May is ME awareness month. I try to raise awareness all year around, mostly on my Instagram @bodypositivepear, but I'm making a Special Effort this month to write a piece on it, so from the floor of my living room, whilst wearing fluffy penguin slippers and listening to the "It Follows" soundtrack, I shall bring … Continue reading Inside ME: What You Need To Know About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
I have settled into this "new normal" now. I'm not going back to work until mid August to ensure that things with the coronavirus have settled as much as is possible before we run out of money to sustain us on one income. There's a structure to our days now: Josh works, and after I've … Continue reading The Coronavirus Chronicles: Day 52
Everything seems to have gotten into a sort of rhythm now. The pressing anxiety I felt before has abated and I am able to think more like Josh, who reasons that as long as we are taking all of the precautions possible, that is all we can do and the rest is out of our … Continue reading The Coronavirus Chronicles: Day 38
The days are blending into one long April day. There's a lot of "is that a cough starting up?" and "is my chest feeling tight anxiety or the coronavirus?"and "what is that tickle at the back of my throat?" and sometimes, in the night, in the dark, that anxiety can become overwhelming. I have read … Continue reading The Coronavirus Chronicles: Day 24
Thursday I walked around the park and saw some beautiful blossom. It reminded me of the beauty of spring that has been lost amongst so much focus on the coronavirus. Friday it was my birthday. Twenty-nine. One year away from thirty. Josh and I lay in bed late watching cute animal videos, cocooned in the … Continue reading The Coronavirus Chronicles: Day 19
Thinking back on the last few days, they all blur into one. Does anyone even know what day of the week it is anymore?! We've been watching a really good adaptation of The War of the Worlds, set in current times (minus one coronavirus). I found it interesting that they made it so close to … Continue reading The Coronavirus Chronicles: Day 15
Yesterday I awoke earlier than normal and jumped in the shower and then went out for a walk, but there were so many people walking up and down the canal that it was hard to avoid them, so instead I walked up and down the top of the park whilst on the phone to my … Continue reading The Coronavirus Cronicles: Day 10 & 11
On Monday the plumber and his apprentice came and identified the leak in the floor and fixed it, as well as insulating our pipes. I am so relieved that they managed to sort it out. Now all we have to do is wait for it to dry, which could take a long time, but at … Continue reading The Coronavirus Chronicles: Day 6, 7, 8, and 9
I woke up this morning to find that my brother has agreed to let my dad come and pick him up from Sheffield. I'm relieved: I think we should all be in the same place just in case an emergency happens, and it's likely they will restrict travel even throughout the country at some point. … Continue reading The Coronavirus Chronicles: Day 1
(I am in isolation with my partner Josh for 14 days, I have decided to start blogging about our experience on probably a daily basis. If you are interested in reading about it, please follow me for email updates!) Yesterday was the first morning I realised that my cough was a little more noticeable. It's … Continue reading The Coronavirus Chronicles: Day 0
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