Author name: Kim Stollard

#LivingInLockdown Day 12 – Friday 27th March   My social media is awash with challenges. Some of them are amusing like posting the photo that comes up if you google your name and ‘glamour shot’. Others are usual round of ‘let’s see if you read posts without photos’ which you’re supposed to copy and paste […]

#LivingInLockdown Day 11 – Thursday 26th March   Since my moment of desperation on Monday, I have not felt the slightest need to go outside. I’ve been quite content indoors. This may be because I have adjusted to my new routine, helped by the fact that I’ve managed to increase my movements (my daily step

#LivingInLockdown Day 10 – Wednesday 25th March   According to Facebook I was in Valencia this time four years ago. I have fond memories of that holiday. Of course if things had been different I would be jetting off to Rome in four days time. That of course is all cancelled as is the holiday

#LivingInLockdown Day 9 – Tuesday 24th March   This morning I wake up to the news that the UK is now also officially in quarantine conditions for the next 3 weeks at least. Welcome to the club folks. If anything this will make my life easier. For a start it eases the worry about family

#LivingInLockdown Day 8 – Monday 23rd March This week I’m going to vary the blog a bit. I will no longer go through my daily activities in chronological order, because having read week one you will quickly find the routine repetitive and monotonous. Trust me on this, I know! I’m the one living it. Bad

#LivingInLockdown Day 7 – Sunday 22nd March   It’s a grey Sunday morning after a boozy Saturday night. What else is a girl to do except have a nice lie in. Time to settle down to some serious slobbing in bed with a mug of tea, some online games and a bit of book reading.

#LivingInLockDown Day 5 – Friday March 20th   Interesting day! Woke up late and a bit groggy from the bottle of wine the night before. Not hungover as such (no headaches or raging thirst) but definitely not on top form. The idea of doing any exercise is off the table and slobbing in bed for

#LivingInLockDown Day 4 (Part 2) – Thursday March 19th It’s a big night in the lockdown calendar because I am hosting my first Zoom video conference meeting and I have no idea what I’m doing. This is an event for Costa Women Madrid, a group I whose social events I host. The idea is instead

#LivingInLockDown Day 4 (Part 1) – Thursday March 19th   I wake up early today and hungry. This is good news. I’ve obviously caught up on my sleep. I’m generally a good sleeper and if interrupted my body will claw it back. I don’t question the body just sleep when it tells me to. My