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I am 72, female and live with my husband in Salamander Bay. We have been self isolating for 6 weeks and I have found a new sense of calm. Instead of having busy mornings rushing off to the gym 5 days a week I now go for a walk before doing an online class with our generous gym instructors who are keeping us oldies fit by doing classes on Zoom. Easy! We can all have a chat after which keeps us connected and we are very grateful for this.
My daughter had forbidden me to go out to shop and said she would do it for me while working from home, keeping her household running and home schooling 3 children AND driving the 30 minutes to deliver my shopping. I declined her offer and said I would do home delivery, but I never did!
The only other times we leave the house is to walk twice daily and shop for groceries. We have discovered so many beautiful walks in our area that we would otherwise not have found. Medical appointments have been by phone.
After leading very busy lives socialising, attending the gym (me) and playing golf (my husband) I have been surprised how accepting I have been at staying home and actually enjoying my time. I am reading, doing craft projects, tackling jigsaws and my house and garden are now clean and organised.
Having 6 grandchildren who live fairly close I have missed seeing them on a regular basis but thanks to facetime and phones we have been able to keep up to date with how they are coping. In April/May we have 5 birthdays and thanks to modern technology we have been able to celebrate via Zoom, such fun! It is all good!
My daughter had forbidden me to go out to shop and said she would do it for me while working from home, keeping her household running and home schooling 3 children AND driving the 30 minutes to deliver my shopping. I declined her offer and said I would do home delivery, but I never did!
The only other times we leave the house is to walk twice daily and shop for groceries. We have discovered so many beautiful walks in our area that we would otherwise not have found. Medical appointments have been by phone.
After leading very busy lives socialising, attending the gym (me) and playing golf (my husband) I have been surprised how accepting I have been at staying home and actually enjoying my time. I am reading, doing craft projects, tackling jigsaws and my house and garden are now clean and organised.
Having 6 grandchildren who live fairly close I have missed seeing them on a regular basis but thanks to facetime and phones we have been able to keep up to date with how they are coping. In April/May we have 5 birthdays and thanks to modern technology we have been able to celebrate via Zoom, such fun! It is all good!