Life update: second encounter with Covid

I tested positive for Covid-19 this morning šŸ˜. My partner got it first, 2 days later I started having symptoms. This is my second time; first time I got it was in December 2022.

Iā€™m glad I took all the vaccines: now I donā€™t have any serious symptoms just the usual: sore throat, headache, some sneezing and running nose. The headache seems worse this time, tho! Itā€™s like a bad migraine, stronger than I thought.

We are isolating ourselves at home. I called in sick at work today, and I will only get back at the office after 2 days of testing negative and having no symptoms.

Itā€™s annoying, my head hurts, but Iā€™m taking this time to rest as much as I can. I took a nap today, which something that I NEVER do during the day (unless Iā€™m sick).

I will probably be working from home this whole week and I kinda missed it!? My company did not embrace the whole ā€œwork from homeā€ movement or flexible schedule. But itā€™s nice to be in a quieter work environment for a change. I will be able to stop for 10 minutes and sit down on my yoga mat to meditate or stretch. I can pause and read a few pages of a book without feeling guilty. I will enjoy less interruptions from colleagues.

Reflecting a bit, I wish the work environment were more flexible in all industries. Only by working from home for a few days I realize how noisy and distracting my office environment is. I still have an office where I can close the door if needed (on a conference call, for example) but my manager is an advocate of the ā€œopen door policyā€ for collaboration. I wish I could keep my door closed for longer periods of time when Iā€™m focusing on deep work, for example. Sometimes I do. But even my manager will knock and open my door to ask something if Iā€™m in the middle of a conference call.

I never feel fully able to truly focus when Iā€™m at the office, because people will interrupt me if they need something. The ā€œopen door policyā€ is strong at my work environment. The whole office will be renovated soon, and they will turn all the offices in cubicles because itā€™s better for ā€œcollaborationā€. I donā€™t like the idea, Iā€™ve worked in open office spaces before, and it was incredibly stressful to me. On the other hand, the office renovation will include a ā€œwellnessā€ room. Weā€™ll seeā€¦

Anyway, I guess Iā€™m ranting a lot today. Must be this Covid headache! šŸ˜·

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By Noisy Deadlines Minimalist in progress, nerdy, introvert, skeptic. I don't leave without my e-reader.