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Tag: COVID19 shielding

Posts about life as a “shielder” during the COVID19 pandemic. My first full day of isolation was 13 March 2020. Although I have mostly done “shielding lite”, meaning that I have gone outside every day for fresh air and exercise.

Posted on27 August 202225 September 2022Everyday Life

A big leap forward with The Cadillac Three

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I took another big leap into The Real World yesterday, and I am not completely certain it was the right thing to do or how…

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Posted on20 September 20219 May 2022Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

ITP Awareness Week: ITP in a COVID19 world

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Today is the start of Global ITP Awareness Week, an international event that takes place during the USA’s National ITP Awareness Month. And so, as…

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Posted on28 August 20212 September 2021Everyday Life

Stepping into Edinburgh

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I made another step into society this week with a visit to Edinburgh. It was my first time in the city since the day I…

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Posted on14 August 202126 August 2021Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness

Thanks for the health, COVID!

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As I look back over my (general) health over the last 18 months, I am struck by how healthy I have been. And, ironically, it’s…

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Posted on1 June 20212 July 2021Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Re-joining society: The practical steps

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Now that I am fully vaccinated and the COVID19 situation in Scotland seems to be improving, I am beginning to take baby steps back into…

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Posted on18 April 20214 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Stepping into society

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After more than a year of various COVID19 restrictions, including fairly strict lockdown measures for the last three months, we are starting to “open up”…

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Posted on25 February 20214 July 2021Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness

My COVID19 vaccine experience: Dose One

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Regular readers will know that I have been (mostly) isolating since 13 March 2020. This is because I am on the shielding list due to…

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Posted on13 February 20214 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Eleven months of isolation

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It has now been eleven months since my COVID19 isolation began. Eleven months! That is just crazy. But then again, life during a deadly global…

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Posted on13 January 20214 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Ten months of isolation

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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…

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Posted on31 December 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

So long, 2020

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It’s time for another year in review. And what a year 2020 has delivered for the review! As I reflect on my 2019 review and…

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Posted on13 December 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Nine months of isolation

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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…

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Posted on13 November 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Eight months of isolation

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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…

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Posted on13 October 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Seven months of (increasing) isolation

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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…

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Posted on4 October 20204 July 2021Academic Life, Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Working from home, pandemic style: Six months down, countless to go!

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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…

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Posted on13 September 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Six months of (mild) isolation

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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,…

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Posted on26 August 20204 July 2021Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

A surreal visit to The Real World for Bob and Dave

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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…

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Posted on13 August 20204 July 2021Chronic Illness, Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Five months of (mild) isolation

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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…

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Posted on13 July 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Four months of (near) isolation

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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…

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Posted on13 June 202028 December 2020Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Three months of (near) isolation

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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.…

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Posted on13 May 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Two months of isolation

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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…

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Just Frances is a personal website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, crafter, adventurer, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances. (She/Her)

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