Alas, we are back to square one! Back to the 23rd March, 2020! This nightmare was going to be over by the summer! And then it was going to be by the autumn and then Christmas …….
I’ll try not to be judgemental but do feel that the position we find ourselves in could have been largely avoided if everyone adhered to the rules. Don’t mix with other households and stay at home! Only go out for essentials and exercise locally! This is not rocket science! There are still covidiots who refuse to believe there is a pandemic and do their best to dissuade those eager to ignore the rules. Most of them don’t need much persuasion! So, here we are, back at home with the only escape a vaccine which will take months to reach the whole adult population!
A neighbour was away over Christmas. He got back a few days ago. There is a second car parked in his driveway. He lives on his own but sometimes has his girlfriend staying over. This is not the girlfriend’s car! Looks as if he has a few ‘bubbles’! Another neighbour had her family from two households over the five days of Christmas, initially allowed but then cancelled. They all took regular walks during those five days so obviously thought that they were immune to both COVID and the rules! This is just in my immediate neighbourhood and a handful of houses! I’m sure it has been replicated around the country! So selfish!
I feel as if I’m becoming very bitter and must make a concerted effort to get my head around this because it’s life! It happens! There will always be those who flout the rules and live their lives as if they are islands! I’m a big girl now so should take this in my stride! But it’s hard to accept what is happening in this country and around the world! So many people are dying and many more desperately ill in hospitals! So much of this pain and suffering could be avoided!
As I write this blog I’m trying to sit in a comfortable position because, a few days ago, I fell into a pothole while wading through a flooded road on one of my daily exercise walks! The council had been made aware of the problem weeks ago but nothing had been done. I had walked through the stream many times and never had any problems until, finally, due to the icy conditions, a deep pothole had developed on the one side. Wearing wellies, I waded confidently through the stream and chose that side of the road, landing unceremoniously in the ice cold muddy water! When my husband helped me up I knew that my shoulder was not good! I was soaked to the skin! It was freezing cold and I had to walk about a kilometre back home!
It’s a week later and I am still suffering! I am surprised how much I use my left hand despite being right handed! Simple things like washing and drying my hair, dressing, cooking, housework (currently the least of my worries) all become Herculaneum tasks!
I took my life into my own hands and visited a physiotherapist. She thinks it’s ligament damage but can’t be sure as she was not able to do a proper examination due to the pain and restricted movement. I have been given exercises. If, after a week, it is less bad her prognosis is correct. If not, I’ll have to make an appointment with the doctor. This is well nigh impossible at the best of times but when the surgery is concentrating on the vaccine rollout ……… So, I’ll try and stay positive and hope that the next few days will show an improvement.
I am finding it harder to stay positive but don’t have a choice! Not being able to exercise properly is the worst. I had planned to join my daughter’s zoom yoga class. There are also a number of classes on line thanks to the gym I haven’t attended for nine months! The weather has been bitterly cold with snow and ice making walking quite treacherous! So I feel as if I am expanding at an alarming rate and will have to get a whole new wardrobe when the world reopens! This is not a good thought!
I wish I could hibernate and wake up in March! There is a pile of ironing waiting for me in the kitchen. Maybe if I ignore it, it will go away! Maybe my husband will offer to do it for me! Was that a flying pig I’ve just seen at the window? Oh well, thankfully, tomorrow is another day!👠
Jenny Burrell 