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Friday, 3rd April, 2020
Ignite Wanaka Executive Officer, Naomi Lindsay, tells us about her life under Alert Level 4ย
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ-๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ? (๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ-๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ)? My partner Pete is now my co-worker, though heโs not very helpful LOL, except with my IT issues. Thatโs been a huge help. Our three Bengal X Ragdoll kittens are as much use as a chocolate teapot, but VERY cute and loving having us home a lot.
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป? Daily walk with Pete and reigniting my photography passion, snapping things every day that inspire me. Amazing how work takes over day-to-day life and I always find excuses not to do these two things which I love. Also connecting with my peers daily over zoom has given me a new โcrewโ to hang out with. ๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐;
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๐ฆ The birdsong at home
๐ก More time to pack for the move to our new house
๐ More chats with Mum and Dad in the UK
๐ฒ Spending less $$
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด? I miss people โน I am a social person and miss hosting Chamber events, seeing friends, having people over and generally laughing with people.
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๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐:
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โ Seeing friendly faces I know around town for a gossip and a chat over coffee.
๐ช My hairdresser Sarah โ these grey roots are not going to withstand the lockdown!
๐๏ธ My weekly trips to hang out with Sarah and The Camp team in Lake Hawea (our new home)
๐ My Saturday mooch around the charity clothing shops โ though my bank account loves me for it.
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ "๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ"?
โ๏ธ Daily walks
๐ฅ Breakfast (I never eat breakfast)
โ๏ธ Zooming โ I zoom here, there and everywhere
โ๏ธ Working full time on Chamber stuff rather than part time across various clients
โ๏ธ Resurrecting our Yahtzee passion with a new โbubbleโ tournament underway
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐?
Definitely exercise regularly, sticking to a routine (whatever that now entails)
โ๏ธ Doing something each day you love and wouldnโt normally do.
โ๏ธ Trying to keep to the weekday/weekend routine so you have separation.
โ๏ธ Turn off social media and news TV after 6pm -and DO NOT peek.
โ๏ธ Also be kind. If you find yourself getting caught up in negative online comments or reports. Pull away from it and think kindly.
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ "๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ"?๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ-๐ญ๐ต? Plan. We donโt when this will โendโ or how that will look. We can however spend time now planning what each of the alert levels looks like for our individual businesses. Include your team in this. Itโs important we all stay mentally alert and motivated and making them a part of your recovery will not only yield great ideas, it will give them purpose in their day. As humans we crave social connection, routine and a sense of purpose. Donโt let that go.
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