I sat back and had a little think on the first annual holiday of this snafu. I wanted to think of some positives if possible. It was a short list but in truth not a bad one.
I am lucky to work in IT and therefore an industry that has not suffered like many.
I had us prepared for WFH early on thanks to many comments from Peter in Italy among other sources and am thankful.
We were able to work well from home as a small team and it actually bought good focus and work results for most of us.
Using Teams and 300 other V/C tools (all of which make me even uglier I swear) we remained in touch and supportive for our customers.
Some did show signs of stress and isolation but the team spirit has probably made us a stronger unit now.
I also enjoyed removing 2*1hour daily commutes. Lots of eco/personal/cost benefits there!
We avoided wasting a lot of money on needless shopping (okay the prime cardboard mountain did expand a bit)
So when things change again a lot of those will likely stay.
It has in some ways improved our situation by letting us spend more time together.
Loads of negatives, Monster-in-Law is approaching end of life and we are unable to help her as much as we want/need to. It's difficult to thank some of the caring professional enough in these times. Travel for holiday also being eliminated does make it a little bit pressure cooker and I thank my lucky stars for having a patient and caring wife.
As the results of the vaccination program kick in and more liberty is afforded I hope things do not just go back as they were. I hope that travel becomes less generally where it is practical for a persons trade. This is especially valuable for ecology and emissions but also makes private travel all the more enjoyable as a result. But only once the vaccine has become global, until then I would technically welcome closing the ports and airports to speed the control of this evil thing. I wish that had been made mandatory sooner.
Right everybody all together now "always look on the bright side of life"
