‘Longest time I’ve spent with my husband since our honeymoon’

“When you travel a lot for work, you don’t tend to have routine,” she says. “Finding routine has been a very welcome change for me; I can factor in a jog around 6pm every night.”

Working from the family dining table is another welcome surprise.

“I really like being able to chat to my husband and son as they wander past – that doesn’t bother me at all; everyone is different, but for me it’s not an interruption, especially not in the evenings when I’m working after dinner,” she says.

One of the first things they all learned the hard way was to change the orientation of their laptops when working from the dining table. “When we first started out last week, we forgot our colleagues would see whoever was whizzing past the table to go into the kitchen, so we worked that out pretty fast.”

Her husband also made a mad dash for Bunnings to stock up on door sausage dogs. “He tends to work at the front of the house and I work at the back, but sound travels. So we’ve learnt our lessons on that, and now use door sausage dogs, which work well.”

While the McCann-Bartletts are putting a positive spin on things and relishing the chance to enjoy precious family time, reports emerging from China offer a stark warning of what can happen during an extended lockdown period.

Multiple media sources report that the Xian City government in Shaanxi province has stopped accepting applications for divorce – and marriage – due to overwhelming demand.

The city governments of Heyuan in Guangdong province and Dazhou in Sichuan have also reported this problem.

For those who do still have to go into the office, Safe Work Australia has a handy list of guidelines, as well as useful information on working from home.