Two weeks ago, I had this moment of darkness where I could not see any light in my world and I closed my eyes not wanting to see it in others. It has been a while since such dark moments have passed over me, but when old traumas are triggered one can never really know nor be prepared for.
It was in that space I saw myself potentially getting sick. It wasn’t that I wanted to get ill per se, but more that I knew I had opened a window for it to enter into my body and not particularly caring in the moment that I had done so.
The reason for this will come in another post, but for this one, all I can say is that I really only have myself to blame even though I’d like to pass it on to someone or something else. π
So, despite a very short visit to the completely opened-up world for London, I came home with the souvenir of C19 which revealed itself within a couple of days. This coincided with a much anticipated visit by my sister-in-law and nephews. Fortunately, they had just recovered from their own round of it the week or so before; therefore, they were able to still come stay. Unfortunately, I was in a less sociable condition than normal, making it rather difficult to do much other than nap outside during the day and stay at home when they went out. Still, it was really nice to see my SIL, whom I haven’t seen since our UAE wedding six years ago and my nephews who were just little seven years ago.
Another bonus to having been home-bound was that I was easily able to to keep an eye on our two new Beagle puppies – Monty & Pea(nut) (they have their own Instagram account now!). They are just two months old now and are the cutest bundles of joy I’ve ever seen. It is going to be a bit of effort for training as they grow, but it’ll be worth it as they create a completely different atmosphere in our home and daily routine.
While I didn’t necessarily need further reason to stay home, I must say that being house-bound has even more attraction than before!
~T π₯πβοΈ
