Blowing dandelions on Barnes Common / Photo credit Arlene Amitirigala. All rights reserved. This is the final entry in this short series, where I have been sharing excerpts from my journal where I recorded my thoughts during lockdown in London. The early days and weeks were the most challenging as we navigated the changes Covid … Continue reading The #CovidDiaries: My Number One Priority
The #CovidDiaries: Banana Bread
Out of lockdown we created new family habits. Apparently, we weren’t the only ones. Everyone was baking banana bread and had discovered a newfound love of running. In this short series, I get even more personal as I share excerpts from journal entries written in my first days of lockdown in the U.K. about the changes … Continue reading The #CovidDiaries: Banana Bread
The #CovidDiaries: Everything merged into one
photo credit Arlene Amitirigala. All rights reserved. The death toll from Covid 19 was rising in the U.K. We were still working from home and home-schooling. The Easter holidays came and went. We found ourselves reluctantly settling in to a longer haul than we had thought. In this short series, I get even more personal as … Continue reading The #CovidDiaries: Everything merged into one
The #CovidDiaries: Staying in is Wearing Thin
With Covid 19 stalking the U.K. there was no end of lockdown in sight. We had to dig deeper to find our center and keep our joy. In this short series, I get even more personal as I share journal entries from my first days of lockdown in the U.K. and the changes it brought. … Continue reading The #CovidDiaries: Staying in is Wearing Thin
The #CovidDiaries – Insomnia
As Covid 19 started to snake through the U.K. and we burrowed deeper into the apartment, I welcomed an old friend – hello insomnia. In this short series, I get even more personal as I share journal entries from my first days of lockdown in the U.K. and the changes it brought. These are my … Continue reading The #CovidDiaries – Insomnia
The #CovidDiaries – No New Gadgets Required
photo credit Arlene Amitirigala At the end of the first week of lockdown we discovered the unexpected gift of Covid – discovery itself. In this short series, I get even more personal as I share journal entries from my first days of lockdown in the U.K. and the changes it brought. These are my #CovidDiaries. … Continue reading The #CovidDiaries – No New Gadgets Required
The #CovidDiaries – Reality Bites
photo credit: Arlene Amitirigala. All rights reserved. Fridays have always been special for me. In London, either I would go out with friends or grab a quick gin and tonic at the pub around the corner with Hubby. When he was away, I settled into a ritual with the kids – pizza and ice-cream (mine drizzled with Baileys if … Continue reading The #CovidDiaries – Reality Bites
The #CovidDiaries – What We Took For Granted
With lockdown came the reflections, the soul searching and many little revelations. In this short series, I get even more personal as I share journal entries from my first days of lockdown in the U.K. and the changes it brought. These are my #CovidDiaries. March 25, 2020 Day Three. I’m sitting on the balcony taking in … Continue reading The #CovidDiaries – What We Took For Granted
The #CovidDiaries – Surrender Control
There was so much self-discovery for me and the kids as the pandemic unfolded. We started to understand what was beneath many of our emotions. In this short series, I get even more personal as I share journal entries from my first days of lockdown in the U.K. and the changes it brought. These are my … Continue reading The #CovidDiaries – Surrender Control
The #CovidDiaries: Adjusting to Life in Lockdown
Talk of the novel coronavirus had reached fever-pitch by the end of February 2020. By early March, I knew it was only a matter of time before we went into lockdown across the U.K. Being separated as a family made me even more apprehensive about the weeks ahead. It had already been a challenging few months juggling … Continue reading The #CovidDiaries: Adjusting to Life in Lockdown
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