We are an Island

Once again New Zealand is an Island, disconnected from the rest of the world! It’s a whole new world for many of us who have taken for granted the options of leaping on a plane and following the sun when winter rears it’s chilly head!

As many countries open up and welcome back the humans from other countries to try and save what has become one of their biggest industries, tourism, Kiwiland is sealed off in a relatively virus free world.

The stock market is volatile, the young people are bored, the older people are happy and safe and pets are relishing having their humans working from home!

On that note..This little branch of Kiwi Family has most team members set up from home…

Jaxon having been made redundant from the much reduced hospitality sales environment, is now back at his previous job, working at home, surrounded by his new workmates (washing and Floyd)…

My workstation is totally remote. It’s like our wardrobes in the 70’s…you know, when you opened the car boot and there was an outfit for any occasion. I am now set up at Dad and Sandys place working remotely!

George swings between the rented house at Waiwera and my new abode, depending on work and Gym schedule (and dinner menus). Dan is working locally in a Waiwera, building and renovating the world! Which is lucky, as his truck decided to hibernate in the cold weather and wasn’t going anywhere..except off on a tow truck to the doctors! Oh well have tools will walk (next door).

Soooo, the only one, in my crew, battling the frustrating Auckland rush hour traffic. is Jaxon’s wife Steph. Who’s new job (before lockdown) is moving her all over the place, instead of local as envisaged. It sure is weird times, saving travelling time and work clothes expenses while balancing the fine line between work time and home time (when all is in one place)

Kiwis (and most humans) are like ants, we like our routine…and this new work environment, for many, takes a bit of adjusting to. George and I are quite good at it; I’ve been doing it for a couple of years while travelling the world with Russ, and George has had almost a year of being in NZ and working for his UK Company!

The good bits are, we all have work and we live on a post covid Island where we can play sport, go shopping, see our friends, hit the slopes (now they are covered in snow) and discover adventures in NZ…that many have travelled from the other side of the world to experience. And most importantly we are surrounded by family and friends! (I do miss my Maltese and American families though…just saying)