Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Solitude?
It was lovely yesterday to see my old friend again but we didnt set up any further meetings being all too aware of the possibility of spreading the virus between us all. I have kept my meetings with other people to a bare minimum but he is still in touch with alot of people here so it feels safer not to join in and stay safely at home...so I have become a wimp I am afraid. I aware that I am waiting for it all go back to normal but as time goes by this wish for normality seems daft. .... because its not going to happen by the looks of it! Neverless staying safe is more important than meeting old friends. When and if all this is over there will be time to go back to being the social being I once was. For now I am content to become a wimp... Several weeks ago I booked into one of our local hotels at the end of this month fully expecting that it would all have gone back to normal life by then. It has now become obvious that it wont. So I am not sure now if I will be able to go. My reluctance to join in with my friends plans has left me even more determind to stay quietly at home on my own if I can. Who ever would have thought that solitude would be my choice? No one who knows me. But thats where I am just now. OK!
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Good morning Jean. Glad you enjoyed the visit of your old friend. Not making future plans to meet does not make you a ‘wimp’ but reaffirms your desire to keep safe during this pandemic. It’s not over yet, despite what the conspiracy theorists or the deluded are saying.
Follow the rules, minimise physical social contact, keep warm and well fed - that sounds like a good plan.
Enjoy your day.
I’m afraid I am the opposite although my social life obviously is restricted I am doing my best to live my life as normally as possible. I have a friend who is like you and stays safe and secure at home but that’s a personal choice. I refuse to live out the rest of my life long or short term in isolation.
My little dog helps no end and going walking with him is helping to keep me sane.
My keep fit group started again on Monday and I have joined them. Rules of course apply.
And I have every intention of joining my son and his family for Christmas. God willing.
I do mass once a week on a Tuesday. Not sure if I will go in the dead of winter as it’s already cold inside church. With the doors and windows open it’s freezing and a howling gale.
You take care and do what ever suits you.
Stay safe Jean xx
Not sure whether you are really enjoying your isolation, but have just got used to it. I would go stir crazy, even at the height of the lockdown I had to go out just to walk and avoid everyone at a distance. Masked and gloved as well.
I also took opportunities to be out in the car to get essentials. When Jen had her stroke in July, I had no choice I had to go to hospitals she was in to deliver clean laundry and things she told me she needed. These were necessary journeys and I used the time to vary routes to see different areas. At least I saw parts of Kent and South London two hospitals were involved, the first at Farnborough in Kent and the second at Lewisham in South East London. In the just over three weeks I made at least 20 such journeys.
Now, I am out and about at least five times a week in a car, for shopping, travel to church or to medical appointments. And I don't regret any of them. I am a mask wearing fiend, carry sanitizer everywhere and clean hands every time I go into a different place and when I leave.
On a Friday, we have a coffee morning in a local bistro, which is limited to six people. We sit apart on different tables, with masks on, but we share coffee and perhaps a light breakfast if we wish.
The rule of six is strictly adhered to. And the owner of the establishment is grateful for the custom. We leave our details and use the Covid19 app to see if we are near anyone who is reported as infected.
I'm sure that we are safe and it is a vital outlet to speak to members of church, outside the confines of the church, where we can't socialise or even use the catering facilities, which were put in just for that purpose.
Church is Covid19 safe, but we can only fit 40 maximum in for worship, so it is distanced and very disciplined. Just like the new norm we expected.
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