Day 50 - Update on restrictions

What a rollercoaster of emotions today!

Today was the day we were all eagerly anticipating, as our current restrictions are due to expire on the 5th May and an announcement was due in relation to what happens after this date.

I started the day, as is usual on a Friday, with our 8am Pete class. Then I wrote five chapters of the chemistry revision book that I’m hoping to release for sale next week!

At 6pm, we sat down for the news, and for Leo’s announcement, and it was not good news from my point of view. From Tuesday, we will now be allowed to drive and exercise up to 5km from our homes, and over 70s will finally be allowed out of their homes again. The extended 5km radius doesn’t make too much of a difference to me, although I see that I’ll be able to make it down to Tramore Valley Park, which has a nice 5km loop in it. I’ll also be able to make it to the Glen River parkrun course. The main thing for me though, is that we won’t be able to go more than 20km from our homes until July 20th! I shouldn’t have read the detailed document that was forwarded in almost every WhatsApp group that I’m in. I feel so overwhelmed! July 20th is ages away, and the only restriction that I care about is getting to see my family.

Needing to put that out of my mind, we ordered takeaway, which only took 30 minutes to arrive today, compared with the 2 hours it took last week. Then, me, Fiona, Anna, Mum and Paul went on Houseparty, an app that lets you video chat and play games. The games were so bad they were good, and I got in such a laughing fit that I was crying and could barely breathe! It’s nice to be able to do things like that with my family.

For the next while, I’ll be focusing on one day at a time. I’m sure there’ll be tough, overwhelming days, but there have been lots of nice days so far too, so here’s to lots more of those!Read more