Where are we now?

Yes we are still around! We have been back in the UK for two weeks now and our quarantine technically ends tonight. Well yes, that's what we think. Nobody told us when or how or what, we just assumed a standard 14 day quarantine at home. This is a stark contrast to when we were hounded daily by ICA officers back in Singapore, despite us being placed in a hotel by the government.

How's life you may ask? Extremely busy and non-stop is what it is! Two kids, full time homemaker. Oh gosh.. the buzz starts the moment one of them open their eyes at 7am in the morning. Milk feeds x2, change, pump milk, breakfast wash up, morning nap, entertain Isabelle, prep lunch, wash up, nap, entertain them, poo time, prep dinner, wash up.. endless tasks really. Sometimes I struggle to find time to use the bathroom even! Secretly hoping I will lose weight in the midst of my daily chaos.

Sadly this blog is half forgotten. Tonight is a miracle in that I actually can sit down to blog for a bit! Keeping fingers crossed that neither of them would wake up crying. K is in the kitchen snacking and watching his anime.

The past 14 days have just been so busy that it didn't feel like a quarantine. We ordered weekly grocery deliveries and other than that we stayed at home and made use of the garden quite a fair bit, in hope of getting Isabelle to run up and down to tire her out. It works. She is back to her napping routine now, thank God, and my biggest achievement was to sync both their after lunch naps so I can catch forty winks myself to recharge. That short 30min or so is always soooo much needed.

I know friends and family were worried for us when we flew back. The Covid situation is very volatile here at least based on what we read on the news here, since we haven't been out at all. My elderly neighbour told me he has only been out of his house once since March. The other pair of elderly siblings right next to us seem pretty ok, they avoid crowds and wear masks, according to them. I guess for us we won't be going out much either. We will avoid central London for now. If a second lockdown happens, then K will continue to work from home full time, which isn't a bad thing for me because we have some company at home. We will start to send Isabelle back to her childminder from next week onwards, because well we discussed and agree that life needs to go on, and they have assured us they have stepped up with the cleaning and personal hygiene of all the kids there. Seriously, in perilous times like this, Jesus' protection is what we need.

As I said, it doesn't feel like we have just done a 14 day quarantine but in any case, we do need a little cheer on this blog. Some photos to share since we arrived back home. I can't believe we were away for 5 months, and yes I've missed my home, my bed and my kitchen ;)