Brief Pandemic Update

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The confirmed COVID infections keep adding up day after day, and the suspected cases aren't any better. COVID may have hit our hotel too as our housekeeper is currently isolating because her spouse is symptomatic and had his test yesterday - we will find out the results soon enough, but I am certain that it is going to come back positive. I am very grateful that I have not had a lot of direct contact with the housekeeper because with my luck I would end up sick as hell and hospitalized.

This is much too close to home for my comfort, and I'm more than a little worried. But I am doing my best to remain positive and upbeat whenever I'm at work. At home is another story - today I spend most of it in bed dealing with depression and anxiety. I simply had no spoons left to function regardless of how much I had wanted to get done today, the first of my two days off this week.

I even tried to change up the scenery for myself today before I gave up and retreated to my bed. I have been spending a lot of time in my bedroom where my desk and my computer are. So I figured maybe I'd go play something on my PS4 in the living room. Borderlands 3...and managed about 20 minutes of play before I died. On easy mode. If there had been any instructions on how to use any of my character's weapons and powers I probably wouldn't have gotten so pissed off, but I died, turned off the game, contemplated playing a game I know how to play before turning everything off and crawling back into bed.

Tomorrow I'm supposed to be spending some time with a friend at her place - I'm one of the few people allowed in her bubble. But considering how much I didn't get done today, I'm debating begging off of hanging out tomorrow. I am off early on Friday so perhaps she or her spouse can pick me up from work, and I can spend time with her then. But honestly, nobody should be out and about unless absolutely necessary. Yet I know that she is horribly lonely and not dealing well with the forced isolation - she is going through cancer treatments and was already fairly restricted as to where she could go before this newest lockdown.

I know that blogging about how I'm feeling during all of this is a good coping mechanism. Even if I write about random stuff, it helps me to get it all out of my head. I just wish it would help me get back on track with cleaning my apartment. *sigh*

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