Gutted!

I’ve got to tell you, the announcements at the weekend about the changing Christmas plans floored me!

I’m just one of 100,000’s, if not millions, whose Christmas plans changed after the announcements from Boris, Nicola and the rest.

And I felt gutted!

It took Saturday evening and into Sunday morning until I’d got my head wrapped around the meaning of what we had been told the new rules were and what was possible.

And I’m not alone.

There’s been so many posts and comments about ‘just getting on with it’, ‘making the most of it’, it’s only one day’ and ‘there’s people worse off than us’.

However, I’m here to say we have a right to feel as pissed off, unhappy, gutted, angry or any other emotion, because it’s affecting us.

This is not a competition to see who’s been affected the worst or had the most disruption. We’re all be going through our individual fluctuations. And we’re all allowed to feel as we like about it.

We’re also allowed to move on and feel how we want after that too.

I’m not going to Scotland to visit my parents now, but we’ll zoom call a couple of times during the day. I’ll still get out to have my mulled wine and mince pies, possibly with friends now. And I’ve wrapped a present for myself (in the picture. I wonder what it is? ) cos I know that looking after myself allows me to look after others. That’s just my way. You’ll have yours.

And on that note, if you are still feeling gutted or really emotional and can’t seem to get past this latest news or just the accumulation of the news reports (but want to), please DM me. I mean it. I’m here to listen or chat or whatever (I don’t mean coaching or counselling, just chatting). It can really help. Speak to someone.

So, I hope you’re doing ok. Sending lots of love. x

#selfcare #oktonotbeok #christmas #selflove #christmasplans #speak