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Day 7 – Thursday, 2 April The first week of lockdown has come to an end. Here are seven things I’ve learned in the process. Nurture your close relationships. There’s never been a better (and more) time to spend with your other half, family and children at home. Carve space for quality time together. I…
Day 6 – Wednesday, 1 April Finally, April Fools’ Day has arrived. The joke is on us, though. This so-called virus is making fools of all of us, playing hide-and-seek with our lives, taking away the sick and vulnerable, young and old, isolating the healthy ones, dividing everyone into those fighting the battle on the…
Day 2 – Saturday, 28 March There are no luxuries or time to waste this cold autumn morning. Outside, the sky is blanketed by thick grey clouds, predicting rain showers in the late afternoon. My husband and I need to be at the hospital at 7.15 am, where I am scheduled for a quick medical…
Day 1 – Friday, 27 March I wake up with birdsong and almost no traffic sounds from the main road across the residential complex where we live. The smartphone home screen shows 7 am. By now, my husband would have already had his morning coffee and left for work. Instead, we share the coffee ritual…