I haven’t posted on here in absolutely ages. I suppose that’s because life has been going well and I haven’t felt the need to let off steam or get things off my chest. That has led me to get out of the habit and so, no posts.
How the world has changed in such a short time! Covid-19 is global and the countries of the world are in various stages of lockdown as each try to deal with it in their own way. I myself have just completed 14 days in isolation at home as I started with a fever two weeks ago, on Mothering Sunday here in the UK. I was so upset, not to be ill, but because it meant I couldn’t go to my mums to leave her card and gift on the doorstep. James was brilliant. He said ‘you can take it in two weeks mummy when we can go out again’. The rules in the UK are 7 days isolation for anyone with symptoms and 14 days for the household. Luckily, James remained symptom free and we finally went out for a walk yesterday. I was jumping about in the street with excitement and it was lovely to see some of our neighbours waving at us through their windows, sharing in our joy. As the UK is only testing people in hospital, I won’t know for sure if I’ve had it, but the symptoms match up and several children and parents from James’s school have had similar illnesses so I’m guessing I caught it there whilst on my weekly visit listening to the children read.
I now have a few days to myself as James has gone to stay with his dad. Tom was very good and did some shopping for us while we were in isolation. This meant he could at least see James through the window when he dropped things off for us. Mr Sexy Suit also brought me some shopping too. My workplace has temporarily closed and I’ve been furloughed. This worked out well as the schools are closed so I managed to get through two weeks of home schooling as best as I could whilst also not being 100%. I’m on my second jigsaw and planning on decorating my living room over the next few days, so plenty to keep me busy.
Luckily, the last time I visited my parents before the national lockdown, I managed to set them up with WhatsApp on their tablet, so we’ve managed to have some video chats as well as daily phone calls. Mum is getting out every day for her daily exercise and Dad is doing well since lockdown. He hasn’t been able to replenish his alcohol supplies and has started eating better so he may well emerge from this in better health than before! I had been worried as my fever started 4 days after I had last seen them, but that is over 2 weeks now and they’re fine so far. I delivered the card and gift, a peace lily, yesterday and picked up a shopping list too. It was great to see them in person, from a distance of course. My work colleagues are also fine which is good news.
James has had video chats with friends and I’ve just attended the Palm Sunday service at church via zoom. That was our second week of services in this format and it’s lovely to see everyone and still be able to worship together albeit in a very different way.
I hope you are all keeping well and managing to find ways to cope through these strange times.