Whilst not on complete lockdown here in Malta, we are advised to stay home as much as possible. I have a horrible immune system and we both want this all over with as soon as possible so Arvid and I are limiting our time in the outside world so we had to find a way to get food and groceries delivered to our home.

Whether you're on mandatory quarantine or practising social distancing as part of the #staythefuckhome movement chances are you'll need a few things to help you get through.

Well, shit got real, real fast over on this little island. The number of confirmed coronavirus (covid-19) cases varies per source, with latest stats stating over 300 cases, but other websites claiming doctors state many cases are going unreported.

This is a bit of a hard one for me to write as it means divulging a bit more personal information than I'm usually comfortable sharing and it's also actually quite embarrassing. But here goes... I got rejected for a home loan from almost every bank in Malta.

This year I spent hours reading through every single post on this blog- updating and fixing the ones worth keeping and ruthlessly deleting those I thought brought no value. One type of post I just could not get rid of was my 'new year' posts (2011, 2012). So this year, I thought I'd do another one.