I had to put my health first

Post by Ripeka

Hello my name is Ripeka, this is my sign name. I'm from Wellington.

I want to talk about last year's level four lockdown which took place in March. I couldn't go out shopping or to visit the doctor or to go and visit my grandson. I had to stay at home and I didn't know what to do with myself.

If I needed more food, I had to wait for my partner to get home so that he could go and get the things I needed for me because I wasn't allowed to leave the house, I had to put my health first.

I needed to make sure I stayed home and asked people to go to the shops for me.

I struggled to find things to do, I ended up cleaning the house and cooking a lot. To be honest, I found it quite boring.

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