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WHAT DAY IS IT?

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Week six of lockdown and I am struggling to remember which day of the week it is. I am in such a little bubble hiding away from the threat of the Corona virus. One of the things I hate most is the feeling of a sense of loss of control on my life. I know I have been so lucky to find a great place to park my motorhome and stay put until all this is over. But it also makes me feel incredibly guilty because I feel that I should be getting involved and doing something to help others that are less fortunate than me. But my fear of getting Corona outweighs that and I am hiding away. When this all started I was overwhelmed with how anxious I felt about it all. I felt powerless and rudderless. I had just got used to life on the road. I was going to feature in two national magazines telling my story of life on the road in my motorhome and about challenging ageism and stereotypes of what a 60 year old retired pensioner looks like and what she would be doing in retirement. My blogs were bein...

KEEPING FIT DOES NOT ALWAYS GO SMOOTHLY IN ISOLATION

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March 23rd the government put the country into Lock down to try and stop the spread of Coronavirus. Well here we are on Good Friday, day 19, we are all still very firmly in isolation to make sure that we protect ourselves and others. We wait with baited breath to see just how many idiots flout the rules and still go out during the East Weekend sunshine and risk their lives and the lives of others. I find it incredible that despite all the testimonies of people who have lost loved ones and witnessed first hand what it is like, people chose to ignore the advice and travel long distances and party together or go out to sunbath. My fear is that the government will have no option but to bring in even stricter rules to keep up safe. I have to say I am definitely finding it an emotional roller coaster. I am usually pretty self sufficient and love to challenge myself in situations that take me out of my comfort zone. But this really is unchartered territory. I always supposed if I had the...