#LivingInLockdown Day 45 – Wednesday 29th April Today has dragged by. I was on the phone with friends and family for most of the morning, which was lovely, but I’m conscious of the fact that I am counting down the hours until I’m allowed out for a walk. Tomorrow should be better as I …
#LivingInLockdown Day 44 – Tuesday 28th April Today the government announced their plans for a deescalation of the lockdown in Spain. There are five phases which I’ve detailed at the end of this blog. The hope is that all phases will be completed by the end of June. However this is dependant on case …
#LivingInLockdown Day 43 – Monday 27th April I woke up this morning feeling good. A sense of calm and contentment had come over me. I suspect this is due to the fact that I may be allowed out for a daily walk as of next week. It’s not just the opportunity to walk, though …
#LivingInLockdown Day 42 – Sunday 26th April An exciting weekend. Yesterday the Spanish government finally announced the rules for children being allowed out for exercise. From today up to three children under 14 can go out with one responsible adult for one hour of exercise up to 1km from their home. They must observe …
#LivingInLockdown Day 40 & 41 – Friday/Saturday 24th/25th April It finally happened. I missed a day’s blog. To be honest it was such a busy day yesterday that I didn’t even notice until I fell into bed at 2am this morning having drunk rather too much during a Zoom social. It didn’t seem a …
#LivingInLockdown Day 39 – Thursday 23 April The inevitable has happened. I’ve put on weight. I know this because my body has started to point out that it’s not happy, nothing too bad, just a general feeling of frumpiness and lethargy. So I bit the bullet and weighed myself (the horror!) and yes, I …
#LivingInLockdown Day 38 – Wednesday 22 April A miracle happened today. I went to the pharmacy to get some eye drops and they actually had face masks for sale. They weren’t advertised but there’s been a lot of news about Madrid sourcing extra masks so I thought I’d ask. Not only were they available …
#LivingInLockdown Day 37 – Tuesday 21 April I was sat on my bed this evening reading a book and contemplating the fact that I hadn’t yet written today’s blog. I was wondering whether the time had come to stop writing daily and maybe go to every other day. This was partly because I didn’t …
#LivingInLockdown Day 36 – Monday 20th April It is weekly statistics day and boy has that proved a headache this week. The official figures, for week ending Sunday 19th April, have had a format change. They are now breaking down new cases by how they were tested, PCR versus Antibody, not sure if this …
#LivingInLockdown Day 35 – Sunday 19th April There was a massive storm last night. Thunder, lightening and torrential rain. It was great! I love a tempestuous storm (as long as I’m indoors and dry). As I watched nature having a major strop I felt all my own frustrations melt away. Nothing like a storm …
