State of the Kathryn

(For some unknown reason, this post is refusing to crosspost to LJ!)

So. How am I doing? Fine. The huge irony for me is that COVID19 has had very little impact on me so far. Why?

• Because I work from home, so staying home is no change.
• Because I'm not losing income because I don't have any income to lose. Seriously, I did my "panic because my business is failing" thing a few months ago. And the outcome of that was (a) don't panic until you actually don't have enough money (I still have an inheritance which should last me at least three more years, possibly five) (b) if all else fails, you still have your house, maybe you could rent it out or something, (c) you still have family you can ask for help. And that situation hasn't really changed.

The biggest changes have been with groceries: I used to have them delivered, but Coles stopped that because they couldn't cope with the sudden demand. So, going down to the shops, and buying limited amount of staples, I'm still managing.

Even though people are stupid (for goodness' sake, the morons who just crowded on Bondi Beach as if there wasn't a pandemic going on, utter FOOLS) and our politicians are clueless (is there any country in the English-speaking world that was clueful? I doubt it) I'm still feeling hopeful because Australia is better off than a lot of places. Not just that we have fewer cases, but we do have a fairly good healthcare system, though of course it will be under strain.

Yes, I will be in trouble if I get it. Chronic health conditions, including very severe Sleep Apnoea, make me more vulnerable than a healthy person. But worrying and being anxious aren't going to improve my chances. And the precautions needed to keep healthy are SIMPLE: don't go out, wash your hands, keep away from people. DON'T PANIC. Maybe I'm being blissfully naive. Still doesn't change the fact that worrying is not going to help one single bit. So I'd rather stay naive; less stressful that way. What happens, happens.

Crossposting?

Is it just me, or are Dreamwidth posts failing to crosspost to LiveJournal?

ETA: Okay, *this* posted okay, but my friendslocked post didn't. Hmmm.