What a month. So much has happened and there has been so much change in such little time. And in all that time I've just been at home, not really doing much. The month started like any other, with plans and ideas flowing. But then, as everyone is well aware, things stopped pretty abruptly. The [...]
Life in the time of Covid-19
So it's been my first full week working from home and just being at home. The previous week I don't feel really counts as I was in Bristol for some of that time. So how did my first full week go? Not too bad. Not as great as I expected, and there was definitely some [...]
Social distancing and mental health
So the world is going through a pandemic and people are worried, anxious, panicking, or burying their heads in the sand. In the UK we have passed the containment phase and moved into the delay phase. Currently the UK is approximately 2 weeks behind Italy and it seems like we can either follow through with [...]
International Women’s Day 2020
Happy International Women's Day! Today I learnt that the first IWD was in 1911, and today it marks a global day to celebrate all women for their social, cultural, economic, and political achievements. This year's campaign theme is Each for Equal. Women have come a long way since 1911, with more females in the boardroom and [...]
February 2020
Well February has been an intense month, to say the least. I travelled, I learnt, I cried, I barely slept - so much has been happening, and to be frank, not much of it really relaxing. A lot has also been going on around the world: pandemic, riots; sometimes it seems like the world is [...]
The Postal Museum
A couple weekends ago we visited The Postal Museum after hearing good things about it from colleagues, and it was actually surprisingly really good. We booked tickets online to see the museum and ride the mail rail, which is in another building across the road. The booking slot allows you one hour to enter the [...]
January 2020
January has been a very difficult month for me and reading back on my daily musings I have found that I have a really great support network: at home with the hubby, at work with colleagues, and generally friends from all over offering support, comfort, and advice. Of course with the end of Christmas and [...]
Lunar New Year
Happy Lunar New Year, or Happy Chinese New Year. 2020 is the year of the rat, the first of all the zodiac animals. Today we visited China Town in London and saw the lion dance in Trafalgar Square, didn't have the best views, but we did manage to see a bit on the big screens. [...]