It's been an unexpectedly busy, but lovely weekend. As of Friday night, I had no plans for the weekend at all. But all of a sudden, a series of "spontaneous invitations" came through for lunch and dinner yesterday, and to catch up with my friend Kate, today. We haven't seen each other in real life … Continue reading Lovely Weekend
Tag: covid-19
"I haven't ironed anything for months, and so this morning I was up at a quarter past six ironing a dress", one of my colleagues said this morning. A group of us have received permission to come into the office on Wednesdays to do lots of the things which we simply can't do working from … Continue reading Back to the office
About the only time I ever have loose-leaf tea is when my colleague, Zoe makes it. Zoe has the office next to mine, and from time to time, she'll say, "I'm having a cuppa. Would you like one?" Since I've been working from home since March last year (yes, last year, it's a thing), I … Continue reading A cup of tea, a Bex, and a good lie down
My heart sunk when the announcement came over the public address system at Sydney Airport. “There may be a slight delay in leaving, as we have a requirement for all flight staff to apply for Queensland border permits, in the event we need to divert”, the announcer said. “Via Queensland?”, I groaned, along with just … Continue reading Flying Home
Though I grew up with plastic Christmas trees, a "real one" is so much nicer. But on the other hand, I don't like the idea of chopping down a tree for only a couple of weeks. I also live in a small apartment, so a big tree can look out of place. So, for me, … Continue reading Christmas Is Almost Here
"When are you going to open up a dancefloor?", I joked to the woman behind the bar at my local pub tonight. After months and months of COVID-19 social distancing, people are at last, able to stand around in bars and up to 50 people at a time are allowed to dance. Even though I … Continue reading (I’d) Murder (To Get) On The Dancefloor
I felt a slight bit of sadness today when I saw the email come through about returning to work. With the easing of the pandemic in Australia, my workplace has given the go-ahead for Phase 2 of the return to work plan. I saw the email header, sighed a little, moved on, and then later … Continue reading WFH