Well I have been in self isolation for just over a week and all the days are starting to merge into one. I am in self isolation as my husband has Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia. Ironically his role is classed as a key worker and the government website is a little confusing as to what he should do.We contacted the brilliant CLLSA who has verified, he needs to self isolate.

We have another 5 days before we can be sure neither of us have the virus. I am not going to lie, my opinion of some people has changed since this happened. I will openly admit that I am now judging people on how they acted when we were warned about COVID-19 and when we went into lockdown.

I really dislike being indoors 24/7, I am lucky. I have a garden I can venture into and I can work from home at the moment, I have food in my cupboard and a roof over my head. I am lucky. However, I am missing seeing my family, especially the grandchildren and Miss Evlayns hugs.

One silver lining of this self isolation is that I am finally properly going through the boxes and bags in the craft room. This time I am being more ruthless, none of this -oh I could use this one day- when I don’t particularly like it. No more keeping items of clothing that need completely unpicking and sewing as if they were a new garment to make them fit. No more keeping scraps and old rolls of ribbon that I am never likely to use.

That’s just the sewing stuff, let’s not mention the stationery. How many pens and notebooks does one need?

Prior to this I was selling some of my no longer used books and unloved yarns on ebay. As I am in self isolation I have ended the listings.

Now I have put the items no longer bringing me joy into 3 piles.Normally I don’t separate the items I am giving to charity but this time I have. Clothing is in a bag for one of the clothing charity bins or a charity shop. Small crafty bits are going into old Glossybox boxes. Once filled these can be given to local craft groups or even to a foodbank so children can make use of them. If I give it to a food bank or similar type charity I will add glue and cards so they will be like small craft kits. The final pile is a general mishmash of various items for the charity shops. This is proving quite therapeutic so hopefully I can continue with the rest of the house.

Take care everyone and remember #sixfeetapartorsixfeetunder Stay Safe