I am really dreading what Christmas will be like...
2 020 hasn’t been a great year, has it?
For us personally, it’s been the year our whole world changed and for the better because we became parents and we just love it.
It’s hard work, of course.
But I’ve never felt more at ease with myself and it’s being a mum that has done that and I love it.
But to add to this mix, the entire world changed – literally.
The coronavirus has gripped the world. As it continues to take hold of our lives again (just when we were slowly starting to feel a tiny feeling of normal again), I can’t help but wonder what the next 12 months are going to look like.
Is it going to be similar to the last six months or worse?
I hope not.
As Manchester goes into tier three (despite their extreme resistance) and South Yorkshire will also from tomorrow (Saturday), it’s a worry how things in the south will pan out over the next few months as we go into winter.
I think it’s sad there is so much debate between the north and south divide, with some in the north feeling bitter towards the south because we’re not in full lockdown.
The rate this virus is taking hold, we could go into full lockdown at any point regardless of where we are in the country. No one wants that, but it’s reality.
It’s the world we live in and I fear it’s only going to get worse over the coming months.
We really do all need to stick together. It may sound cheesy and dramatic, but it’s true.
Never more have we all needed to look out for each other and show a united front.
Winter is going to be tough and I’m dreading what Christmas will look like.
I doubt very much it will resemble anything like our normal Christmas.
And personally I find it hard to think that our daughter won’t get her first Christmas to be like all the ones we have had before it.
But what can we do but try to knuckle down, ride it out and hope 2021 is so much better and more positive than 2020.
We can only hope.