Hello there! I hope you are doing well, wherever in the world you are. We are still in lockdown here in the UK. I've had 6 weeks of homeschooling while homeworking and am no longer feeling so frazzled. It's become the new normal, which is weird in itself. I begin emails by asking about the recipient's health - I did this to an extent previously, but I am doing it a lot more now. I feel like Mr Darcy whenever he is struggling for conversation, hoping people's families are in good health left, right and centre.
You would think that lockdown would be a fantastic opportunity to read but I haven't found that due to the aforementioned homeschooling/homeworking! One thing that I've always found helpful to de-stress is spending time in nature and the weather has been very helpful in that regard; we've had an amazing spell of good weather and so I've tried to make sure I get myself and the kids out every day for a walk.
I've had physical energy, which means that there are jobs done around the house which I never thought I'd get to, but I have been feeling quite mentally drained, which makes it hard for me to read, or at least to read anything new, particularly if I plan to review, as I always want to give a review book my full attention. I hope now things are starting to feel more normal that it will be easier to find the mental focus I need to be able to lose myself in a book.
I have a few reviews to share with you of books I read a little while ago and I'll share the first of those with you in my next post.
I hope you have been managing to read during this period. I'd love to know if you have read anything fantastic recently that you'd recommend. If you haven't been able to read, I hope that at least you are safe and well. Let me know in the comments :)
