tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post7041884636667557473..comments2024-02-19T15:25:57.626+11:00Comments on Breathless In the Bush: Writing During a Time of Global CrisisHelzKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01921987291520604201noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-87625600993958695132020-05-06T11:15:01.294+10:002020-05-06T11:15:01.294+10:00Hi Sharon. It's great to be able to see your f...Hi Sharon. It's great to be able to see your family via the internet. Sad that we're going through this though and that some have died. Stay well.Enisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618040099949009436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-32860233216139298472020-05-03T15:59:39.856+10:002020-05-03T15:59:39.856+10:00Hi Enisa, thanks for the suggestions. I miss seein...Hi Enisa, thanks for the suggestions. I miss seeing our daughters and grandson. I'm grateful for technology that enables us to keep in touch with family and friends. How hard it must have been for people when the flu struck in 1919. I'm also grateful to those who've survived and learnt how to manage during past pandemics. Much of our isolation strategies were learnt the hard way in times past.Sharon Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662544181464130756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-10381450604783818522020-04-23T10:22:45.428+10:002020-04-23T10:22:45.428+10:00Hi Miranda. Enjoying the simple pleasures now is t...Hi Miranda. Enjoying the simple pleasures now is the best thing out of this isolation. And realising how lucky we are in staying healthy. Enisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618040099949009436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-11838497378027412932020-04-23T10:17:18.461+10:002020-04-23T10:17:18.461+10:00Hi Alyssa. Keeping yourself busy with a routine he...Hi Alyssa. Keeping yourself busy with a routine helps keep us same. And it's wonderful with family around, admit it.Enisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618040099949009436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-52225359437723116642020-04-23T09:31:42.650+10:002020-04-23T09:31:42.650+10:00Hi Enisa, I'm finding the slow down pace of lo...Hi Enisa, I'm finding the slow down pace of lockdown quite refreshing, to be honest. I've had time to clear out a few drawers and shelves and such, *long* overdue, and am catching up on some reading. To be honest, I've got enough jobs to last me another year! But the joy of reading guilt free is lovely, mainly because I don't have to squeeze it in between other things, but can simply keep reading if I feel like it. I've also finished a crossstitch that's been a year in the making, which is great. Caught up with some television shows. Phoned, texted and emailed a lot of people. Missed meeting my family and friends like crazy. Enjoyed the April sunshine. Simple pleasures.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16395027098663054678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-58385365053493394862020-04-21T13:05:08.720+10:002020-04-21T13:05:08.720+10:00Hi Enisa,
I'm busy with edits right now and j...Hi Enisa, <br />I'm busy with edits right now and just generally trying to cope with all the family being around constantly (although I really LOVE that ... I thought family dinners were a thing of the past with all the kids being out at sport most nights prior to this isolation necessity). Busy teleconferencing speech therapy sessions to my clients as well.<br />I'm hoping after the edits put me back in the swing of writing again, I'll get my mojo back!<br />Take care everyone! xAlyssa J Montgomery https://www.blogger.com/profile/04062923136693943821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-55288638070608638462020-04-20T14:52:19.651+10:002020-04-20T14:52:19.651+10:00Hi Marilyn. This COVID-19 crisis sure has impacted...Hi Marilyn. This COVID-19 crisis sure has impacted on everyone's lives, the caring and home education of children adding stress to parents and grandparents. Glad to hear you're having fun with your granddaughters. And getting some writing done.Enisa Hainesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-12030790569864631242020-04-20T14:49:43.205+10:002020-04-20T14:49:43.205+10:00Hi Cassandra. Isolation is a new and very strange ...Hi Cassandra. Isolation is a new and very strange phenomenon. Humans have always been social so being kept apart is hard to get used to. It's the loss of our routine daily life that causes chaos so to avoid that stress it's ideal to create a new routine with some 'me' time in there. When we have time for ourselves, our focus is so much clearer.Enisa Hainesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-12697638228576147012020-04-20T13:38:42.042+10:002020-04-20T13:38:42.042+10:00Great to hear that you're writing, Enisa. Me, ...Great to hear that you're writing, Enisa. Me, not so much. Child minding is taking up most of my time (not a chore at all as my grand-daughters are a delight to have around, and I'm so thankful my children have kept their jobs). Those times when the littlies aren't here, I'm loving being able to forget reality by losing myself in writing my latest timeslip. Writing really is a wonderful way to escape.Marilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-73849628098633306472020-04-20T09:50:03.570+10:002020-04-20T09:50:03.570+10:00It is really interesting to see how people cope wi...It is really interesting to see how people cope with isolation. I've hardly left the house except for medical appointments and for exercise. My house is full of chaos and while some love that I find sometimes I need to slip away for some quiet time. My focus has really been keeping my house going and so my mind has not at all been focused on writing. Cassandra Samuelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818025453828445251noreply@blogger.com