Monthly Archives: April 2020

I went for a walk this morning that turned into a run, because, why not? I am proud to say that I ran a bit longer, further and faster than last week. Let the record state that I was running 10 min longer and 10 seconds per km faster. That does not mean at allContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 46”

In an email from one of the global leaders in the company, they talked about the fact that beyond COVID-19 we will likely adopt a more flexible way of working. It encouraged us to reflect on what works in the current setup and which practices we should keep up in future. So my musings below…Continue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 45”

The problem with public holidays on a Monday is that the following Tuesday becomes a bit confusing. Some Monday things have to happen on another day while Tuesday things keep happening. On top of that the 5 days of work needs to be done in 4. Add to that the fact that days just runContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 44”

King’s day 2020 in NL. Freedom day in SA. Legend has it that King’s day is one of the biggest parties around the country. I have seen pictures and videos of a sea of orange and a lot of beer. It struck me as odd today that I wouldn’t know what “normal” in Amsterdam looksContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 43”

One of the interesting side effects of this stay at home malarkey is that people seem to rediscover their own kitchens. For a while al the flour has been sold out and its only now making an appearance again in the supermarkets, but still in small quantities. My social media feed has a lot ofContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 42”

I went out to get groceries today, and I even washed my hair and put makeup on before leaving the house! Although the trees are starting to put on their summer colours, the weather was still very much in spring mode, so I had to walk a bit faster to warm up. I am happyContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 41”

When I was in my final year of school we had a 40 days celebration, before the end of the school year. There was some pigtails or funny hair styles involved and something not unlike a flash mob, but before social media. I am honestly thankful that we didn’t have social media and camera phonesContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 40”

I have bought these little violets for my windowsill on the first weekend after we started working from home. The palm I had already but I moved it from another part of the house so I can have something pretty to look at from my home office. It’s just as well because as the seasonContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 39”

There is so much information out there, and it is so unavoidable that it is starting to feel like a wall of noise. I worry that the real suffering of people who are sick and who lose loved ones gets drowned in the sheer volume of it all. I worry deeply about the most vulnerableContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 38”

The highlight of my day was that I learnt how to customise my videoconferencing background. I could upload some of my own pictures and appear to be at Machu Picchu or on Ipanema Beach. The latter is probably quite appropriate, because my goal is to play some Bossa Nova music on the guitar. I amContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 37”