Lockdown Day 9

Another day, another session practising writing. The update from my employer is that they have no update for us working stiffs. Situation unchanged, we’re still locked down until further notice. So what can I do? I’m going to do another little experiment. So the one that concluded last night around writing at different times of … Continue reading Lockdown Day 9 →

Lockdown Day 8

Conclusion time! I had a little experiment going with writing at different times of the day; namely morning, afternoon and right before bed. Night, I’ve heard some people call it. I’ll run through a couple pros and cons of each. For the pedants out there, my morning time was typically around 7:30/8am, afternoon was around … Continue reading Lockdown Day 8 →

Lockdown Day 7

Today wasn’t that productive and I don’t mind at all. In regular times, even if they are now a dim memory, I would be majorly pissed off. Having such an excess of time means less juggling between daughter, work and hobbies. It’s awesome. Spending money is a massive risk though. Yesterday (or maybe the day … Continue reading Lockdown Day 7 →

Lockdown Day 6

The thing I’m noticing most as the days go by is even though I’m exercising and moving around, pottering about doing little jobs, is how much my ass is sick of sitting on the couch. I’ve started sitting on the floor for a bit, getting a hard chair from the kitchen, working upstairs, working at … Continue reading Lockdown Day 6 →

Lockdown Day 5

As promised, the experiment into productivity by writing at different times of day and looking at the end product continues. This time, it's late afternoon. Sun streaming in the window after a rain, daughter asleep in my partner's arms, cider next to me. Apart from being a bit peckish, it is a pretty ideal picture. … Continue reading Lockdown Day 5 →

Lockdown Day 4

I don't know what day it is. This isn't particularly a bad thing, as for the foreseeable future all our time is spent at home, but when you're talking and people casually mention 'next Thursday' I have no frame of reference. That could easily be a hundred nights away. Or the day after tomorrow. If … Continue reading Lockdown Day 4 →

Lockdown Day 3

This weather is gorgeous. We managed to get the baby outside in her bounceroo for some fresh air and sunshine, and it was cute. As. Heck. She is too young to walk, much less understand what’s happening in the wider world, and very much enjoying having both her parents at her beck and call at … Continue reading Lockdown Day 3 →

Lockdown Day 0

Last week, on Tuesday, I got sent home an hour early. This was after waiting around for two hours whilst the uppers had a meeting. For my work, this was pretty unheard of. The news stories were getting more and more serious, the prime minister seemed to be getting less and less criticism following his … Continue reading Lockdown Day 0 →

02/04

Happy second of April. And New Year. And Happy Birthday me for like...January. And happy unemployment! Also me. Welcome to the newest set of problems to overcome. All right, enough whining. Normal service resumed. Preferably with less upheaval. With all the free time I now find myself with, I'm noticing a lot more that I … Continue reading 02/04 →