Day 1: Coronavirus Isolation

It has been strange how quickly life has changed these past four weeks or so. From only hearing about this coronavirus/ Covid-19 starting in China when it felt so far away and not affecting us at all, to hearing about how quickly it started spreading through Italy and then through the rest of Europe and becoming a risk affecting us and everyone worldwide. It's such a strange thing this way we're living now and how quickly we got into keeping our distance from others whenever possible. Becoming suspicious of a cough.

We started working from home on Monday, with Andre still in the office some days. We've set up a second desk at home and it's been working well. This coming week Isabella will be joining us at home  so things will change some more once again, but I'm sure we will be keeping it interesting and making it work!

It has been a lovely relaxing day at home today. I am absolutely enjoying not having to rush anywhere. No where to be and no one we need to see. 

We started the day playing vets with Isabella's soft toys. ALL. OF. THEM. She has no favourites and loves them all equally. That was what she told me when I asked and it's absolutely true.
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We then moved downstairs and Andre built our outdoor chairs which arrived yesterday. We're still waiting on the table and I'm suspecting an issue here so will probably need to contact the supplier on Monday. But so excited that we'll finally be able to eat outside this summer! We went for this cast aluminium set as it seemed the most durable for the shady (damp) spot the table will be spending most of the year.

Isabella started working on a cardboard house for her soft toys using the empty boxes.

We spent some time in the garden, I planted flowers, Isabella went on the trampoline, Andre and Isabella washed the motorbike and then also went for a short ride around the village on it. Isabella also got back on her own bike for a cycle! Something she's not done since summer. I didn't join them, but apparently she was doing well on her two wheels. I will capture some evidence of that next time.

Isabella was excited to start her school pack she got on Friday evening already, but we have decided to keep weekends as weekends and start that on Monday. All of Isabella's after school activities have now been canceled, her two dance classes, gymnastics and ice skating, and restaurants and gyms etc have been told to close too.