Category: Lifestyle

Day 51 to 58: The Subtle Meaning Of Home

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How are you all getting on around the world? I found last week hard. A physical and mental slump as week eight of the lockdown dragged on and the UK’s approach to the crisis came under the spotlight in world media.

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Day 42 to 44: Some Great Blogs For Armchair Travel

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For those of us with itchy feet, having a mandated radius of only a few kilometres (if that) has made for a brutal lifestyle change. Most of my WordPress community live to explore. So what do we do now?

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Day 37: Just The Other Side Of The Path

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We all lose people every day. A friend emigrates, a partner decides they don’t need us in their life anymore, or we grow apart from someone we used to know very well.

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Day 26: Reinvention Is As Good As A Rest, Right?

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Maybe I’ve completely lost my marbles here. Or maybe it was time I made a change to my corner of the Internet.

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Day 13 to 16: Should We Feel Guilty For What We Take For Granted?

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Knowing when to stop to appreciate what I’ve got, before it has gone, is a skill that I’ve always grappled with.

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Days 9 to 12: London Just Isn’t London Without Its People

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Looking down from my flat on a London with empty streets is sobering. This city has become what it is because of its people.

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Day 6: Stay At Home

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After attempting a walk on Saturday that became a game of dodging and weaving the gatherings of people on Hilly Fields, we’ve decided to stay around our flat.

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Day 5: London’s Leafy Cemeteries Offer Peace And Quiet

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Saturday. The time of week where my partner and I usually go on a long walk to detach our brains from work. But today we felt slightly conflicted.

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Day 4: Let’s Give Ourselves Credit For Our Ability To Adapt

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Today marked the end of the first week of my whole company working remotely. Initially it felt like it would be a big upheaval but the reality was quite different.

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Day 3: What Does The Great Outdoors Mean To You?

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With all the talk of boundaries, bans and social distancing I’m starting to view the outdoors in the most literal sense of the word: Just being outside.

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