Over the last 15 months life as we knew it has altered and changed and I am not sure if it will ever be the same as it was before.
If I am brutally honest I am not sure I want it to be the same as before for some things.
I can honestly say that where friends and family are concerned I will never take them for granted again! There hasn’t been a day that has gone by that I havent missed my friends and our little gatherings.
Once lockdown lifted I was thrilled to finally see my Best Friend and my godchildren who I have missed beyond measure for a picnic.
I have even managed to squeeze in a quick meal out and an IKEA trip with her also and on the way home I was immensely emotional.
Recently I got to spend some time with some of my other friends and I can’t tell you how much I was looking forward to it. We regularly caught up over a random game of Bingo in the past, some cheap food and too much bingo rage to mention! It became our ‘thing’ and I loved it.
No massive issues stressing over what to wear, make up or no make up or what shoes to put on. A super relaxed evening wearing what I liked and what I felt comfortable in and chit chatting the evening away.
We planned our trip out over a few weeks before and it almost felt like Christmas on the count down the night before.
Those of you that know me will know that I have struggled with the COVID cleaning and sanitising aspect of lockdown being released so I have been sticking where posable to places that have had exceptional cleaning plans in place like at the Showcase Cinema in Nottingham I visited recently or where I can control the environment as much as possible with my own antibac wipes and spray! In fact I loved the cinema so much my lovely friend Jo and I have visited again to watch a Quiet Place 2.
At bingo I was thrilled to be able to spread out and not have someone close to me and that I could clean my table myself before I sat down.
I know my COVID anxious worries are over the top for some but I think its going to take me a long time to drop my anxieties and so for now I am going to enjoy meeting up with my friends in a more controlled way. Next stop is meeting more friends and visiting new places.
How have you cope with starting to go out and about again?
Aww that looks awesome. Glad you had a nice time and it is getting back to a bit of normal. xxx