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Coronavirus diary, Day 15

Woke this morning with constant pain in my neck again. I need to crack my neck! Coronadiary self isolation, whatever, day bloody 15. It was a shitty one. Was up with the larks and out the door first thing over to Monks Heath. Nobody there as I’m there to get a VPN/ remote desktop working …

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Struggling!

Really struggling at the moment with my mental health and yesterday I was very shouty towards my housemate for which I’ve apologised but this lockdown is freaking me the fuck out on a whole new level. As the owner of a small business I’m fucked, not metaphorically, actually. The UK government has offered no support …

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My dad’s death

My family have been rocked this year as my dad, Neville Heywood Porter, died on the 13th of March at 8:34 in the morning, aged 74. He died peacefully after a short illness. My family and I are utterly devastated at his untimely demise and the speed that his illness took hold. I’m writing this …

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Coronavirus self isolation – Day 14

Up with the larks today as have to go to work. Well that’s not strictly true, I could stay at home and go broke instead! Lovely though, walking round the village at 7:30. I passed no one in the hour I was out this morning and saw no one driving either. Breakfast and off to …

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Coronavirus self isolation – day 13

Awake at 2:33, can’t sleep. Nothing in particular but the moon is bright tonight and I’ve sat for over an hour watching it from my bed. Finally about 4 am I went downstairs watched telly for a little while. Don’t know why, but just felt really wired last night and couldn’t sleep. Sleep again but …

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Friday night in

Its Friday and I was supposed to be going out tonight to Leeds, however the event is cancelled and i'm at home self isolating. So... What do you do? You get up, shave your legs, iron your best dress, put on your face, dig out a new pair of stockings, get dressed and go out …
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Coronavirus self isolation – day 12

After waking up with a bit of a sore head from all the sanbuca we drank last night amongst other things. Went down to Scholar Green to the convenience store but alas it’s closed now and the cash machine had no money in so ended up at Tesco in Kidsgrove. Second week I’ve struggled to …

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Coronavirus self isolation – Day 11

Got up and have to get back into a routine on day 11 of my cornonavirus Self isolation. Got up, and immediately went out for a walk and have to start walking a bit more as well. Since August I’ve lost 2 stone 11 pounds and I want to keep this off. I’ve worked hard …

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Coronavirus self isolation – Day 10

Day 10, who’d have thought being at home for 10 days would be so uneventful, unappealing, unpleasant, etc.. It’s day 10. Yay! What we celebrating? Oh yeah!  Spent all morning trying to deal with universal credit and speak to my business bank. Soul destroying at the best of times but got to be done. Outcome …