Today has been my first proper day within lockdown, on Friday at 8:30pm Boris Johnson announced that the UK will be going on lockdown. You’re only allowed out for essential food shopping, and one form of exercise with a member from your household.
Throughout Sunday, Monday and Tuesday I was working to help provide supplies to the general public, but due to non essential shops being closed within fareham Town Centre there hasn’t been many people coming to our essential shop which has led to a sudden decrease in sales and most importantly my pay…
This whole situation is taking a toll on my mental health for a lot of reasons, there is a lot of stress and anxiety amongst all members of my family. Most of us have colds now and we don’t feel the best be we are staying positive and keeping each other’s moral up.
I am missing my other half greatly, but this whole lockdown is for the benefit of the people who I love and care about and it is for the best. He is working at Tesco all week and I hope he doesn’t pick something up whilst serving the NHS, elderly and the rest of the general public.
Today I have carried on helping my youngest brother with his school work to give me a view into teaching young children and understanding how they go through things that we have all became a custom through.
He has had a lot of work to go through in such a short period, he has had the occasional piece of music homework which has spiked my interest here is a picture below.
I feel like getting to grips with the curriculum for the younger years then the older years with my brother in year 6 will be interesting and insightful.
At 2 o’clock today I attended the class on the Microsoft Teams program thing, I was on it since nine just going through what is what. I completed the first task last week and I am well on my way to putting the other tasks together to put on here and the booklet.
Rehearsing my set at home has been interesting especially with the six other siblings in the house who burst into my room when they hear me playing my guitar! Or tell me turn it down…
I’ve been trying to not over do it as I have to take my mental health into consideration along with my physical, I went out with my family after my class for a walk and ride up and down the hill we live by.
Getting out of the house definitely gives me a like sense of normality amongst all this chaos, this crisis has effected many things within my day to day life and I shall be continuously updating my situation on my blog stay tuned.
Ellie Thornton Music 