Holiday day 4
Aug. 4th, 2020 03:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenaySo much pruning. SO MUCH. Good thing it's garden waste collection tomorrow, because my bin is full. But the garden looks less like a triffid is taking over, so that's progress.
Today I also got brave and went to the shops. Just to the local chemist and butcher, but as I've been shielding since mid-March that felt like a major thing. Gosh, shops are so weird now. I wore my new Dalek mask and got horribly flustered about normal things, but I remembered how to pay for things with my phone after a couple of attempts and I achieved buying my own toothpaste and ham for sandwiches for the first time in over four months, so that's progress?
Part of me things I should take advantage of this because it sounds like they're already contemplating reintroducing shielding and maybe expanding it to more groups. Argh. I'll see how that goes. Maybe I can talk Mum into taking me to the garden centre tomorrow despite her strong hints (via compost delivery) that she's not comfortable with me being around that many people?
Relaxing has felt a little less stressful today, maybe because I was less focused on trying to do it *eye roll* I've read a bit, watched some telly, sent a fic to beta, started writing a new fic...it's been both relaxing and productive. That could be the balance that works for me.
Might get some tea and watch the next episode of The Untamed now. By the end of the week, I may actually have the hang of this holiday concept!
Today I also got brave and went to the shops. Just to the local chemist and butcher, but as I've been shielding since mid-March that felt like a major thing. Gosh, shops are so weird now. I wore my new Dalek mask and got horribly flustered about normal things, but I remembered how to pay for things with my phone after a couple of attempts and I achieved buying my own toothpaste and ham for sandwiches for the first time in over four months, so that's progress?
Part of me things I should take advantage of this because it sounds like they're already contemplating reintroducing shielding and maybe expanding it to more groups. Argh. I'll see how that goes. Maybe I can talk Mum into taking me to the garden centre tomorrow despite her strong hints (via compost delivery) that she's not comfortable with me being around that many people?
Relaxing has felt a little less stressful today, maybe because I was less focused on trying to do it *eye roll* I've read a bit, watched some telly, sent a fic to beta, started writing a new fic...it's been both relaxing and productive. That could be the balance that works for me.
Might get some tea and watch the next episode of The Untamed now. By the end of the week, I may actually have the hang of this holiday concept!
