I normally get regular manicures at a nail salon in Deptford (called 'Deptford Nails') with my housemate Dora. It's a small care-ritual we enjoy together, that we began just after she moved in about a year ago. It usually starts with us both simultaneously deciding that we are now unhappy with the current state of our nails, and it's about time that we deserve a treat! When the planets align (i.e. we have £25 and a free couple of hours), we walk to 'Deptford Nails' together, excitedly deliberating the new colour we are going to choose. This colour choice is most important! It will dictate our '#mood' for the next month or so. Somehow, the question 'what type of person do we want to be?' gets simplified into this colour choice decision; bright, 'natural', classic, glittery etc. When we arrive we say hello to the ladies that work there, and they ask what type of service we want. We always choose 'soak off then SNS', or 'SNS ...

Myself, Brendyn (husband) and a friend of ours (Tristan) are held up in the country for the next few weeks. The boys have recently returned from the Philippiness, where they recorded an album with a local Filipino artist called Keiko Necesario. They're now in the mixing stage and using the isolation time to get the album finished. They're working really long hours at the moment while my own work has slowed right down, so I've been doing the cooking and some baking to boost morale. I made some drinking chocolate for dessert one night - coconut cream, a few blocks of Tesco's dark chocolate (85%), 2 cups of milk, maple syrup, a dash of salt, vanilla essence and a tablespoon or two of cornflour for thickening. We drank it hot, right off the stove. Simple, but I can't describe how good it made us feel. This week I'd like to try it again, but perhaps a more boozy variation. I found this recipe for 'mulled hot chocolate' from Olive Magazine and one da...

Sasha guys be safe and don't be alone throughout isolation - if u need help call up ! gotta stay as a community throughout the shit xx Ghaith Yep, this was one of the reasons we started this collective in the first place 😍 Amand a ➦ Forwarded " Lockdown. Yes, there is fear. Yes, there is isolation. Yes, there is panic buying. Yes, there is sickness. Yes, there is even death. But they say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise, you can hear the birds again. They say that after just a few weeks of quiet, the sky is no longer thick with fumes, but blue and grey and clear. They say that in the streets as Assisi people are singing to each other across the empty squares, keeping their windows open, so that those that are alone may hear the sounds of family around them. They say that a hotel in the west of Ireland is offering free meals and delivery to the housebound. Today, a young woman I know is busy s...