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We all know what the negatives have been in this horrendous pandemic – and whilst I have had some personal disappointments and setbacks, there have been plenty of positives.
Having my daughters home: family dinners, family TV watching, trivial pursuit, arguments – we’re a family again
Still having a job but not having to get up, wash hair, put on make-up, wear uncomfortable shoes, and waste 1.5 hours each day in gridlocked traffic
Going through the house and sorting, tossing, cleaning, painting, fixing, organising
Feeling that life is no longer out of control – and enjoying being ‘controlled’
Having the perfect excuse to not go to the gym and being able to choose not to do exercises I don’t feel like doing while on online exercise classes without feeling embarrassed
Setting up Zoom chats with my overseas sister and brother and speaking to them more regularly than I have done in years
Sorting out all the recipes I’ve cut out of newspapers and magazines for years – and actually trying them out
Making delicious treats – which then only I eat but it doesn’t matter because I only wear tracksuit trousers now
Being able to spend more time with, and play with, my new kitten
Appreciating my lovely garden
Saving money – no trips to restaurants, theatres, concerts, cinemas; no holidays or weekends away; no new clothes, no make-up
Laughing at the creativity and humour of all the COVID19 jokes and memes
Having my daughters home: family dinners, family TV watching, trivial pursuit, arguments – we’re a family again
Still having a job but not having to get up, wash hair, put on make-up, wear uncomfortable shoes, and waste 1.5 hours each day in gridlocked traffic
Going through the house and sorting, tossing, cleaning, painting, fixing, organising
Feeling that life is no longer out of control – and enjoying being ‘controlled’
Having the perfect excuse to not go to the gym and being able to choose not to do exercises I don’t feel like doing while on online exercise classes without feeling embarrassed
Setting up Zoom chats with my overseas sister and brother and speaking to them more regularly than I have done in years
Sorting out all the recipes I’ve cut out of newspapers and magazines for years – and actually trying them out
Making delicious treats – which then only I eat but it doesn’t matter because I only wear tracksuit trousers now
Being able to spend more time with, and play with, my new kitten
Appreciating my lovely garden
Saving money – no trips to restaurants, theatres, concerts, cinemas; no holidays or weekends away; no new clothes, no make-up
Laughing at the creativity and humour of all the COVID19 jokes and memes