Unprecedented, lockdown, social distancing, COVID-19, self-isolation all words which are frequenting our daily lives of late. Several months ago non of us would have thought such terms would frequent our daily lives. In October, Whilst sat in an initial assessment with a mental health primary care worker she said to me. What have you got to look forward to… my response “my 30th birthday and party in May, my trip to South Africa in June and a trip to Australia in July.” Now as week one is coming to an end and talks of this being the start of a lengthy period of “lockdown” my plans will most likely have to change. Yes that sucks but if I allow it to suck then the next however many weeks will become mundane. I can easily rearrange my birthday – after all the Queen has 2 so why can’t I 🤷🏻♀️🧐🎉💃🏻…I will take the kids to South Africa just maybe not at the designated time and worst case scenario I will fly to Australia in 2021.
The key now is to keep to the routine…not going to lie it has been quite relaxing. My house mate and I were talking the other night whilst sat in front of the chiminea that we would never have done this on a “normal” day. He would have been stood on the hockey pitch coaching and I would have been tutoring until late, coming home and no doubt marking whilst trying to cook dinner and maintain a clean house. That cycle would repeat until Friday where I would be on my knees seeking a large goblet of wine.
How times have changed and a new perspective on life as we know it has arrived. How often would you be able to have time to go out and have some “fresh” air, speak to your friends/ family on zoom/houseparty/WhatsApp, sit on the sofa and read? Can we ultimately have positivity out of something so negative. I’m sure lives will be different in the years to come as a result of this. You will realise who your true friends are, you will see that work can be done without intense pressure, and most importantly hopefully people will realise that time for themselves is crucial in maintaining sanity.
So enough of the pondering, this week I’ve kept myself entertained with the following:
So folks, after all of the fun of the first week! We move onto the second week! Remember to look after yourselves, mentally and physically, stay at home and most importantly make sure you check in on those people that mean something to you. Stay safe folks and enjoy a funday Sunday 😘😘
Flying Solo 