You need a break from the monotony.

Now more than ever we are struggling to pass the time. In a lot of countries we are locked down due to the Corona virus and bar essential trips and exercise can't travel very far.

Some countries are still open and some are being far stricter than this. The four walls of our house have become our prison and while I am fortunate enough to have my own space and a garden out the back I can only feel sorry for those trapped inside their tiny apartments or with kids to be entertained.

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By now we all need a break.

Every day blends into the next like a never ending winter. Every day feels the same and every morning starts the same way. I've forgotten what the weekend feels like never mind what I would do with one if the country was opened again.

Eat, sleep, wake, repeat.

I think that it's the not knowing that makes it tougher. Not having an end point to look forward to only more uncertainty and waiting. We were meant to restart a lot of the country on the 5th of May but that was pushed back until the 18th. There is a planned structure in place going forward that will take the best part of 2 months to get everything back on track but even that is only a guide. It depends on how everything responds as we move through the stages.

I don't know how the rest of the plan will go but I do know that we won't be going back to this. Once those gates are opened on the 18th the will be staying that way. We have done our part and I will stick with the recommendations from the government for the most part but only as they move forward. There will be no going backwards from here and I believe that a lot of the people would be with me on this one.

We will stay smart as the country finds it feet again and try to maintain as much safety as possible but life cannot pause indefinitely. At that rate it wouldn't be worth living if there is nothing worth living for. There is no cure at the moment and might not be in the near future so are we really going to spend the next couple of years in fear of hugging our family or going for a drink with friends?

A change is enough for now.

Until we hit that point of being back to normal and being able to enjoy life again, I find it's the little things that I miss the most. Not anything expensive or wild but just visiting friends and family. Going to a match and being able to head outside for no reason. Hop into the car and just go.

That first step of breaking the monotony and doing something that we used to take for granted. Hopping into the car and driving down to my parents for the evening and having a BBQ. Going to the pub to meet my friends for pints and a good chat.

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Coming out of work on a Friday evening excited for the plans ahead. Knowing that you will be going to a match or a concert of a party. I don't know about the rest of you but those small things will be better than a week abroad after so long. Something to look forward to and get excited about. Something to change the mood and make the time go quicker. Even this week has gone by at double time as I have something nice set up for the weekend.

It is the not knowing which really makes it tough but the little things that make it pass.