Tag: self-isolation
Posted on October 24, 2020
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Waking Up Sick Every sniffle and cough is the same: “Is this it? Have I caught it Should I isolate?” But until now, Symptoms didn’t quite match Today was different My foible is An over sensitive nose Driving my guts to distraction With the… Continue Reading “Waking Up Sick”
Category: health, poetryTags: Coronavirus, Covid test, covid-19, health, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, self-isolation, writing
Posted on April 30, 2020
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It almost seems Pathetic To complain When we have a roof A house Money coming in- less, mind So much less And no help from on high Thanks to creeping criteria And tape not so much red As blue-blood coloured Fuck the Tories Fuck… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 21: Lockdown Blues”
Category: health, mental health, parenting, poetry, UncategorizedTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, crisis schooling, Depression, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, home education, lockdown, mental health, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, quarantine, school, self-isolation, social distancing
Posted on April 18, 2020
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Only in dreams do I feel The success of nostalgia The culmination of that homesickness For that place I’ve never been At least not in this life Or with this body Or maybe with this soul I don’t pretend to know How it all… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day Thirteen: Only in Dreams”
Category: mental health, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: dreams, fernweh, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, homesickness, isolation, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, national poetry month, National Poetry Writing Month, nostalgia, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self isolating, self-isolation, social distancing, wanderlust
Posted on April 11, 2020
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He came down the stairs In jeans and a smart t-shirt I’d almost forgotten What outdoor clothes looked like Didn’t we live in Comfies now? Loungewear and PJs? “Date night!” he exclaims! And I clap in delight. Such a thing, to be treated like… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 6: Date Night”
Category: childhood, health, mental health, parenting, poetry, UncategorizedTags: babies, Coronavirus, date night, datenight, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, isolation, kids, lockdown, marriage, married life, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self-isolation, toddlers
Posted on April 11, 2020
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Open the window Taste sky, smell laughter, eat hope; Breath in the bird song.
Category: poetry, UncategorizedTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, hope, isolation, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self isolating, self-isolation, social distancing
Posted on April 2, 2020
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I cried last night I guess I already told you But it’s rare for me Despite chronic depression A range of anxieties Suspected other conditions Where diagnosis only failed through Lack of time and effort So I feel sad, a lot But I rarely… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 1: The Fallen”
Category: feminism, health, mental health, observation, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: anxiety, April, April poetry, Coronavirus, covid-19, death, Depression, end the stigma, mental health, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, National Poetry Writing Month, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self-isolation, Sorrow, writing
Posted on March 30, 2020
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Today wasn’t quite as I expected it to be. I thought we’d all get up early, get breakfast, burn some calories with Joe Wicks then settle down to some Purple Mash or fractions and be done by early afternoon. Instead, everyone slept in. However,… Continue Reading “Home Schooling Hope”
Category: childhood, education, parenting, society, UncategorizedTags: children, Coronavirus, covid-19, education, fractions, home education, home schooling, kids, lockdown, music, parenting, purple mash, self-isolation, social distancing
Posted on March 28, 2020
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Day 12 of being in the house and practicing proper social distancing. Day 8 of full isolation due to symptoms. Day 5 of UK lockdown. I got really emotional this morning. No idea why. I have so much to do, so many tasks to… Continue Reading “Willingly Isolated”
Category: followers, health, mental health, pagan, Uncategorized, writingTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, health, mental health, online support, pagan, pagan federation, Saturday chat, saturdaychat, self isolating, self-isolation, social distancing, symbolism, writing
Posted on March 27, 2020
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Covid-19 U.K. lockdown day 4, self isolation day 7, social distancing day 11; I think. Starting to lose track now! This blog post is slightly self-indulgent, but I think we all deserve a little self-indulgence from time to time! I’ve been going through my… Continue Reading “Writing for Change”
Category: followers, health, mental health, observation, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: accounts, Coronavirus, covid-19, equality, inclusive, paid writing, positive, self isolating, self-indulgent, self-isolation, social distancing, taxes, work from home, writing
Posted on March 25, 2020
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I’ve been meaning to keep a bit of a journal because in years to come, I’ll want to look back and remember what was going on now. If I don’t write it down, the anxiety and constant dealing with stuff will wash away the… Continue Reading “COVID-19 So Far”
Category: mental health, Nature, observation, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, health, isolation, lockdown, mental health, nature, outdoors, self isolating, self-isolation, social distancing
Mabh Savage 