So much happens in a day at the minute never mind a week! This day last week I was delivering a wedding cake, everyone was business as usual and my biggest worry was for my business!!! Fast forward a week…..and having cried myself out completely over how we are going to keep going financially I am in the middle of realising it could be so much worse! Our families are more important than anything! With people not heeding advice to stay away from public places and stay in as much as possible I worry about how big an effect this will have on this little island. Not sure about everyone else but I’m pretty sure lock down is imminent. It’s so surreal, I just keep thinking, how is this actually happening?!! Anyway, that’s as negative as it gets today so it’s safe for you to continue reading!
Orthodontist appointment…
This morning I had to take Olivia to her orthodontic appointment, she had a little break to one of her braces a couple of days after she got them in. They are only doing emergency appointments and we were due to go this evening but they brought it forward as they plan to close from tonight. The appointment was booked for 9am and as we headed off it was ghostly quiet, there was very little traffic in our village. a little busier when we returned.
Home Schooling ~ we are not teachers!
Today also saw the beginning of home schooling. I think it’s going to take some getting used to but we got through quite a bit of work. I am so thankful both John and I are here and can take it in shifts. Olivia is receiving hers online so it’s a lot easier, just a matter of making sure she is keeping up ok. Still we are not teachers and it’s important that none of us get anxious and start thinking we have to be teachers….everyone is in exactly the same predicament! For want of a better word!!
Tastings called off!
I had to email any couples booked in for tasting appointments over the next couple of weeks and let them know that tastings won’t be going ahead. They were very understanding and some people had already made the decision to cancel appointments anyway.
Waiting for Boris
This evening in a bid to find something to do, or something I felt like doing I had a nice hot bath, curled my hair and even put some make-up on! I feel better for it. It took me back to when I a teenager and would practice hair and make up even if I had nowhere to go! A bit of a different situation now, trying to wear my hair in a different parting just to hide the odd stray grey! Sitting waiting for Big Boris (as Jack calls him), he’s keeping us all waiting tonight. If he only knew the effort I had went to tonight, I even put a sparkly clip in my hair!
Things I’m noticing….
Tesco brand Jaffa cakes are so good!! Also Tesco custard! Who knew?!
John ate a pot noodle today! This is extremely out of character, his body is a temple! ?
It’s quite tiring and draining this new way of living, why are we all so tired?
Look after yourselves! (I’m really tempted to come up with some kind of Jerry Springer closing for here!)
Love Gemma xx
Ps: If you missed my first diary blog you can read it here.
