Let’s be wise and stick to the rules folks. I, like most of us, want to return to ‘normal’ as soon as possible. I have serious concerns about some of my friends who have lost jobs and/or income. I am concerned for small business and how things will unfold for them. I even have my doubts about this whole process, after all, 500 die from ordinary flu every year here in NZ. BUT the best way to get back to ‘normal’ is to keep within the parameters that are set.
I do consider myself very lucky. I have more than one income stream. One of those, I have been able to continue almost unaffected, except I work from home instead of in the office. My main income is on hold but fortunately, with the wages subsidy, that has remained fully paid (term time only). My other two things are extras I do from time to time as especially during term breaks as my main income ceases. One of those is trauma responding, which may or may not happen over this time, the other is my celebrancy, which I am hoping will pick up a little bit now that small gatherings can happen.
So, it is in the area of celebrancy that I am most obliged to ‘know and stick to the rules’. My day to day routines I have put in place during level 4, will otherwise remain much the same. I currently have two weddings in the wings. Both will have a maximum of 10 people present. Both are in ‘my region’. Except for those who are in ‘the same bubble’, the 2 meter social distancing will be observed. A register of all present, including at least two ways to contact them, will be completed and filed. Hand sanitiser will be available and used with the exchange of pens for signing and of the paperwork given to the couple. AND we will have an absolutely wonderful celebration of each couples decision to get married. We will totally enjoy the ceremony. At the end of this special time, they will be Mr & Mrs, legally wed, from this day forward.
Whatever it is that you do, and whatever extra freedoms you may gain with moving to level 3e please respect the parameters. For many, there will be little change. To keep us all in a better place to be likely to progress through this stage and continue back to ‘normal’, we all need to know and ‘respect the rules’.
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