holly rose walker

If you’d had told me several months ago that I’d be off work for 3 months without actually losing my job then I would hug you so tight that you’d be prying me off of you. 

I would’ve been researching places to travel, what a dream situation wow 3 months off work to do whatever the hell I want. South East Asia, Africa, South America, Europe road trip, the options of things to do in that time are endless. My actual dream was to have a job that lets me have a sabbatical for 3-6 months to do what I want and then return home like nothings changed and you can easily slot back in and resume as you were - and this could’ve been it.. except I am not on a sabbatical, I did not choose to have 3-6 months off work. We are in fact in the midst of a global pandemic.

 So instead of telling you about all the fun and exciting new places to visit, I’ve compiled a list of the 10 stages you may (or may not, I don’t know we’re not all the same are we) go through whilst you are being furloughed in 2020.
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How are you attempting to maintain sanity? Honestly I don’t think I am, I’ve been on a few bike rides and runs though and they’re quite good. Are you quarantined with anyone? It’s just me hunny Show & Tell! Show off anything and everything you’ve made/accomplished during quarantine. A banana bread, a lemon drizzle cake, a completed jigsaw puzzle, can now French braid my hair. Last thing you purchased? I actually am struggling to remember this I know the last place was to the co-op but what I bought is beyond me… I think just a selection of essential groceries like bread and beer Favorite quarantine meme? Last person you texted? Show it coward!   My auntie lmao   Last person who texted you? Show it coward!  My mum lmao   Who is the last person you video called with? I don’t really have video calls unless it’s in a big group and then last Friday :-) What are you most excited to do when this is all over? Go out dancing and drink...

So if you didn’t already know - first of all, where have you been and how do I get there? - we’re in the middle  of a global pandemic, and it’s kinda crazy. Think all of our previous illness outbreaks (swine flu, foot & mouth, ebola eta) on steroids; it’s actually passed the point of being able to joke about it it’s that serious, hundreds are dying each day and apparently we’re not even over the worst of it yet. Let us go back 3-4 weeks, I was still working at go west and I remember our boss had gone over to Malaysia on business and in the office we were like WHY IS HE DOING THAT ?! Has he not seen the news? There’s this weird corona virus going round, he’s going to bring it home. Turns out that was the best of the situation and honestly it ain’t shit in Malaysia. He’d have been better off staying put by the looks of things now. But putting the virus aside for a moment. How am i? I hear you ask (noone asked holly..) by go to response is I’m fine. It’s funny whenever I say...