So, week four of lockdown… The weather has continued to be kind to us and we’ve managed to spend quite a bit of time in the garden, which certainly helps. It was still officially school holidays, so our routine has been quite relaxed. I’ve managed to get a few of…
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Another week in lockdown has passed. We should’ve been on a Caribbean cruise during Easter, but instead we were obviously at home, which is obviously a bit pants. We have managed to get our money back though, so it could be worse. The weather was lovely again this week and…
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Week two have gone pretty quickly, dare I say we seem to have found our ‘groove’… I still had to work on Monday and Tuesday, but have been on furlough since Wednesday. In terms of school activities, we’ve been doing our school work in the morning and then having a…
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I’ve decided not to blog everyday, but instead to do a weekly roundup. This lockdown looks set to last a while and I’m just not sure my days are going to be exciting enough to warrant a daily post! This week has definitely been a week of ups and downs.…
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Many of us are stuck at home due to the coronavirus outbreak. That does not mean we have to stay on the sofa and get depressed about the scary events happening around the world. There are lots of ways to make the most of this time at home and turn…
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Today is Monday. It’s been a week since I started working from home and I can’t believe how much has changed during that time! Today, the stark reality of the situation hit. We’d had a lovely day yesterday (the pic from this post is from the walk we went on)…
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Friday is usually my day off, so at least I wasn’t juggling work and the kids. The morning went really well and my very brief dabble in teaching 14 years ago, certainly helped. We decided to make a scrapbook of our coronavirus experience. We talked about our feelings and how…
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So, day three… All started well. The kids were great, we stuck to the timetable, I got quite a bit of work done and all was good. I even got the kids setting up their own tuck shop, which they have to run ltogether ike a business. I felt like…
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Day two of working from home started pretty well. Managed to get everyone up, dressed, fed and even made the beds before walking the kids to school with the dog. Was back at 9am ready for our team video call. Had a really productive morning and definitely felt much more…
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So, the world appears to have gone crazy. We’re currently in the middle of a virus pandemic that has spread across the world from China. In the past few weeks, cases of the virus (known as has the coronavirus Covid-19)have rapidly increased and over the past week the government has…
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How often do you get home from work and have no intention of doing anything except sleep? You’re tired, you’re worn down mentally and all you want is your bed and a fluffy pillow. If someone suggested to you that working out was a good idea, they’d likely be told…
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