I’m also fortunate that I’ve been able to work from home, and have even found myself far more productive! Last time I worked from home I hated it and couldn’t wait to get back to colleagues. Things were different then....... I was scared, confused and recovering from a hugely traumatic experience. I hated being alone and pushed to get back into the office. This time I’m much more settled and relaxed. I’ve plenty of work to do and complete peace and quiet to do it. Hubby is still out working, so it’s just me and the dog. I start early, take a lunchtime break for a quick dog walk and food, back to work and a relatively early finish. Balance!
It’s difficult not to enjoy the quieter pace of life. We’ve had some glorious weather and I’ve even found myself planting pots and window boxes. I’m sitting here now watching hubby paint our garden fence in anticipation of our new shed arriving! We miss our gigs, but we’re both making the most of the down time and enjoying time doing much needed work on our house and taking gentle strolls in quiet places. We’re very grateful for living where we do; within a very short walk we have a lovely forest and river, and within a very short drive we have beautiful beaches and coastal paths.
Our gig plans for the year have completely collapsed, although as ever luck has shone on us with most rescheduled to next year, hotels refunding and flights allowing free changes. 2020 has just been delayed until 2021.
Covid lockdown mostly sucks....... but some bits don’t!! Enjoy the simple things. We might need to watch the sunset socially distanced, but we can still watch it knowing it’ll rise again in the morning.
