Quarantine Dream

Thoughts and Dreams

[image caption: a photo of a section of Seattle. There are several buildings in progress with cranes against a grey sky.]

For reference, my job is essential. There are work from home capabilities however, I cannot work in my home due to the nature of my job. I am out every day. I am immune compromised. My partner is at high risk. We are poor and not equipped to do anything but survive.

That is where I’m coming from.

When I heard about the possibility of needing to self-quarantine I panicked. I sat down and budgeted out to the dollar how to get my resources together, how much PTO I have, how much sick time, how much time I could afford to take if I get sick or HAVE to stay in my home. I know how long I can keep my family housed with what we have.

I also as I mentioned up top, am not set up to work from home. Even though Seattle is shut down, construction continues and where I live it is very noisy from about 5:45 AM until 4:00 PM or sometimes work picks up at 8PM and goes until late. Jack hammers, construction, trucks dropping steel bins in the alley my apartment opens up on. The parameters of work from home for my job would not allow for me to actually work at home and I need this job so…out I go.

This is what my days are like. Get up, usually between 4 AM and 6 AM depending on when the trash trucks *yes more than one* come around. I leave out of my door at about 7:15 AM because the buses aren’t quite on a…