August 2021 One Daily Positive, Project365. Getting pinged, fully unpacked and jelly shortage

I got my numbers out of sync, thankfully only from mid July so didn't take too long to rectify.

I've not been feeling the best emotionally for the past few months. It's been a huge lifestyle change adapting back to life in the UK full time and with Peter retired, it's taken some adjusting as we've spent so long living apart, not just due to covid but for the past 4 years as we've juggled two lives in different countries.

I feel I'm in a better place now, calmer, relaxed and actually enjoying a slower speed of life. I've picked up the blogging again and it's just so nice having everything in one place and at hand. Although sadly the migraines have returned. A whole week affected by them.

I don't miss travelling at all, but we've just passed the two year mark since I last saw child 3 who lives in Australia and it's been 4 years since my husband saw him. 

We've started to notice the food shortages (delivery drivers) but other than supermarkets the only other place we've been shopping has been in DIY shops and garden centres. Now we've got everything in one place our need to shop has reduced greatly, especially with clothes, toiletries and general household items.

We got pinged again, the same place in Gloucester as the last time a few weeks ago, I was asked a series of questions and told to go about my normal business, Peter was told to isolate for 5 days. We've both deleted the app now and LFT was negative.

Day 213 - 243

213 a lovely walk with a friends and the dogs

214 blackberry picking

215 chilling out in the garden

216 we got pinged

217 doesn't matter if it's raining, I just sit in my shed

218 LFT negative, but we continue to isolate

219 decided to sort out the dining room and kitchen boxes

220 another rainy day but the dog won't walk round to the kitchen door

221 ready for the charity shop

222 what is it with kids and sticks

223 there appears to be a jelly shortage

224 child 4 and his pregnant wife are visiting for the weekend, we walked the dog at Croome Park

225 child 2, his wife and our grandchild joined us for the afternoon and night. We went into Worcester in the day and had a BBQ in the evening.

226 a 5 mile walk after breakfast and a wedding do from June in the evening.

227 migraine, in bed all day

228 another PJ day, did some washing and ironing and made beds

229 went to look at kitchen, didn't see this sign until we were leaving the field

230 a trip to Gloucester to visit child 1

231 had enough of the butterfly/caterpillar damage

232 day spent with a friend, came home with these goodies and the blackberries were on the doorstep from the neighbour

233 long dog walk and a day in the garden, over night lettuce sprouting

234 a dog walk and a day at home, some gardening, a roast and a movie

235 car serviced, looked at sheds, afternoon spent sorting photos and reading gardening magazines

236 pirate pants, tea, chocolate, dog, tv and garden design

237 spent the day with Mary and son

238 garden visit with friends

239 collaged child 1's old school work to display

240 getting chilly in the mornings

241 Grandchild coming for the night and a roast dinner planned

242 weather dependent there is garden play planned

243 kitchen company came to measure 

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6th - 8th August 2021. Post Comment Love. We got pinged

Well that was a quick change of plans for us this week in Middle England, how's it been with you?

Stephanie from Lifeat139a and I would love to know what you've been up to this week with #PoCoLo

Although we've been visiting people, family and friends, we haven't been going inside other than to use the toilets, order a take out coffee or only in places where we've been able to socially distance and only taking our masks off indoors when seated.

We were early to fetch our daughter on Friday last week from her care home and we spent 20 mins inside Starbucks in Gloucester. We'd noted that everyone in the queue was wearing a mask and felt comfortable doing so we stayed in for our coffee as it was raining. We were pinged on Wednesday morning and advised to isolate until midnight this coming Monday. Peter made a swift return from his friends house where he'd ventured to for the previous night.

Counting back to day 0 meant we'd sat within 2 meters of someone who had tested positive for covid. No one had been coughing, singing or shouting and our ping informed us that whilst it wasn't a legal requirement to isolate we thought we probably follow the request. Neither of us have shown any symptoms and we haven't received a call from track and trace.

DIL's day out cancelled and garden drinks with friends on Friday postponed, so we should get the last few boxes unpacked over the weekend and hopefully try to reclaim our dining room.

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