From a blog to a book! Contributing to an anthology of stories titled "Love in the time of Corona - Covid Chronicles."
"Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans" is a phrase that often appears on colourful inspirational cards and magnets. I even had this boldly displayed on my fridge for a few years, in the extremely slim chance that I might realise the truth within these words. More often than not, I rolled my eyes while opening the fridge as I rushed from completing one plan to the next during my very focused and busy life as a teacher. During our long pandemic year, I have been forced to re-consider this phrase. It could even be tweaked to read: "Life is what happens to us while we can't actually make plans". I still find it rather surreal to be waiting on data, variants, vaccines and travel ministers before we can start to even think about making a plan to travel out of the UK. But this is how the pandemic has gone. My penchant for the security of making and completing plans has been tested so many times in the pandemic that I cope by making as few p