Today marks ten months of isolation for me. And I cannot believe that I am still writing these monthly reflections! Yet here I am, as…
A new year means new goals! For 2021, my primary goals are all about holding myself accountable (to myself), creating and maintaining the balance between…
I had some bold ambitions for 2020 but, like most of the world, many of my plans, hopes, and dreams were put on hold because…
Nine months and one day ago, I was making my way home from a work trip to England. That trip was ended early as offices…
It’s been eight months since I arrived home from my last day in The Real World and began shielding myself from the world because of…
This morning was one of those days. It was one of those days when I woke up and I wasn’t a widow. I woke up…
As hard as it seems to believe, I have been isolating at home for seven months now. Yes: seven months. And whilst I had been…
It’s been a little over six months since I began working from home full-time, and I am trying to prepare myself for another four months…
Yesterday marked a full year of meeting and exceeding my goal of 10,000 steps a day. And although it is my ultimate hope to make…
Today marks six months (half a year!) of my COVID19 isolation. It seems like pure madness that I have been (mostly) isolating for so long,…
I visited The Real World today so that I could attend a hospital appointment for a routine check-up on my kidneys, Bob and Dave. The…
Today I went on a gentle woodland walk in East Saltoun where I simply enjoyed a bit of nature. It was far less “exciting” than…
Today marks five months since I began my COVID19 isolation at my countryside cottage. During Month One and Month Two, my isolation was just that: Isolating (but I coped)! Month…
Well, I did it. I finally managed the half-marathon distance that I have been planning for a few months now. And it wasn’t a half-bad…
It has now been four months since I entered my own version of plague isolation. About 10 days after my isolation began, the UK Government’s…
Three months later, and I am still (mostly) isolating at my cottage in the country, thanks to the COVID19 pandemic and the social distancing and self-isolation rules.…
After nearly three months of the COVID19 lockdown and related social distancing and self-isolation practices, I have enjoyed a day of socialising with a friend.…
As Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) wraps up here in the UK, I find myself reflecting on my mental health in relation to the COVID19…
Today marks two months of COVID19 self-isolation for me. Two months! Wherever has the time gone? It seems like only yesterday that I was marking…
I have long been aware of the privileges I have in this world simply because I am a white, Christian, American. That’s not to say…