On Thursday, 5 November, England moved into a month-long lockdown. Shops and businesses classed as non-essential have been ordered to close until early December. There is obviously no guarantee that Lockdown 2.0 won't be further extended into January 2021. Over the first few days on November, I made a short list of things to purchase … Continue reading Life in Lockdown 2.0 | What Are Your Essential Non-Essentials?
I've noticed that I've been feeling more 'down' of late, and even though I know it's okay to feel all the feelings, I'd much rather focus on the positives. Travel: Comfortless Cove, Ascension Island The negative: All our travel plans for this year have been postponed or cancelled. The positive: There is still an outside … Continue reading Life in Lockdown | Turning Negatives into Positives
Hair salons were allowed to reopen on Saturday, 4 July and, as luck would have it, I managed to snag the first appointment of the day with my regular stylist. (Dennis is lovely, but he does like a chat.) I was last in the hair salon on the 16 March and I usually have my … Continue reading Life in Lockdown | Lockdown Locks
Week 25: It was a slow news week. The Boy Child had a Zoom meeting with his teacher and fellow students. Tilly had the right idea. We met up with my lovely SiL for a socially-distanced walk in the woods with the dogs. Week 26: I had an appointment at my GP's surgery. I made … Continue reading Project Life Revisited | Weeks 25 and 26
I had cause recently to make an online request for a telephone consultation with my GP. The system worked well and I had two calls with my doctor over the space of a week. My ailment, such as it was, turned out to be minor (thankfully), but my doctor agreed that I had been correct … Continue reading Life in Lockdown | Follow Up on Health Concerns
As much as we all want to live these perfect socially-distant lives right now, it’s just impossible, and you have to give yourself some grace and leeway. We’re not on holiday; this isn’t “time off.” It’s a global crisis. If you watch the news and it makes you cry, or it makes you sad, anxious, … Continue reading Life in Lockdown | Give Yourself Grace
With the arrival of Covid-19, more and more of us are being told to work from home. As a seasoned worker-from-home*, I can safely say that there's a knack to it, especially if you want to be productive. Here are my tips for making the best of working from home: Have a dedicated work space. … Continue reading Tips for Successfully Working From Home
It was a rare sunny morning and there I was, minding my own business, when wham! I was spreadeagled, face down, in the middle of the road. Somehow I'd missed my footing stepping down from the kerb and, as the kids say, face planted the tarmac. It hurt. It hurt a lot. There was blood. … Continue reading Falling from Grace
We've just marked the 4th anniversary of Mum's death and it will be 25 years this Summer since Dad passed away. As we know, the grief we feel when we first lose someone we love is both intense and all encompassing ... but it does lessen as time passes. I've always found it quite hard … Continue reading Defining Grief
Droughtlander is over - Series 5 of Outlander has begun on Amazon Prime. Research says that having fresh flowers in your home can help to reduce stress and pain. This photo of a newborn baby makes me laugh every single time. Our first overseas trip of the year is booked - a city break during … Continue reading Four Fun Things
