happier note, I was also reminded yesterday that people are - on balance - awesome. My faith in humanity has been a bit rattled... Continue Reading →

I cried buckets last night about the kids leaving and not being allowed to see DD. I rang NSW Health to confirm I can't visit my Northern Beaches residing partner on Christmas Day. After being on hold for ages, someone told me that while I could go to his place on compassionate grounds, I would... Continue Reading →

A friend noted yesterday that I was being very pragmatic about my "super weird" Christmas. Yeah, kinda. I'm feeling less and less pragmatic about it as it approaches. Yesterday was spent in isolation waiting for COVID results. I tapped away on the computer - I still have a few contracting jobs on the boil -... Continue Reading →

I bought myself a little sunflower in a pot from the local fruit shop yesterday. Christmas week needs a little sunshine in it. It was good to hear there were only 15 extra COVID cases in Sydney yesterday, though a bit of a worry that five people caught it at a hairdressing salon in Turramurra.... Continue Reading →

Bloody COVID has really screwed things up again, with so many people’s Christmas plans thrown into disarray. I feel very sorry for the Northern Beaches band that's been targeted by trolls. There's no indication they've done anything wrong, but that hasn't stopped people bombarding them with abuse. I am so curious to learn how COVID... Continue Reading →

My new workmates continue to be very lovely. I walked into the office yesterday to find one of my editors had put a Ferrero Rocher "Christmas cracker" on my desk and the other had baked me a plate of shortbread. After attending a few planning meetings - it felt really nice to be brainstorming again,... Continue Reading →

I was very not thrilled to get a message from DD last night about a COVID-19 alert being issued on the Northern Beaches. A woman in her 60s and a man in his 70s - who are close contacts of each other - have been infected. And geez they got around. NSW Health reckons anyone... Continue Reading →

Everyone continues to be lovely at my new workplace. I'm slowly relaxing into it. I've even been invited to Christmas lunch with the team on Thursday, which will be a nice chance to get to know them a bit better. There hasn't been much time for chitter chat, as I've had a lot to get... Continue Reading →

I felt about 100 years old within 10 minutes of starting my contracting job yesterday. Learning new things is very exhausting. The job is acting digital editor for two magazines and all the systems are completely different to anything I've ever used before. It was a bit of a dizzy whirl. But everyone was sooooooooo... Continue Reading →

Hi ho, hi ho ... it's off to work I go ... I can't quite believe I'm about to do the office thing again without achieving much at home since late September. There's still a layer of builder's dust over everything. The back room is still filled with crap. A spare mattress base still remains... Continue Reading →