Day 1 working at home

A photo of my work station today. I had the conservatory and a radiator and the small dining room table. Jon had the dining room, with the larger table...but no radiator. The heating has stayed on timed and we are not planning to put it on continuous.

Mollie is here too, although got up a bit later than us. I snapped her during her morning exercises, which were very impressive.

What can I say about my day. It felt quite lonely. Not the fact that I didn't see my colleagues for one day, as one day is no biggie. But the prospect of not seeing them for 3 months? Or more. That feels sad. Empty. Wrong. I already miss them. I think I even miss the ones who sometimes annoy me. I really do! I wonder if they will miss me.

So I managed to do some work. Having been off for the last week, I had things to catch up on. The connection was slow, but I did what I could.

At lunchtime, Jon, Mollie and I walked to the allotment, where I took some photos. With a colleague at work we are still aiming to produce a newsletter by the end of the month. I needed some pictures for that.

Dan has just got in from work, and I am relieved to hear that he has been told to work from home from tomorrow. As far as Henry is concerned, he will probably finish Friday, but it means his job will end and he will be laid off. He said the government promise to pay 80% doesn't cover apprentices. But his boss has said he will take him back on afterwards. Whenever that may be. What it means for his progress on the apprenticeship I don't know, but I will be glad when they are all at home.

I feel I can relax more now. I'm going in Friday, but apart from that its us 5 at home, and no more contact.