Had an ultrasound this morning, so went off early in the morning, with 2 litres of water in my belly and no breakfast, feeling rather hard done by. There was a rather long wait as due to a misunderstanding the receptionist thought I had not drunk any water, whereas I thought I might burst soon. […]
Terrors ahead
I had a longish zoom meeting today about a workshop I had agreed to cohost on Friday, which now has me absolutely terrified. It’s going to be truly terrible, I think and I am overworked as it is. Well, at least I’m only responsible for a 20 minute slot in a 3 hour long session, […]
Back to the grind
Though it was Sunday I had a rather hardworking day, not that weekends mean much in pandemic life (or, truthfully, in my non-pandemic life). I felt a little better for most of the day, well enough to work but not so well as to stand or walk much, so finished some long-pending work, started on […]
Setback
I was convinced yesterday that today I would be well again, and it started out promisingly, as I slept well through most of the night till around 4.30. Since then I’ve felt under the weather again, and even more so because I was so sure I was well. I haven’t had such a sustained bout […]
Taste of telemedicine
I had my first taste of telemedicine today, as I’d made an appointment for a service the GF (and family) gets through work. It was a UK service, of course, and it was notable after yesterday how distinct GP interactions are in the NHS compared to private systems. There was no surprise or shock here […]
Wet, wet day
It’s been a very wet May in the UK (with an average daily temperature of around 7, brr), I hear, and we got a little taste of it in Istanbul today as it rained and rained and rained. Our contractor’s son popped by to collect a payment, over an hour late as the Metro was […]
Out into the world
I made my first real trip out into the world today, as I had a doctor’s appointment at a hospital near Taksim Square. I took the Metro which was, happily, not too crowded (though on the escalator at Taksim someone kept crowding against me, and I felt too feeble to walk up to begin with, […]
Hard at work
The flat across the road is a source of constant entertainment. Right now a very hardworking influencer is filming herself (or being filmed by her boyfriend), walking towards the camera, the Bosphorus in the background, pause, ruffle hair, fling to side, extend 1 leg from little black dress, lean forward, turn, walk. And repeat. And […]
Restless
Lockdown comes to an end quite soon – tomorrow is the final day, and the government has said it will announce what comes next on Monday. So I daresay Monday itself will be a sort of free for all. The GF is quite restless and fed up. I’m fed up too, but also I feel […]
On duty
A brief excursion today, to the chemist on duty about 15 minutes away. The chemists here take turns to remain open on weekends and public holidays, a rather good system as you can always find out where to go. Of course it was a little crowded and there was a queue, and once inside I […]