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Disruption brings massive change .... but also POTENTIAL

Disruption brings massive change …. but also POTENTIAL

Blog courtesy og Joanne Dowds, Clinical specialist physiotherapist.

The summer has seen life loosen a little bit. Hopefully like everyone Ihave got to see family and friends(and hairdresser) the general question of how was your lockdown? Its not the easiest question to answer as the last 6 months has been a sea-change in life and yet nothing has actually happened. My day to day has been a…

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Twist the Knob

With the hourly barrage of bad news that is living in 2020, I find myself searching for new, and healthy, ways to distract myself. Its 7am in Newbridge, in the ensuite I’m going through all the typical shower rituals, even breaking out my loofah. I know this may well be the only solitary time I get all day. Why shouldn’t I take this precious time underneath the showerhead and turn it into my…

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The Blame Game

How many of us are “blamers”. How many of us,when something goes wrong. the first thing we want to know is “Whose fault is it”. When something goes wrong our instinctive reaction is to attribute blame, it’s a natural reflex.We all have a self-serving bias, we take credit when things go well and cast guilt elsewhere when they don’t. Blaming has become a fine art, making others responsible for…

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Persistence will win out.

Getting started is always the hardest part. Dressed and ready to go but I’m not arsed, I’m just not bothered. During lockdown running became a focus, a distraction from the monotony of the day and the madness of the house, but since the return of restrictions the will to run, work, exercise or do anything for many has drained. Having barely survived the home schooling and the covid clichés,…

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Boris has given up custard creams

As I sit trying to write this I’m peering over the screen at an unopened packet of custard creams but inspired by Boris Johnson of all people, I’m going to hold off and kick my biscuit habit to the curb. You may turn your nose up at custard creams, they’re one of the cheapest biscuits on the market but don’t judge them on price, they are still a luxury for those of us that grew up in the 80s…

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Table Quizzes and collective effort!

In Germany it’s called “blutwurst”, in France “boudin noir”, what is it most commonly called in Ireland? How many dots in total are there on a pair of Dice? Which famous artist also invented the scissors? With a reason to enjoy a social drink and virtually socialise, whilst testing intellectual prowess, the weekly table quiz became the highlight of our Friday night during the lockdown. Our…

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Surviving the day.... "Pandemic Fatigue"

Surviving the day…. “Pandemic Fatigue”

We’ve had the annoying Pandemic clichés, the covid takeaways, and the daily updates. The zoom parties are dwindling and Duolingo may be a distant memory that still lingers in your phone applications, and with summer camps few and far between the kids are still melting our heads. The Covid pandemic has delivered more changes to our lives in the past few months than many of us have experienced…

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"Staycatons" - The Real Test of Resilience

“Staycatons” – The Real Test of Resilience

So we’re all doing staycations! This will be the summer of the holidaying in Ireland. To suddenly ditch the sun, sea and sand for rain, wind and misery will render the nation and me in cold turkey. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t on a plane until I was fifteen, I’m used to the annual pilgrimage west to Connemara , south to Wexford, Cork and Kerry and north to Donegal. Fights in the back of a…

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Addicted?

My wife, Michelle accused me recently of being addicted to running I obviously corrected her and said “I’m addicted to getting out of the house away from this madness”. As you can imagine, it didn’t go down well. Runners tend to get used to people thinking they’re weird. The lifestyle and the “Why?” can be baffling for non-runners. They find the embracing of suffering, the punishing of the…

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On the "Hedge" of madness!

On the “Hedge” of madness!

School for just one day a week after the summer? Myself and Joe McHugh, the Minister of Education, are going to fall out. I’m not happy, I’ve started learning Danish on Duolingo, because we may be forced to emigrate for the sake of my sanity and the kids mental health. “Blended Learning” he called it … the only thing blended will be my brain. The truth is that a working parent trying to…

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Slow down .... You move too fast.

Slow down …. You move too fast.

Another year another wedding anniversary forgotten. On reflection, I’m not sure we’ve ever successfully both remembered it. Last year, I got a phone call from my mother one sunny but otherwise unremarkable June day wishing me a happy anniversary. I broke the news to Michelle that evening. Michelle has realised during the Covid crisis that the key to a good marriage, as many have pointed out, is…

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Hard work keeps us sane!

In this nauseating “new normal” there’s nothing typical about spending so much time with our families, so much of my lockdown has been spent trying to come up with ideas that would allow me to spend time away from them. Don’t misunderstand me I enjoy their company but not all day, every day, we all need a break. The reality of parenting and being a husband is that sometimes it’s a complete pain…

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My kids are gone feral, and I have cliché fatigue!

At this stage my kids are gone feral, my wife is pulling her hair out, which now has a grey tinge and apparently has to be washed every day. Long socially distanced queues have become a fact of life, predicted grades are discussed daily by Joe Duffy on liveline , a pint in a cosy pub seems as distant as a trip to a sunny beach and our house is a claustrophobic mess. As this “New Normal” reigns…

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Lean into the Unpredictable.

The only thing worse than having a contrary, stressed leaving cert student in a house at the minute is living with a cantankerous leaving cert teacher who’s trying to predict the students grades! I’m married to a teacher. The hopes and dreams of so many lie in the hands of their former allies, their teachers, and the responsibility weighs heavily on them. We all crave certainty, the doubt of…

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Patience.

Flatulence whilst queuing is generally frowned upon, I’m not saying I’ve done it but I have noticed it gets an awkward reaction in the line. If it does happen I’ve been advised that the best option is to ignore it, because generally people will be more concerned that you think they let it slip. We’ve all become too familiar with the talk about queues, it’s become a fact of life during this…

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I'm Preparing for defeat as my wife takes up running again

I’m Preparing for defeat as my wife takes up running again

Life can get very funny, even a bit strange when you’re with kids all day every day. We can’t even offload them to the grandparents anymore. I know the corona virus is scary but try facing a 5 year old at 9.30am on a Monday morning who’s dressed in his spiderman outfit, is fully convinced he can crawl the walls and you have 3 sentences of dictation to get through – that’s real fear. My…

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We're not Designed for Social Distancing.

We’re not Designed for Social Distancing.

There’s been some strange realisations during this lockdown. The main one being my wife’s hair is not what she’s claimed it has been for the last 21 years. Maybe the spike in divorce rates in Wuhan after their lockdown should have served as a warning to the rest of the world! My kids are great, but dear god I look forward to a time when schools can open safely. I miss going for coffee. Yes I can…

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