I seem to flit back to my little corner of the internet every now and again however I felt there was no better time to come on here and document what is happening in the world.. if nothing else so in years to come, theres a record for me to look back on and see what kind of crazy things were going on..
Imagine starting the new year and new decade as we all did, with high hopes of what this wonderful new time would bring only for 3 months in, the whole world literally to be falling apart! Imagine if someone had said to you on January 1st, there would be a time, in the not too distant future that you would be advised not to leave the house. That you wouldn't be able to visit friends and family. That anything you knew as normal, going to work, going to the shops, swimming lessons, playgroup, church.. would all just stop! Well it happened!
Covid 19 or Corona Virus. Thats basically what is causing the whole world to stop. Its trickled in varying stages with China starting the main bulk of cases only for it to move around the world. As of today (31st March 2020) there have been a total of just over 41,000 deaths across the world, just under 2000 of those in the UK.
The UK has been on "lockdown" for a week now - what does that mean? Anyone who isn't a key worker shouldn't leave the house unless its for food or their 30 minutes daily exercise. There are lines around the supermarkets queuing outside with everyone having to stand 2m apart. Socialisation with anyone who doesn't live in your house is not allowed.
I'll be honest it is hard. I am quite lucky in the sense that my job as an NHS worker is classed as a key worker - even though I am not clinical I have been moved to support a vital team. This means I still get to leave the house - even if it is to go to work. For me, the hardest thing is not seeing mum and dad and particularly for Erin not to see them. Obviously at nearly 2, she doesn't have an understanding of what is going on at all, all she knows is that mummy and daddy are home more which I think in one sense is actually good.
I think the hardest part about this whole thing is that none of us know exactly how long it is going to last.. could be weeks.. it could be months. The effect on the economy is going to last I fear for longer as there have already been several casualties in terms of well known retail businesses.
For now, I am just grateful we are all happy and healthy and pray that it will remain that way until this crazy thing is over.
Stay safe everyone xxx
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