I have discovered in my new role as carer, that life can be extremely busy but also incredibly monotonous, meds, personal care, meals punctuate the day whilst medical admin, requesting prescriptions, chasing up referrals, equipment etc. can all be quite time consuming too. Add work, which thanks to my employers has been adapted to teaching in the mornings only and then prep at home in the afternoons, mum duties and daily life and you can see why I can only deal with one day at a time. 

This week, I’ve been trying to find small pleasures to lighten the days. I treated myself thanks to some gift vouchers to a Neom diffuser and the smell certainly lifts my spirit. I’ve also finally bought two frames for prints I received for my 50th in the summer and arranged them in their new places, my Limited edition 1973 picture is on my desk, whilst the beautiful Old Friends tree print is now hanging on the wall. These are jobs which didn’t take lots of time, but feel like I’ve really achieved something. This sense of finishing a job is great in this time of uncertainty. I’ve done little jobs around the house, labelling the tv gadgets which keep on getting mixed up and driving me nuts and choosing a few new recipes to try. When I was in town picking up a prescription, I noticed the Oxfam bookshop was closing for refurbishment and picked up two Delia cookbooks for £1 each. I have also been trying to plan my wardrobe for our big summer holiday and have started using the Style book app. At present I am uploading photos of current clothes and thinking on the looks I would like to wear en vacances. My final job of the weekend was a walk with my son as I try to give each child 1:1 time at the weekend, even if its simply for an hour or so. On our walk, we went to the pier and cleaned my birthday plaque, again a quick job but one which brought great pleasure, of course the trip finished with tea and cake.