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16 March 2021

It is exactly one year... [More:]... since I last hugged someone. The UK was just about to go on lockdown and I had to go into work for a meeting. I saw my friend, Ashley, who I'd not seen for months and, although we knew we probably shouldn't, we were both so happy to see one another (in what was a toxic work environment) that we gave each other a big, close hug.

Since then, the only people who've touched me are my hairdresser (twice, when salons were allowed to open for a short period) and my ophthalmologist when I went for an eye test last summer.

I miss hugs. I miss my family and friends. On the one hand, being an introvert living alone, it's been pretty easy to get through the government restrictions to socially isolate. But on the other hand, living without human touch is making me sad. Hopefully there's now a light at the end of the tunnel.
I am about to have my 2nd Pandemic Birthday. I am always grateful to have a birthday, but isolation is a drag. I will have had Pfizer shot #2, but not the full incubation period. Will likely have an outdoor beverage with a friend. I keep saying to myself Stay the course. I can't wait for good weather, so being outside will be easy, and the cessation of all this.
posted by theora55 16 March | 14:49
Yes. It's so very difficult to be alone, but I am so happy to know that there's a way out of this mess. The vaccinations are offering hope for an end which is soooo needed.
posted by mightshould 21 March | 18:23
After a year I feel so very out of so many things and lonely but I know I am very lucky to have a wonderful person with me. Big ((virtual)) hugs to those of you facing this alone.
posted by arse_hat 21 March | 18:26
Virtual hugs for all the bunnies!
posted by mightshould 22 March | 05:18
Daylight savings time. || A cat and a mouse.

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