Recalled to life (252/365)

[white_hart]

In the last 24 hours, I have:

- been out for a meal in a restaurant (or actually, outside a restaurant, as we went to the Cherwell Boathouse and had a table overlooking the river)

- been on a bus (actually two buses, one into town and one out again)

- been to the barber's (while my hair is still shorter than I'd like on top, it's definitely a step in the right direction. I found myself getting weirdly emotional at the thought of having hair that might actually feel like *me* again soon)

- been to a bookshop, and bought several books.

This is the first time since February/March 2020 I've done any of those things. It felt rather miraculous to be doing such normal things again, and also rather strange and daring, possibly even foolish. But if I'm going to be working in a building full of students, and getting the bus to work, I think that it's most likely that I will end up getting covid at some point between now and Christmas, and I just have to hope that my vaccination is enough to keep it from being that bad; and given that, I'm not sure it makes sense to keep avoiding the things I'd really like to do, just so I can do the things I have to.

Comments

[nineveh_uk]

I'm taking the viewpoint that unless I am in a very large and well-ventilated room with only person, I'll be wearing a mask for any in-person meetings, and I will be wearing one in the shared office and expecting it to be well ventilated. I'm prepared to go back to the office again, and actually quite looking forward to a bit more contact, but I'm not willing to risk catching Covid again when I'm still not over the first time! (Nor fresher's flu, which is realistically probably the bigger risk.)

[white_hart]

I'm definitely expecting everywhere to be well-ventilated. Which, as a sufferer of hot flushes, will be wonderful, though I feel sorry for the chillier folk...

[nineveh_uk]

I am the chillier folk! But fortunately because of that I have a lot of wool work clothing.