Stocktake of the Plague Year #1

I began Social Distancing early, for the UK, on the 12^th March.

That is 92 days ago.  So I thought it was time for a brief stocktake.

Firstly, I feel quite upbeat, and generally OK. 

I’ve kept a brief journal, so these numbers are – broadly – correct.  Some are good, some are less so.  But many are, I think, a consequence of shielding.

Anyway, here we go:

NHS or dental appointments cancelled	3
Online NHS Outpatient consultations	1
Days I cooked supper for more people than just myself	69
(not including reheating leftovers)
Days I did some paid work	2
Days I did some work as a charity Trustee	3
Invoices sent	1
VAT bills paid	1
Number of people sharing the house with me	2
Laptop backups taken	12
Paper Guardians bought (much missed)	0
Car Journeys	1
Miles driven	348
Facebook posts and comments	Uncountable
Cultural events cancelled	5
Poems written	1
Messages and letters received about shielding	7
Beards grown	1
Beards shaved off	1
Online surveys of mental health status completed	9
Days on which I did:
- At least a little creative writing	22
- Something craft-y	43
- Work on a future game	52
- Work on the imminent closure of the .demon domain name, which was really annoying because it affected a lot of online accounts	35
Number of online accounts adjusted	76
Number of online accounts that have to be sorted out by post	5
Family film nights	7
Prednislone taken	327mg
Items of garden furniture purchased	1
Days on which I practised juggling	8
Maximum number of objects juggled	4
Most complex patter	Mill’s Mess
Epidemiological or other academic papers related to C-19 read	9
- 95% confidence interval	7 to 13
Books read and finished	7
Zoom calls	70
Letters written to the Guardian	3
Letters published by the Guardian	0
Loads of laundry (approx.)	16
Major supermarket food deliveries	5
Change in weight	- 5 kg
Watch straps purchased	1
Episodes of ‘Father Brown’ watched	11
Cryptic crosswords completed	58
Walks around the neighbourhood	0
Claps for the NHS	7
Shouting at the Government coronavirus briefings	10 or more
Sunny days with time in the back garden	6
Units of alcohol consumed	180
Average hours sleep a night	6hrs 50min
Net impact on bank balances	+£1,500
Blog posts	37
Average daily steps	797
Stocktakes taken	1