Andy Black
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Schools closed for two weeks across the whole of Ireland yesterday.So who's next?
It’s our first day home schooling and with my wife working from home.
My wife had today off anyway, so I tidied up what we setup last night in the corner of the playroom:
Our three boys were great doing their homework, and we’ve been playing catching games out back with a couple of tennis balls.
They’re now allowed back on the laptops and tablets so mum and dad can get a few chores done.
It’s obvious we need a daily plan now, so I’ll get the whiteboard out later. It will be fun, a learning for them, and we’ll get their “buy-in”. (Sneaky dad here.)
Popped to the shops this morning to pick up a handful of things and the shelves are full except hand sanitisers. It’s nice to see plenty of fresh fruit out.
I listened to the radio in the car and someone from Denmark was explaining how things were panning out there. They too had the panic buying when schools and colleges closed, but things settled back into normality when people realised the shelves kept getting stocked.
The guest on the radio also spoke about “optimistic anxiety”. Anxiety is our friend because it will make us change our habits. But we need to be optimistic that the changes we make are going to help. I liked how he labelled the fears so people can acknowledge and diminish them somewhat.
Work wise, today hasn’t happened at all. I’ve been on top of Basecamp and emails on my phone. I’m expecting I’ll get an hour or two later this afternoon to check client (Google Ads) campaigns, and then will get a couple of hours tonight when everyone is asleep. It’s hard to concentrate when they’re playing Need For Speed on the Xbox in the playroom that doubles as my office.
Communications from clients has been quiet so far. I suspect they’re all adapting to what’s happening locally for them.
I’ll be thinking about how to help those clients, and what effect the self-isolating will have on future plans.
I’m going to do some skipping out back, and figure out some good exercises for my dodgy shoulder with this:
I’d love to get a punch bag up out back too...
EDIT: The sun’s shining so we’re off for a family walk along the canal.
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