A year into the pandemic, a year of lockdowns, quarantines, social distancing, and obsessive hand washing and mask wearing, we have tested positive for COVID-19. The invisible enemy finally got us… In addition to feeling sick, I feel upset and frustrated for having failed at avoiding the coronavirus despite all of the sacrifices. I spent Read More
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10 activities to do with a toddler while isolating (when you are NOT sick!)
After almost a month-long Christmas holiday we were looking forward to sending our 3-year old Maia back to her nursery school for the mornings (9am-12pm). Maia started attending her nursery school in September and she really loves it and has friends there. The activities and social interaction have given her development a real boost! This Read More
Starting 2021 in the worst coronavirus situation yet – England in lockdown for the third time
I don’t want to pretend everything is fine but sometimes when things get really tough I’d rather not even put it in writing, as if that would somehow crystallise my feelings. But I will use this post to let out some steam and to brief you on what’s happening over here, but I promise the Read More
Locked up, again
It’s Monday morning, November 2nd. Maia is in her nursery school and Noah is napping in his room upstairs. I’m sitting in my kitchen with my third cup of coffee looking out the window as the stormy wind tears leaves off the trees in our garden, scattering them on the grass to be washed by Read More
The lockdown
During this pandemic induced isolation, I expected to miss the social interaction with people, especially with our extended family and friends – and the separation is indeed painful. What I didn’t expect is that I’d miss personal space. This must be me taking the introversion to the next level! Partly this feeling of course has Read More
I lost my nanny for a week and this is what happened
Thanks to the pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19), last week my mum skills were truly tested. Our nanny started feeling poorly and to be on the safe side she was self isolating for seven days. This meant that all of a sudden I was left to my own devices with my 2-month old baby boy and Read More