I have a low tolerance for boredom. The apartment is 65sqm. Netflix is playing up. I got out for a walk and to pick up a baguette. There is still a full range of cakes, pastries and patisserie at the bakery. Clearly these are considered items of primary necessity here. The fish shop was open as well as the butchery and delicatessen. All staff are dressed like surgeons – masks, gloves, the lot. There is tape on the floor marking out 1m distances at the checkouts. Fresh food has arrived back at the supermarket, still no bread though. Strangely, all the flour is gone but there is still loo paper. Not much cheese, again, considered a primary necessity.
Really wish I’d bought a thermometer before lockdown too – none left at the pharmacy and they can’t order any in. If the cough that I’ve developed gets worse tomorrow, I’ll head to the special clinic set up by the hospital.
This is the first day of proper isolation for me as I don’t have work to go to so no real excuse to go out. Police have been stopping people at the roundabout checking their papers. The fine is now 135 euros if you are outside without one of the five reasons.
Back at the apartment, well let’s see. I have a cat. A TV on the blink. A work whatsapp group to exchange memes on. A half-empty bottle of wine. Home-made chicken soup. That’s about it.
Oh and Alexa. Thank God I have Alexa. Alexa is great. She’ll tell me lame french jokes, play me motivational music, change my TV channel for me, switch on my room diffuser, tell me interesting facts about armadillos, and advise me on the best cleaning products to buy. Even tell me a bedtime story if I want it or help me meditate and tell me to do exercise.
Yessirreee boredom has set in. Bored Bored BORED. Time to make a list of things I’ve always wanted to do that I’ve put off because I didn’t have the time. Unfortunately it mostly involves travel. But there is the blog site to set up. I could keep writing my book. Learn german and luxembourgish. One person suggested I prepare all the documents for my tax return. That won’t be boring at all.
Thank God for memes! Here’s some boredom-easing inspirational ideas for all you self-isolators out there.
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