Finally, some light at end of Covid tunnel | Cheryl Gibbs

Without sounding like a broken record, which I know I do often, but I have to say yet again, what a difference a week makes eh?
JAB: Reasons to be cheerful, but will it work?JAB: Reasons to be cheerful, but will it work?
JAB: Reasons to be cheerful, but will it work?

A week ago I wrote about us being in another lockdown.

Yet this week I’m so thrilled to be writing about the fact we may, just may be, on the upside of this god awful virus with the news this week of a vaccine.

I mean, one week ago everything looked so bleak didn’t it? But a week on and we may just be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and I’m over the moon about it.

It’s just nice to have some hope isn’t it?

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This year has been so tough. I don’t know about you, but I’m finding myself a little desensitised now by the news as it’s just so grim.

But I was just so thrilled to hear there are plans to roll out one million of these vaccinations a week.

However, with the United Kingdom having a population of nearly 67 million it doesn’t take a mathematician to figure out just how long it will take before we are out of the woods.

And while most of us long for the day when we don’t have to socially distance any more (giving friends and family a cuddle seems such a distant memory these days) or wear those dreaded masks everywhere, I can only imagine we’re not going to be in that position for quite some time.

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This does not mean I’m trying to put a dampener on this wonderful announcement because, trust me, I was over the moon when I heard the news.

I went running into our bedroom to tell Matt who was having a nap (you really do sleep odd patterns when you have a baby).

And despite him being in the middle of a lovely snooze, we both rejoiced in the news that some day, one day, soon we hope, civilisation as we once knew it will return, we just have to be patient.

Our biggest concern is also the fact there obviously won’t be any long term trials of the vaccine so worries about any long-term or lasting effects are always at the back of our minds, as they must be in yours surely?

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But let’s take it as a win for now people and worry about the ifs, whats, whys and maybes tomorrow…

Definition of bliss? Washing and drying my hair in peace

Talking of the pandemic, the number of ‘lockdown happy birthday’ messages I got on Sunday was amazing. I won’t forget this year.

It was my first birthday as a mummy and probably the first (other than being abroad) we didn’t celebrate with family. It was just me, Matt and Harley and I loved every second. It helped that Matt got up with her to give me a lie-in and then produced a McDonald’s breakfast.

He bought me a beautiful ‘Mum’ charm from Pandora to go on my bracelet but the best part of the day was when Matt asked what I wanted to do. It was a no-brainer: ‘I’d love a shower now, not tonight and I want to wash my hair and dry it in peace.’ Bliss.

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Oi, Mr President, bad losers are not cool – just get over it

I, like most of the world, rejoiced in the news that Trump is out and Biden is in.

I don’t think Biden had the best campaign in history, nor do I think he’ll make waves in America, but he’s got to be better than his predecessor, or soon-to-be predecessor… if he ever leaves that is!

There’s supposed to be a transitional period but at the moment Trump is refusing to hand over the reins and it’s all a bit embarrassing…to quote Biden himself.

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Come on Trump, you’ve been in business long enough to know being a bad loser is not cool. You had your term, you did… well, appallingly, in dividing an already divided nation so let someone else come in and try to clean up your mess.

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