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  • TravelerMy Coronavirus Diary
    Day 45

    Day off

    May 8, 2020 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Took a day off work today. Was humming and hawing about whether to take the day off since I can't really do much with the time off!

    Was really glad I took it off in the end. Weather was great. Picked up some scones and a coffee from Donnybrook fair and dropped over to Mums with Mia for brunch.
    There was a big queue at Donnybrook fair...it is really SO annoying that you can't just pop in to a shop and buy a few scones. You have to queue for 10 mins! 😠 just one of the many really annoying features of the lockdown.

    Leftover wings for dinner today...yum! 😋    Read more

  • TravelerMy Coronavirus Diary
    Day 44

    Month end

    May 7, 2020 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    This week has been MAD with work. One of the most stressful month ends...made worse because we're working from home!

    Everything that could go wrong went wrong. I missed the Pete session on Tuesday and was too tired for Pete on Friday so had a lie in instead.
    By the end of the week I was set to feck my laptop out the window! Instead I ordered some late night chicken wings which helped to get me through it all! 😂

    Some other updates- mum power washed my rugs which look like new now. Thanks Mum!
    Mia has been given some cooking assignments for home ec - here's a pic of her chilli con carne which she got 100% in! And I finished another flower bed. Nearly there with the garden.    Read more

  • TravelerMy Coronavirus Diary
    Day 40

    Wings for Life!

    May 3, 2020 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    We had some lovely sunny weather over the bank holiday. I dragged Mia out for a walk down to the village on Saturday with a promise of an iced latte from Starbucks!

    Starbucks was closed but Costa was open so I had one happy Mia! My first takeaway coffee in many weeks.

    Mia has been practicing her hockey skills in the garden. She even roped Paul in a few times...hes a natural!

    On Sunday me and Lisa ran the Wings for Life run. It was GREAT! Such a good activity to take my mind off the lockdown. My goal was half marathon so I mapped out a 7 mile loop within my 2km radius (pity the 5km radius doesn't come in until Tuesday!) My loop went through my estate so I was able to leave water and a gel on my doorstep at the half way mark.

    Me and Lisa chatted on the phone the whole way around which was brilliant! And Mum and Anna showed up a few times to cheer me along - such an unexpected surprise! Garrett even spotted me from his balcony! I ran a wings for life PB of 23.59km....Could not walk afterwards but felt so happy 😁 Go us!

    I'm so tanned after the race..my sun cream must have sweated off! 😬

    Unfortunately it's month end so I don't get the bank holiday off to recover 😭    Read more

  • TravelerMy Coronavirus Diary
    Day 38

    Leo's Announcement

    May 1, 2020 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

    Leo made another announcement today in relation to the plan for easing the lockdown. May as well unpack the car as I won't be going to Rosslare any time soon 😥

    Our radius is extending to 5km from Tuesday but nothing much else is changing for now. From 18th March garden centres and hardware stores are allowed to reopen. And then restrictions will gradually relax during the Summer.

    Basically it means the Summer has been cancelled!

    Need to just try and take each day as it comes & try not to think about the next few months too much.... It's getting tough 😑    Read more

  • TravelerMy Coronavirus Diary
    Day 37

    Virtual Miling

    April 30, 2020 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 9 °C

    Susan organised a virtual mile race this week. I headed down to the West pier after work today to do mine. Had a nice tail wind for it but ran out of pier with 200m to go so had to turn back into the wind for the last bit! Managed it in 5.57, 2 seconds off my 5.55 prediction!

    Mia is loving the egg chair! She's spending loads of time sitting out on it reading. She's devouring books during the lockdown..can't get enough of them!    Read more

  • TravelerMy Coronavirus Diary
    Day 35

    I am not a Marine

    April 28, 2020 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

    Weather still lovely and sunny today. I don't think we've ever had such a long stretch of good weather! Or maybe it just feels long because I'm so bored 🤔

    Did a tough tempo session at lunchtime today on the usual West pier. The regular walkers are probably starting to recognise me doing my reps up and down the pier!

    Thankfully Mia ate most of the lemon drizzle cake today so the damage has been limited. Which reminds me - I must get her out for a walk tomorrow as she hasn't left the house in 2 days 😬
    I'm trying to bribe her with pocket money based on how many steps she does per day but it's not working.

    Had a Pete session this evening. We did marine push ups which are awful. I'm definitely not marine material if this is something they have to do!

    Rumours are circulating that the lockdown will be extended for another 2 weeks with just a few more key workers being allowed to return to work. 😭😭😭😭 looks like rosslare will have to be put on the back burner for now.    Read more

  • TravelerMy Coronavirus Diary
    Day 34

    Jolly hockey!

    April 27, 2020 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

    My Mixtiles arrived today - yay! Here's a pic of my lovely wall display. Its great having so much time to tick things off my to do list that have been on there for years! I also hung up a picture of some rhinos bums that I took while on safari! #winningatlockdown 😁

    Another amazingly sunny day today. Spent a good half an hour videoing Mia for this Instagram thing she's doing with her hockey team! Here's the finished result...well her part anyway.

    Was meant to have a rest day today but Paul was going for a run at lunch & I couldn't resist! He has now ran the most he has ever run in a month...he's heading out most days each week..nearly as bad as me! 😮

    I decided that I was going to start eating healthily today. And then Mia baked a lemon drizzle cake AND a rhubarb crumble. I just can't win! 😑😑😑

    Here's a pic of my sunflowers which are coming along nicely! I have lots of seeds on the go at the moment and lots of time to care for them. Hopefully they don't all die when I go back to work! 😬

    Who knew I have all this pent up love of cooking, gardening and exercise classes inside me! I just have never had the time to do any of them until now! 😄

    Finished the day today with a watch of the 9 o'clock news and a game of poker with Paul and Mia. Apparently it will come down to the wire as to whether they will ease any restrictions on May 5th...its not looking good..feel like they are preparing us for not great news.

    They did a survey and apparently most people want the 2km limit removed or increased. While people are least bothered about restaurants and pubs being opened! I think I'm the opposite. Sure what am I going to do with a 10km radius? Go for a 20km out and back run?

    Even when we get back to normal, it looks like it will be a new kind of normal. One where we still have to social distance and can't really hang out in groups or within 2 meters of eachother. Might be years, if ever, before we can just go back to how things were. That makes me a bit sad ☹

    Here's a pic of Jonathan Sexton with his new hair. He copied Paul haha!    Read more

  • TravelerMy Coronavirus Diary
    Day 33

    Sunday = Long run & hot tub day

    April 26, 2020 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    The weather finally changed today...No more sun forecast for the next while 😭

    Went for a long run this morning. Legs feeling very tired. Had some great chats with Lisa about the virus and whether they will ever find a vaccine. It sounds like we are still a long way from one.

    Passed by this little house with an Irish flag in the garden and this little sign! (See pic)

    Did a 30 min restorative yoga session on down dog when I got home and went out to the shops to pick up some food for the week ahead. I wear a mask and gloves whenever I go to the shops these days - I feel less exposed when I'm hidden behind my mask! Paul and Mia think it makes me look like a duck...safety before fashion is what I say haha!

    Finished the day with a dip in the hot tub!

    I'm fully focused on the next announcement about what will happen after the May 5th lockdown expires. Crossing my fingers for a meaningful easing of restrictions...hopefully I won't be really disappointed! 🤞
    I really would struggle to do this for another 3 weeks. Like it's better than prison i suppose...although at least prisoners get to hang out with their prisoner friends haha!

    It just gets very boring when all I can do is fitness and eating! And I'm definitely overdoing both at the moment haha!    Read more

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