How do we keep up the momentum during this "lockdown""
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How do we keep up the momentum during this “lockdown”"
Quarantine may be longer than we think or with good management perhaps not as long as concerns us; either way, social distancing may be a concept to stay for some time. The beginning of a change can be liberating and devastating all at once. We are buoyed with change and full of bravado. Routines are determined and established and we go forth with all the vigour we can muster.

I know this story – I will exercise more, eat better, take the supplements I mean to. Reading will fill my days and Netflix watching reduce. Mental stimulation is everything and with the best endeavours, I want to work mine. Sugar will be a thing of my past and a vodka martini few and far between; this will be the “new’ me; a healthier and considered version. Caramels – something I once loved – gone, like a long-ago boyfriend, fond memories but no longing. Wasting time on unnecessary social media, reading throwaway titles and binge-watching TV series will be replaced with a deeper caring and more intellectual reverence for my time.
Who am I kidding"
If I set myself up like this, I am most certainly going to fail.
Momentum, gathering momentum and putting in place realistic practices is what will keep me together, mentally and physically, d...