Last Monday Ru turned seven and we were able to celebrate much more than last year, but not to the full extend he wanted. Ru wanted a class party, but as we are still in a pandemic, he had to settle for a BBQ with close family on the Saturday. We decorated the house on the Monday and had a trip to McDonald’s as a birthday treat, later that day. I take immense gratitude in the thought that Ru is healthy and has safely navigated another…
Today I’m celebrating twice…….. Ri turns 4 and the children are going back to school tomorrow. I know there are risk factors, etc… and I want those working in schools to be safe, but to say I am happy is an understatement. The constant juggling has been absolutely exhausting, to the point where I slept for 10 hours last night. I cannot even recall the last time I did that but my body needed it. The return to school should…
Mental Health, mental well-being, self care. These are all words I have heard a lot over the last few weeks. Over the last 16 weeks I feel like my emotions have been on such a roller coaster. One minute I’m happy as Larry, the next I am frustrated with my ground hog day life, followed by sullenness and a few tears. Last week the Evening Standard wrote that ‘two out of three (65 per cent) adults aged 25 and over…
So I have counted 49 days since I was last in an office working! As I approach the 50th day, I am feeling it, the boys are feeling it, the whole of the team I manage are feeling. The only thing free to roam wildly, is my cat Inna. She is oblivious to what the household is experiencing as she comes and goes as she pleases, sleeps and eats her food. Ru however, is really beginning to struggle with the…
So how is everyone coping with the lockdown? Part of me cannot believe that we are in week 6 (for those who did not have to isolate prior), time feels like it has just flown by! Then other part of me is disappointed that it is only week 6.Let’s be real; despite the government only giving us our lockdown orders in increments, it is very probable that we will be living this way until at least June. It is unfortunate…