Category: Covid Diary
Daily Covid observations
COVID Diary: Perspective
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How to biggest threat to public health in 100 years has put things into perspective. Remember the news pre-2020, pre-COVID? The beast from the east, flooding, Brexit, plastic bags, politics. In other words, we never had it so good. We didn’t really have any problems. Every day, it seemed, was a slow news day. Those…
COVID Diary: The dangers of wearing a mask
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I never thought I’d say this, but after yesterday it’s my view that the wearing of masks could be doing us more harm than good. Here’s why… First of all, a disclaimer, I’m not one of the flat-earth brigade that denies the COVID risks or the impact it’s having. I get it. It’s real and…
COVID Diary: Stop Living in Fear
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The mood in the UK at the moment is changing. We’ve gone from strictly adhering to full lock-downs, to actively ignoring much lighter restrictions. Here’s a friend’s take on the COVID situation which I don’t necessarily agree with, but I think expresses genuine concerns that families in similar situations would empathise with. Said this from…
COVID Diary: Reasons to be Optimistic
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As we approach the end of 2020, I can’t help but feel optimistic about the COVID situation in the New Year. We’re about to go through the peak, right? For me, there are many reasons to be optimistic about the current situation. Take the quadruple whammy of Halloween, Guy Fawkes, Our 6-year-old son’s birthday, and…
COVID Diary: We’re lost in Music
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How the guitar, songwriting, and music production helped me through the COVID pandemic. Looking back, March 2020 was a crazy month. Leaving the office to work from home, the lockdown, and an end to gigs for the foreseeable future. But it was also a really productive time for me, a time of renewal. I’d got…
COVID Diary: Throwing in the Towel.
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The second wave of COVID isn’t even close to peaking yet, so why does it appear we’ve given up already? As I waited at the busy crossroads today I was stopped in my tracks by an old man in a running suit and facemask, cutting across the centre of the 4-way traffic light system, oblivious…
COVID Diary: Here comes the Rain
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As Autumn kicks in and we approach the flu season, are we prepared for what lies ahead? We’ve been blessed with a glorious spring and summer, COVID or no COVID, but today the heavens opened for what seems like the first time in months. Sure, it’s only a spot of rain, but it got me…
COVID Diary: Chasing Shadows in an Empty Playground
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One of the obvious headlines throughout the COVID pandemic has been ‘Get our Children back to school’. But now they are back, what are the less obvious effects? It’s been a tough time for parents. Pretty much a six-month-long summer holiday slog, homeschooling, and to cap it off, travel restrictions stopping any means of escape…
COVID Diary: Working from Home.
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It’s been almost 6 months since I started working from home. 180 Days and nearly all of them have been the same. I’ve worked from home before, It was great, but that was before I had the daily routine of children. I could switch it up, go for a bike ride, do some music, all…