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Life has changed for all of us.

So my good friend Crys IM’d me the other day to inform me of the resurrection of her old blog and, of course, because I feel a deep sense of FOMO all day every day, I had to resurrect my mine.

We’re in a pretty strange time. 2020 has been a bit of a shit-show, y’all. Bushfires and pandemics… basically, there are only 2 gears: “Not-great” and “Holy-fuck-this-is-a-dumpster-fire”.
Because of the work that I do (waxing and tinting) I’ve had to shut down my business since you obvs cannot be physically distant doing my job. Fufu has been shut for over a month now, and it was really difficult to begin with. The Australian government has done a pretty great job of supporting sole traders like myself so I have been able to get the Jobkeeper payment. I am so grateful for that.

The first three weeks of being stuck at home with no work were overwhelming and disorienting. Scott is lucky to be able to work remotely and so his job is safe from any pay-cuts and decreased hours. But sitting around at home while he worked was very hard for me. I felt guilty – as if I was lazy for not doing something productive or that made us money. But now, after 6 weeks, I’ve found my groove. I’ve learned how to bake white bread, and a delicious seeded bread that tastes similar to Vogel’s. I’ve learned how to weave simple tapestries. I’ve taught myself how to sew face masks with my sewing machine. I have afternoon tea every single day with English tea biscuits that I baked myself. I’m not going to lie – this is the fucking life. I feel terrible saying that when I know a lot of people around me are really struggling with money and the loss of loved ones.

It’s so funny how Scott and I actually spend the majority of our time at home and so, save for the limitations on the already small amount of outside activities we did, not much has changed for our coupledom.

I do hope everyone is safe and well. Life has changed and I cannot imagine going back to the way things were. Almost all aspects of the future are unknown and that is quite a terrifying realisation.

By Jen

You are as abandoned and noisy as any character in a porn film, Laura. You are Ian's plaything, responding to his touch with shrieks of orgasmic delight. No woman in the history of the world is having better sex than sex you are having with Ian... in my head.

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