It was mid-December, the holidays were about to start and Ireland was about to enter into level 5 lockdown again. 10 months into this chaos and the 3 weeks of holidays stretched ahead was the last straw that completely shattered me. Far away from friends and family, locked away in my tiny apartment, life started to look quite gloomy.

As the days got shorter and the lockdown got longer, we all started to run out of things to do. There is only so much bread you can bake and cocktails you can make. The spark started to fade away from the zoom parties and winter stopped the hour-long walks after work.

But this lockdown also gave us an opportunity to explore new hobbies, do some soul searching, and appreciate the small things in our lives that get overlooked in the hustle-bustle of daily life.

So, during the Christmas holidays when people were trying to make the most of whatever little celebration they could have, I decided to try my hand at sewing. It was a good distraction from what I was missing and kept me occupied in those cold winter days. Surprisingly, the outcome was not too bad and out of the blue I picked up my camera and photographed myself. Suddenly at that moment, I was not lonely. The story that I wanted to tell was right there.

Following that day, each week in the last two months, I have spent my evenings planning on telling a new story from life. Stories from my everyday life that might be your story too. Stories that made me feel connected to the past me and made me nostalgic. Stories that gave me hope for a better tomorrow. So, here’s my “Life in Lockdown”, how is yours going?

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The day it all started. I was looking at a map and who knew I will actually embark on a journey!!!

Lost in wonderland. I am reading Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey right now. What about you?

How our new offices look like these days. Theres always one corner of the house kept neat for that unexpected video call :D

Valentines like no other. It was lonely but made the most of it.

Best thing that happened during this lockdown was this.

What would life be without music!!!

One step towards a conscious living. Shop less, reuse more or recycle clothes you already have to give it a new life.

My nemeses, Cooking. Something that cannot be avoided but when life gives you lemon, you try not to let it rot :)

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