Hello
Today's blog post is not about Doctor Who, Mortal Kombat, The Chase, or a project based update.
Today's post is an update in regards to the Covid 19 outbreak,and how I've been doing since lockdown started. Now that the goverment has announced today that lockdown procedures are to stay in place for another three weeks which will take us to early May, UK lockdown and social distancing is something we are all going to have to do for a little longer.
How have I been doing since the outbreak? I think I've been doing all right, me and my family are safe and well, we're all looking out for eachother, we're all following the guidlines from the goverment to stay home and only go out for shopping, exercise or work that can not be done from home.
How do I feel about staying at home? Honestly, I don't mind it. This is something that I am used to as a normality anyway so I'm not phased by needing to stay in and to restrict when I go out, if I wasn't missing doing my radio show I would quite content with this new and interesting way of life. I'm enjoying it so far and taking everything one day at a time.
My week so far, I have been out and about on the bike to get exercise, I've also been going on long walks and I have to say with warm weather like we've been having recently, it's been glorious to be out in the sunshine for some fresh air.
Whilst at home I have been binge watching a lot of box sets and streaming series which I have been meaning to watch but haven't got round to as well as re watching some old Doctor Who episodes I haven't seen for a while. I made my own sausage rolls from scratch, I made the puff pastry for it or at least a good attempt. Having tasted them from taking them out of the oven, the pastry did taste a bit like a biscuit and was quite hard rather than light and flakey as puff pastry should be. But the actual sausage rolls tasted delicious so it would seem I got a good result. I had made sausage rolls before but not for a long time, it was nice to go back an revisit a recipe that I hadn't done for the last ten or eleven years.
It was also my cousin's birthday this week so some of the family got together for a chat on Houseparty. I'm not sure I like houseparty as a platform but its a way to keep in touch whilst lockdown in going on. It's quite fun, only sometimes the signal cuts out and if there's too many in one chat it can freeze and stick which is a little annoying.
I've also been working on my radio podcast, which from what I can gather is getting a good response from people who have listened to it which is great to hear. Feedback is always appriciated.
I've been enjoying being in my own company and being in my own personal space for what is a quite scary and unpredictable time for all of us. It's horrible what's happening in the news, but it's important to keep going, stay postive, and be hopeful that things will begin to go back to the way they were soon.
It's a weird feeling throughout these last three weeks you do embody a routine which you find yourself repeating day in and day out, changing a few little things in what you do each day to ensure you don't go mad becuase everyone is very limited in the things that they can do and it's about making the best of bad sitauations and finding the silver lining.
For example family time, that's something that we wouldn't do if we weren't in lockdown. I'm sure we all love our familes anyway and we spend a lot of time together, but family time now isn't the same as when you are a child and playing board games or sharing stories or going on walks together does bring people together. That's one thing I would say that this virus has done for good is that it's reminding us of the true value of our families, those who live in a family household have that priviliage. I understand you may not have that if you live on your own or don't live your family, but I do so I'm realising the benefits of having these moments back and it's a really nice feeling to have.
Putting things to a close for this week, the last three weeks have gone real quick and I think the next three will as well. I'm staying positive, I've got lots to look forward to and be thankful for. It's important that we keep our distance, only go out when necassary and look after eachother.
I'll have another update for you next week, in meantime stay home and stay safe.
