Saturday 27th (afternoon) ….
Upset stomach episode… Well I suppose it was to happen at
some point. Mind you last season I did not get sick until February which is 6
months into the season. This year it has struck early, 4 weeks in to be exact.
It’s a combination of lack of hygiene, the weather, poor diet and seer
exhaustion. I can explain all three.
Lack of hygiene: I do have gloves for feeding and separate
ones for picking poo and all the yucky jobs. Then disposable gloves for
delicate jobs as separating dog meat and applying medicines and lotions. Hand
sanitizer in the toilet and hand soap in the cabin. That is clear. But it’s the
time between switching gloves and the gloves off gloves on that is the issue. I
have to learn early – that it is important to not touch your face, not swip your
dry lips;
Weather : Due to the constant rain fall – there is mud
everywhere, sticking to everything and getting everywhere. Any dry day helps
but at the end of the day the mud does not help when trying not to spread gems
Poor Diet: Oh I eat – that is for sure – but I need to go
for the healthier options of multi grain bread instead of my favorite “Polar
Bread” which I am sure is a mixer of SUGAR and flour – and that is just the
start
Seer exhaustion: Don’t get me wrong when I work I work hard.
However I am facing so many new situations in this job. Firstly I had a pretty
lazy 3 months off before I arrived here. So physically I am not at my peak. Meeting
new people. Learning to switch off when hearing ongoing Norwegian : ) Meeting
and getting to know all the dogs. Learning new routines, new ways to work with
the dogs. Learning to drive the dogs on a daily basis compared to once every 10
days (as per last season) Driving cars on the other side of the road. The
colder weather – as I have come from a tropical north Queensland winter – which average I think
about 24 degrees. In fact the over exposure to all these new things although
exciting, has
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