We’re living through some very uncertain times at the moment and that can be really hard to deal with.

Whether you have underlying health issues or someone close to you does, or if you are fit and healthy - it’s a worrying time for all of us.

It’s hard to escape the news and the situation that changes from day to day. Amid all the statistics and the panic buying, many of us are anxious about what we should do and what self-isolation will feel like.

I saw the picture above online and it reminded me that, even if we have to self-isolate, there is so much that we can do.

I don’t have to self-isolate but yesterday I got out into my garden. I’m not a great gardener to be honest, and last year I did very little to it.

But the sun was out and I felt I needed to feel the fresh air on my face.

I spent a couple of hours cutting back some overgrown ivy, while listening to music on my headphones and singing along.

The benefit I got was an escape from the news, some fresh air and exercise. It cleared my mind and I felt calmer.

There’s lots of work that needs to be done in my garden, from general weeding and tidying up to sowing seeds and putting in some new plants. So if I do have to self-isolate I know there is something I can do to take my mind off what else is going on.

16 March 2020