2022 - Good Morning, Afternoon, Night

Oh Bren, I hope you start feeling better soon. Omicron is generally a better variant to catch but it can still make you feel utterly rotten (I have certainly not enjoyed COVID Round 2 this past week!)

Veggie, I was pleased to see that "Jen" looks like a model and not a real skeleton. Most of the genuine skeletons come with a heavy burden of Colonialism and exploitation and are very difficult to deal with in a respectful and sensitive manner.

I went up my garden to water my tomatoes yesterday and then spotted some flowers that looked like they would be good for cuttings. Went inside to get done secateurs and could hear drip-drip-drip in my kitchen. Ended up pulling cupboards apart to find the source which was s high pressure jet coming from one of the pipes under my sink, spraying against the kitchen wall and dripping down off the other pipes...

Having dismantled things, it turns out that the tap I thought was the stopcock isn't the stopcock at all, so no idea where it really is or how to turn the water off. I've wrapped the leak in cling film, which hasn't stopped it from leaking but has controlled the spray so that the wall isn't being affected and I can focus the drip so it will go into a bucket.

I have proper tape coming today for a better temporary fix with a view to getting a plumber out next week. Didn't want to bring one into my plague house yesterday and was expecting to be back in work today. Except rolling around on the floor for an hour set my chest off really badly and I spent the rest of yesterday coughing and tight-chested then fell asleep on the settee for five hours. So I have taken today off work too as I'm clearly not ready to be there yet.

I shouldn't be infectious now (had a second negative lateral flow in a row), but my Dad can't come and take a look as he and my Mum are staying at my Grandma's house as my brother (who lives with them) tested positive as well while they were away on holiday! Hopefully, if I can control the leak for now, I can get a plumber in next week when my parents will be back and can come over to let one in while I'm at work).

I'm really hoping a gentle day today lets me get back to work tomorrow as it sounds incredibly busy there (my team are looking after double our usual number of patients). I can't believe it's already midday, but I am showered (if not dressed!) with a view to trying to go out for a gentle stroll this afternoon (probably just for 10 - 15 minutes) to check I can cope with that before getting back to work tomorrow.