How a little taste of freedom made me feel like myself again

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In England, pubs and other businesses re-opened yesterday but I seem to be running a few weeks behind the general public when it comes to the easing of the rules so I still haven’t made use of some of the new freedoms. I haven’t had a picnic with six people, for example, and so I didn’t go to the pub yesterday. But I did have a great day.

Do you remember that feeling when your parents would go out for the day, or in the best-case scenarios, would go on holiday and you would have a free house? I loved nothing more as a teenager. I would feel almost drunk on the freedom. It’s the same kind of feeling I would get when I lived with housemates and would put my key in the door after a long day at work hoping no-one would be in so I could fully relax for the evening and as I opened the door I would realise I had got my wish. Score!

Well that’s the feeling I got x100 yesterday when my parents went out for the day. I honestly felt giddy. I felt free. I felt like myself. After an important vide…