While I know the lockdown is necessary to try and control the situation, it’s also tough to stick out. I’m doing my part, but realised it was time to escape the city for a bit. I’m spending some time with my mom and cats. Last Friday, we went to the beach. I hadn’t been toContinue reading “Falling awake”
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Christmas together
For many, Christmas isn’t necessarily the most cheery time of the year. And this year, Christmas looks heaps different from previous years altogether. For me personally, all the jingle bells, tinsel filled, overhyped and commercial approach to Christmas is kind of overrated. And for the people I love, I don’t need a designated special timeContinue reading “Christmas together”
Stranger things: reflections on 2020
What a year it’s been, huh? I think it’s safe to say that nobody expected 2020 to be like this. Yet, here we are. We’re doing our best to keep on keeping on. There have been challenges and there’s more to come. We’re not out of the woods yet. Such a strange world we’re livingContinue reading “Stranger things: reflections on 2020”
Summer falls as Autumn hauls
Autumn has arrived. Sunny days have made way for general gloominess. I don’t mind the wind or cooler temperatures. What I always have trouble adjusting to, is the grey skies and the increasingly shorter days. Changes in air pressure always make me feel like I have a permanent jet lag <which is so much fun!>Continue reading “Summer falls as Autumn hauls”
Suck it up, buttercup!
Eleven weeks ago, we had to start working from home due to Covid-19 measures. Our employer has decided that we’ll be working from home until at least September. There have also been rumours it will last until January. It makes it all the more real that we are far away from returning to the wayContinue reading “Suck it up, buttercup!”
Permission to enjoy
Week 9 of intelligent lock down is starting tomorrow. Last Tuesday our government held a press conference in which they presented the road map to slowly and carefully make our way out of this pandemic, and which conditions apply on that road. Certain measures are being loosened, e.g. kids in primary school are going backContinue reading “Permission to enjoy”
One day at a time: similarities between travelling and the current lockdown situation
The seventh week of working from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic has ended. We’re still in lockdown. The world has been turned upside down. Daily life has lost its effortlessness. I know there are people struggling right now. Understandable, as we’re in this situation for who knows how long. The lack of perspective isContinue reading “One day at a time: similarities between travelling and the current lockdown situation”
