'I doubt I’ll ever experience a time like this again.'
Almost three months ago I decided to move back into my family home. I live on my own in London so when the government announced a lockdown was imminent and my office told us to all, I upped sticks and fled to parents house in the countryside with no idea how long I’d be there for.
The thing about having a family home in the middle of nowhere is that you soon realise just how much you miss the buzz of a city when it’s been home for the last few years. The echo of late night ambulance sirens whirling up and down the road and urban foxes rummaging through bins were quickly replaced with an almost eerie silence. The only stranger I had seen for weeks was the postman.
The extra time with my family has actually been useful too. For the first time, I’ve been home long enough for my mum to teach me how to cook a full roast and I even planted my first lettuce seeds. I’ve tried not to regress back to my teenage years by helping out as much as possible but I’ll admit, there are plenty of bonuses for being home - I don’t have to worry about what I’m eating for dinner, I’ve been able to save money and haven’t had to juggle work and a social life.
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