16th June 2020

So today I've been writing this for 3 months. I know that I've had a couple of nights off, due to headaches, or internet issues, but more or less I have tracked our lockdown journey daily since 17th March. I can feel the change over that time. It all felt a bit more intense at …

15th June 2020

One of the benefits of this strange time is the willingness of my family to make the most of our opportunities. Often, prior to Covid-19 I would want to go down to the beach after work, or go exploring outside, or eat dinner in the garden, but it never seemed to happen. It felt like …

14th June 2020

Right, I've had enough. This virus can just go do one now. Enough already I tell you. If I said it'd been a tough day that wouldn't quite be accurate. We spent this morning on the beach. It was beautiful. Blue skies, warm sunshine, and a beautiful sea to swim in. There were a few …

13th June 2020

It has been a better day today. K has been feeling a little better, and was able to ask for hugs, company and support when she needed it. L was busy with a friend on Skype for the morning, and then we did nice things in the afternoon. And in the time in between I …

12th June

It's been a tough day. You know all those tweets, those FB posts, those blogs you've read from working mums during lockdown, well today I was that mum. K was unsettled and needed me several times during the day to be with her, help her manage her emotions, and talk her through difficult times. L …

11th June 2020

It's probably a good job I didn't get to write yesterday. I was cross and tired. Today I'm less cross and more tired. I still can't find the right words to talk about why I'm cross. Part of it is too personal, part of it is too universal, and so it is hard to find …

9th June 2020

It's three months since we were sent home from college and the kids were sent home from school. I remember the relief. Part of the relief was the certainty of it, after a great deal of uncertainty, and part of the relief was that I didn't want to be going back into work day in …

8th June 2020

I've just had a lovely end to a long and somewhat stressful day. It's been a full on day. The work day started with a long, but important meeting, then during that I got emails about an urgent report that I meant to do last week, is at the top of the to do list …

7th June 2020

It's another beautiful night out there. The nights are so light for so long at the moment, and the air is so fresh and so fragrant. Part of me wishes that I was back in the tent so I was closer to it, although I am also grateful for my comfy bed and snuggly duvet. …

6th June 2020

Why is it, when you have great plans, even ones about doing nice things, it is hard to actually do them? I have done some of the things I planned to today, but I've also wasted loads of time playing silly games on my phone, or getting frustrated and annoyed about things on social media. …