Goodness 2021 is throwing as many challenges at us as 2020 did! Today's earthquakes and resulting tsunami warning was hard on my work team, with one working up north in the danger area and another whose parents live there. Thankfully all passed without incident.
We finish the week waiting for the 4pm announcement which we assume will say our week long lock down will end tomorrow. One part of me wants it to continue to be safe (I think the government are prioritising the economy over public health) but the other part will be happy to get back to routine, especially getting Grace back to school.
The hard part about this years yo-yo-ing in and out of lockdown means that we are constantly having to change plans. We were planning on having a friends birthday party soon for Grace but its hard to get motivated and be okay with the fact we may have to cancel at the last minute. But I guess that is the reality of life in a pandemic!
Other than that I am trying to look after my mental health, have bought myself another small doll house to build to help keep me creating and keep my mind busy. I just need to "reclaim" my study from the disaster it has become with Grace and I working from home together.
I do have to give credit to my wee girl - it is hard for an only child who has a Mum who has to work full time. She has been amazing and by in large stayed up beat and resilient. I still fear her learning is suffering but we are doing our best with bursts of sessions and online tutoring. I just have to have faith that it will all work out, and we are raising a strong, kind and creative girl and that is more important than being top of the class.
Roll on next week and hopefully FREEDOM!!