PERSPECTIVE

 PERSPECTIVE...

172 fully staffed ICU beds, 14 fully staffed paediatric ICU beds in NZ, for the team of 5 million.

If you are 80 and get COVID and are unvaccinated 1:7 chance of dying. Vaccinated x 2 doses this improves to 1:140.

If you are 50 and unvaccinated 1:70 chance of dying improving to 1:1400 if you’ve had 2 vaccine doses!

ICU will be at capacity in minutes with widespread community transmission. Improve your chances.

Source: ANZICs

I have copied this from a friend's post who works in ICU. Sobering stats

The only way out of lockdowns and massive restrictions, that are seeing dozens of businesses close weekly, and people lose their livelihood, is to GET VACCINATED.

Do it for the greater good.

And so I can go shopping again. 😂😅😆 But seriously, it's getting worse not better here.

edit: PLEASE don't think I'm scaremongering or trying to put pressure on ANYONE to get vaccinated. I'm just concerned.

WELL... OK, I will put pressure on my own family members, cos I would like to see them again.

I procrastinated so much yesterday. I did NO sewing, even though I love sewing, and have heaps to do.

But motivation is low again... feeling lethargic and blah.

Perhaps I need to get out and walk some more? That might pick me up.

Worth a try.

ABOVE:  One positive of lockdown?  You don't have to be around idiots!

9.55 am:  And I took myself off for a walk.  It wasn't a long walk by any means, and it was already damn hot.

But I feel better for it.

ABOVE:  Not the best photo of me (all hot and bothered), but a lovely one of our local park.

Steve?  Still home.  I tried talking him into going to A & E for a proper check up.  He's not going.  I could throttle him.  Seriously.

It's now 10.30 am, and I've just had some toasted muesli.  And who cares that it's not 'breakfast' time any more?  Not me.

I'm on... "I do what I want, when I want time".

I was not going to hang anything else on my walls until after the carpet was done, and cos all the smaller 'wall type things' are packed up in the garage.

I am not planning on re-hanging some of the things either.  I had far too much on me walls.

But these:

ABOVE: These two pottery and molten glass birds?  I was given then as a gift from a very dear friend of mine many years ago.  They found a new home...

ABOVE:  I umm'ed and aah'ed about putting them there for days.  Now they are there, and I'm happy with their placement.

DOGSTARS:  I have re-positioned them, just for YOU. lol

I don't know why, but I'm still procrastinating about getting into the sewing room!  

12.10 pm: And I'm still procrastinating.  I just did my 2nd 'click and collect'... I bought some 'special purpose' paint for our wet room. 

 

It's the last room needing painting, and I will be doing it sometime soon.

That room WAS clearly painted just before we bought the house, but they used shit paint, which is not standing up to the purpose of the room.  

And now... I might go vacuum my sewing room, and then make something.

OR NOT!  I made our lunch.

ABOVE:  I made club sandwiches, just like the shop ones, just not trimmed of their crusts.  I couldn't be arsed doing that!

I think they look as good as the bakery's ones.

Finally!  I got into the sewing room, and cut out and stitched up a couple of things.  It was awesome.

Dinner this evening was beef sausages, lettuce salad and a spud.  Hellers Beef Sausages... don't buy them.  They were not flash at all.  Way too much filler, tasteless and just a waste of money.

Won't buy them again.

Now?  The usual.  Watch TV. Feet up. Still cool in the evenings, so blankie on too.

Catch ya tomorrow.