Dear friends,
Italy's at the end of week 3 of its lockdown and it's taken a little adjusting to be confined to a 100sqm flat with my husband, two young adult daughters and dog. It was a challenge in the beginning, but we've finally found a happy routine that balances our lifestyles.
I remember thinking not too long ago how great it would be to work shorter weeks and have longer weekends. Never would I have thought that we would be confined to our homes with serious restrictions with heavy fines to go outdoors. I've always been a nature lover and not being allowed to go further than 200m from my home for essential groceries or medicine has made me think about life in a huge way.
I've always taken for granted the simple things in life, such as taking a walk when it's a beautiful sunny day. I miss my walks and I miss going hiking.
Since I've had to stay indoors, it's given me the possibility to do the things that I've always said I'd do when I retire. I have a daily routine that is flexible depending on how I feel, but I've been really good at keeping to the routine.
To start, I wake up in the morning when the sun shines through my window. It's great not having to wake up to an alarm. I have a leisure breakfast and then read my work emails. I might read a little or watch a little of a Netflix series for about an hour until I feel the need to exercise. We bought an elliptical machine that has been our lifeline. It keeps our body and mind fit while we're confined to our home. I'm not a sporty person and yet, after a week with the machine, I'm doing a 40-minute workout while watching Netflix. It's great and I'll be sorry when it'll be time to go back to work :(
Then I'll check my emails again before having a quick shower. If there's nothing urgent on the emails, I'll take my time and relax in a hot bath with scented oils or salts. It's something I've never really had time to do so I'm starting to enjoy the time at home.
Once I've had lunch, I sit down at my computer and work during the afternoon. If I'm not disturbed by anyone, I'll be able to write quite a bit but being at home with the family (and beautiful dog) there are always interruptions.
I'm sort of juggling two novels at the moment. Finishing the third novel in an adult series while writing a stand alone young adult novel. It's amazing how much we can do when we have all the time in the world while we're stuck indoors. Don't look at it as being stuck. Look at it as the possibility to do what you never have time for before.
After writing, my afternoon finishes with making bread, purifying water (less plastic bottles), and deciding what to make for dinner.
My day goes smoothly because my family is with me but it makes me mindful of those that are alone. Reach out to friends and family who live alone. Call or video chat with them because it makes a huge difference to keep the connection with the outside world.
My heart goes out to those who don't have a happy family life. Domestic violence increases in this environment so if there is anyone who you know who may be having a difficult time at home, reach out just to say hello.
If you haven't already downloaded my free ebooks (pen names included), below are the links to my free novels to help you get through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stay home, stay safe, and stay healthy.
Grace
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Author Grace Kagni (adult romance novels): https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/GraceKagni
Author Rita Gracie (adult romance novellas): https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ritagracie
Author K. Gracie (young adult romance novels): https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/kgracie
Saturday, 4 April 2020
Saturday, 28 March 2020
The Italian Reading Space - FREE ebooks
Dear Friends,
I've just joined the "Authors Give Back" Sale from 20 March to 20 April 2020 to give everyone something to do while staying safely indoors. This means that all my ebook novels (pen names included) are FREE on all platforms with the exception of Amazon. If you cannot find my FREE novels, please go to the links below where you will find them all listed.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reached an astounding number of positive cases and deaths in Italy and due to this, we have been locked up in our homes the past month with our loved ones. There are severe restrictions that don't permit us to move further than 200m from our homes for grocery shopping, pharmacy for medicines and doctor appointments.
We must fill out two self-certification forms every time we leave our home to justify the reason we are outside and these are given to the police when we are stopped on the street. One indicates our home address when we leave and the address to where we are going, for example grocery shopping so name and address of store must be indicated. The second form is when we are returning to our home so for example it would indicate the name and address of the store going to our home address.
I have a husband, two young adult daughters studying at university, who have online courses due to the pandemic, and a beautiful cocker who is happy that the family is all at home. We live in a 100m apartment and I must say that it is not easy living happily in the confined space. We've ordered many things online, like an elliptical bike to keep us fit, lots of toilet paper in the event it runs out in the stores, N99 masks and enough hand sanitisers to last us until the summer. We try to keep busy and out of each other's way during the day but it's not easy.
This situation is surreal. It makes us think of science fiction movies such as 'the day after' and realise that these movies are not far off from today's reality. It's incredible how the COVID-19 has quickly spread globally.
Anyhow, I hope you stay safe and healthy. Stay indoors as much as you can and read books that will keep your mind occupied. I hope at least one of my books will entertain you and make you smile for even the shortest of moments, to distract you from this difficult life that we are now living. I truly hope we'll be able to go out again sometime soon. On a positive note, this situation has cleaned up the air dramatically.
My best wishes for you and your family no matter where you are in the world.
Buona serata carissimi amici e che Dio vi benedica.
Baci
Grace
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Download FREE novels under the gender you desire:
Author Grace Kagni (adult romance novels): https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/GraceKagni
Author Rita Gracie (adult romance novellas): https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ritagracie
Author K. Gracie (young adult romance novels): https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/kgracie
I've just joined the "Authors Give Back" Sale from 20 March to 20 April 2020 to give everyone something to do while staying safely indoors. This means that all my ebook novels (pen names included) are FREE on all platforms with the exception of Amazon. If you cannot find my FREE novels, please go to the links below where you will find them all listed.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reached an astounding number of positive cases and deaths in Italy and due to this, we have been locked up in our homes the past month with our loved ones. There are severe restrictions that don't permit us to move further than 200m from our homes for grocery shopping, pharmacy for medicines and doctor appointments.
We must fill out two self-certification forms every time we leave our home to justify the reason we are outside and these are given to the police when we are stopped on the street. One indicates our home address when we leave and the address to where we are going, for example grocery shopping so name and address of store must be indicated. The second form is when we are returning to our home so for example it would indicate the name and address of the store going to our home address.
I have a husband, two young adult daughters studying at university, who have online courses due to the pandemic, and a beautiful cocker who is happy that the family is all at home. We live in a 100m apartment and I must say that it is not easy living happily in the confined space. We've ordered many things online, like an elliptical bike to keep us fit, lots of toilet paper in the event it runs out in the stores, N99 masks and enough hand sanitisers to last us until the summer. We try to keep busy and out of each other's way during the day but it's not easy.
This situation is surreal. It makes us think of science fiction movies such as 'the day after' and realise that these movies are not far off from today's reality. It's incredible how the COVID-19 has quickly spread globally.
Anyhow, I hope you stay safe and healthy. Stay indoors as much as you can and read books that will keep your mind occupied. I hope at least one of my books will entertain you and make you smile for even the shortest of moments, to distract you from this difficult life that we are now living. I truly hope we'll be able to go out again sometime soon. On a positive note, this situation has cleaned up the air dramatically.
My best wishes for you and your family no matter where you are in the world.
Buona serata carissimi amici e che Dio vi benedica.
Baci
Grace
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Download FREE novels under the gender you desire:
Author Grace Kagni (adult romance novels): https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/GraceKagni
Author Rita Gracie (adult romance novellas): https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ritagracie
Author K. Gracie (young adult romance novels): https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/kgracie
Thursday, 21 March 2019
90-day healthy diet challenge -- Day 1
Hi everyone,
I've started a 90-day healthy food diet and would love to hear what you eat. Today for lunch I had a cold spelt salad with corn, black olives, prawns, lettuce, and tomatoes. It was delicious and filled me up for quite a while. Below is a picture of the salad. Then I had a green tea with ginger and orange.
For dinner, I had chicken breast with spinach and a sprinkle of grated cheese. To finish off the evening, I'm having a green tea with turmeric and cinnamon.
Day one is over. Have a great evening.
Grace
I've started a 90-day healthy food diet and would love to hear what you eat. Today for lunch I had a cold spelt salad with corn, black olives, prawns, lettuce, and tomatoes. It was delicious and filled me up for quite a while. Below is a picture of the salad. Then I had a green tea with ginger and orange.
For dinner, I had chicken breast with spinach and a sprinkle of grated cheese. To finish off the evening, I'm having a green tea with turmeric and cinnamon.
Day one is over. Have a great evening.
Grace
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