Isolation

Isolation

Isolation? How tough is it, if you've lost your job, it’s tough, and probably worse to come. My heart goes out to you.

For a writer, photographer, a racing driver. All things you do on your own. Add to that, I’ve always been something of a loner, it’s OK. A few adjustments. There’s no motor racing, so that’s out. There’s no travel, so no Opera House tour of Europe. That wasn’t on this year’s agenda anyway. All of which means less expenditure. So this has become the year of the house.

I’ve done damage to the credit card at Bunnings. Stocking up on materials for the next few projects. Look at it this way, I’m doing my bit to keep the economy ticking over. So I’m reading researching, writing, editing, and home projects.

The big question is. “Do I need to go out.” The only thing I regularly run out of is fresh bread. Answer, buy a breadmaker. Now I have 12 kilos of bread flour and way too much yeast. I shan’t need to buy bread for a few months! Of other household items? Well I’ve always made it a practice to have an “Unbroken” pack of all things I regularly consume. Soap, toothpaste, bleach, tea, rice, tinned stuff. I use long life milk to make yoghurt so I have plenty of that. About 2 dozen eggs. The irony is, there is no shortage of fresh food. Toilet paper you ask? Well I have two toilets, so I always keep an unbroken pack upstairs, and another one downstairs.

I have a medical appointment next week, so I’ll have to go out for that. Sadly I don’t have enough melon to last me until then. (Rock melon please). I’m using less fuel, and the dishwasher well that looks like being about every 8 days, without visitors.

My take? The next time you complain about what they are teaching our kids at school, look back at yourself. It wasn’t our kids who bought all the toilet paper!