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[Transitioning in the time of Social Distancing - Thread]
Good morning my lovelies,
It& #39;s been intense over the last month or so here in Montreal. Our social distancing orders here have us limited to gatherings of no more than 2 people in public or private spaces.
Good morning my lovelies,
It& #39;s been intense over the last month or so here in Montreal. Our social distancing orders here have us limited to gatherings of no more than 2 people in public or private spaces.
Getting necessary supplies (food, medications, anything really) has been a very challenging experience. Our Federal government has asked that people only do things like grocery trips to a store once a week, and only one member of a household should go.
My anxiety has not been kind, though at least for once it& #39;s intense fear has been justified. I have felt anxious and clear headed all at once. On the economic front there are some government options (none of which apply to myself), but my partner who was let go from her job...
during all this has at least been able to get support.
It& #39;s been very tense as we try to figure out every day how we will make it to the the next week. Social isolation has been incredibly painful, ironic really considering that in the before times I avoided people.
It& #39;s been very tense as we try to figure out every day how we will make it to the the next week. Social isolation has been incredibly painful, ironic really considering that in the before times I avoided people.
It& #39;s been things like not being able to see the significant strangers in my life on a regular basis. I will miss seeing my esthetician. My pharmacy, a place that has been a tremendously validating place for me, is now limited to deliveries only.
Most of what we need can...
Most of what we need can...
be delivered. Though, in the case of groceries, it& #39;s a near two and a half week wait between orders. So I have augmented with a trip to the store in between orders. It feels strange to returning to a time of stocking the apartment with food for a month at a time or more.
I had just started to get comfortable with doing more frequent trips for fresh stuff, but alas, that is now a time in the past.
There has been some good news in all this. My transition continues to move forward. After a year of being on a waiting list I was able to...
There has been some good news in all this. My transition continues to move forward. After a year of being on a waiting list I was able to...
get a video call appointment with a therapist. So I now have my two letters that I will need to move forward with GRS. My name change, while ready to go, is delayed because the offices are all closed. It feels very strange indeed to be in a holding pattern when so much is...
ready to move forward.
On the creative front, as you may well know, I have opted to go dark on the blog temporarily. I try to maintain an upbeat outlook, and frankly that& #39;s very hard to do these days. Of course part of my reluctance has been about not really having...
On the creative front, as you may well know, I have opted to go dark on the blog temporarily. I try to maintain an upbeat outlook, and frankly that& #39;s very hard to do these days. Of course part of my reluctance has been about not really having...
something of value (in my opinion) to add to the current situation.
We are getting used to this new paradigm, and our schedules are being adjusted accordingly. The fact that we have even approached having a schedule is something of a small wonder.
We are getting used to this new paradigm, and our schedules are being adjusted accordingly. The fact that we have even approached having a schedule is something of a small wonder.
I want to take a moment as I close out this thread to say how much I miss you all, and how much I appreciate you. My mutuals, (you know who you are), you are all incredible. I have seen how your own inner strength has somehow been maintained as you continue your own creative...
endeavors, and I am truly inspired. I am working hard to come back on a regular basis, this post is my easing back in to the fray.
Finally, I feel I will soon be ready to start writing sprints again. So #SBASprints will live on in the time of self isolation.
Finally, I feel I will soon be ready to start writing sprints again. So #SBASprints will live on in the time of self isolation.
I will be completing my current writing project up to a beta phase, and then that project will be put away until all this is over. So the #GodsAtPlayNovel will have to be pushed back. I will then pick up with the second book in the series, the #ShadesOfGreyNovel.
