The first days in lockdown were somewhat like heaven to me. As usual, my social calendar was way too full with birthdays, planning to see newborns, anniversaries, weddings, catching up with friends, family visits and almost everything you can think of.
Beside that, I love going out spontaneously, the music festival season starts in March here (or actually it never really stops) and there are so many restaurants I still want to try. Of course there was also work. As a freelance journalist and writer, I’m used to travelling all over the country, meeting with new clients, reconnecting with old ones, going to networking events, press events, courses. And because of that, my friends are also all over the country.
Long story short: I’m not used to doing nothing.
A good thing to take a break
Halfway around March we were already reporting a lot about covid and I knew something was going to happen. I just didn’t know when and I was not expecting it to take so long. I felt a bit anxious about everything. Work, an overflowing social calendar and everything that was about to come. So when there was a press conference telling us we all needed to stay home, I was extremely relieved. I…
