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This all feels a bit surreal, and I'm finding it hard to figure out whether I'm being overly cautious or negligently relaxed, or if different behaviours are a combination of the two.
Last Sunday I decided to recieve in one kind (and also broke my usual practice and received the host on my hand rather than my tongue) and share the peace with a nod rather than a handshake/hug. I was one of only two or three people doing so and felt slightly uncomfortable, but there are quite a lot of elderly people in our congregation and I really didn't want to put them at risk. On Tuesday the Church released guidance saying that the chalice shouldn't be distributed and sharing the peace should be no-contact, so I felt somewhat vindicated.
Ramesh has had a cough since Monday, and although it's almost certainly just a cough, he is following the new guidance and self-isolating. He does get every cold going, but of course the things that make him high risk for colds (lots of stress, not enough sleep, lots of public transport, working with lots of international students) probably also make him high risk for CV19. I've decided not to go back to London this weekend, partly because it seems unwise to increase my own risk like that, but also because being in the same house but not being allowed in the same room would be considerably more miserable than being in seperate counties.
I'm going to work remotely for the foreseeable future. The University hasn't told people to yet, but like most workplaces is putting measures in place to make it easier, and since my role is one that can be done from home, it seems like the responsible thing to do to reduce the concentration of people on campus in order to protect those who can't do so so easily. I will lose a bit of efficiency by not being able to talk to people in person, but it's all stuff that can be worked around. I'm a bit worried that the interaction of WFH with ADHD might be something of a challenge, but at least my contract is such that I get paid based on what I deliver rather than on days or hours worked, so a) that's quite a strong motivator, and b) I don't have to feel guilty about not working when I'm being paid to do so, which is always a nasty loop for eating executive function.
There are various things that are still a bit up in the air. I am planning on going to a readthrough this weekend, which will involve catching trains, but probably not especially busy ones, and mixing with a group of about 15-20 people, but it's being held in a church rather than someone's living room, so we won't be on top of one another. Social events after that are a bit more of a question mark. I'm also wondering about whether I should go back to London after Ramesh has recovered. On the one hand, I would really quite like to see my husband, and my house there is much nicer than my flat in Huddersfield, and my computer setup is more conducive to getting stuff done. On the other hand, there is something to be said for being in a small town, away from crowds, and rammed public transport, and for living on my own. That's a decision that can wait for a week or so though, when hopefully we'll have a clearer picture of how this thing is going to play out.
Last Sunday I decided to recieve in one kind (and also broke my usual practice and received the host on my hand rather than my tongue) and share the peace with a nod rather than a handshake/hug. I was one of only two or three people doing so and felt slightly uncomfortable, but there are quite a lot of elderly people in our congregation and I really didn't want to put them at risk. On Tuesday the Church released guidance saying that the chalice shouldn't be distributed and sharing the peace should be no-contact, so I felt somewhat vindicated.
Ramesh has had a cough since Monday, and although it's almost certainly just a cough, he is following the new guidance and self-isolating. He does get every cold going, but of course the things that make him high risk for colds (lots of stress, not enough sleep, lots of public transport, working with lots of international students) probably also make him high risk for CV19. I've decided not to go back to London this weekend, partly because it seems unwise to increase my own risk like that, but also because being in the same house but not being allowed in the same room would be considerably more miserable than being in seperate counties.
I'm going to work remotely for the foreseeable future. The University hasn't told people to yet, but like most workplaces is putting measures in place to make it easier, and since my role is one that can be done from home, it seems like the responsible thing to do to reduce the concentration of people on campus in order to protect those who can't do so so easily. I will lose a bit of efficiency by not being able to talk to people in person, but it's all stuff that can be worked around. I'm a bit worried that the interaction of WFH with ADHD might be something of a challenge, but at least my contract is such that I get paid based on what I deliver rather than on days or hours worked, so a) that's quite a strong motivator, and b) I don't have to feel guilty about not working when I'm being paid to do so, which is always a nasty loop for eating executive function.
There are various things that are still a bit up in the air. I am planning on going to a readthrough this weekend, which will involve catching trains, but probably not especially busy ones, and mixing with a group of about 15-20 people, but it's being held in a church rather than someone's living room, so we won't be on top of one another. Social events after that are a bit more of a question mark. I'm also wondering about whether I should go back to London after Ramesh has recovered. On the one hand, I would really quite like to see my husband, and my house there is much nicer than my flat in Huddersfield, and my computer setup is more conducive to getting stuff done. On the other hand, there is something to be said for being in a small town, away from crowds, and rammed public transport, and for living on my own. That's a decision that can wait for a week or so though, when hopefully we'll have a clearer picture of how this thing is going to play out.
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Date: 2020-03-13 03:42 pm (UTC)From:At the moment I'm thinking more in terms of social distancing than self-isolating. I won't be going in to work, but unless things change I wasn't planning on avoiding going out completely, so the benefits of a smaller town might come in to play. And I don't expect to be completely without social contact - Huddersfield is much better than most of the other non-London places I've worked for having nearby people who are accessible by much quieter trains/buses than London.
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