Relax Your Way

The situation here in Mauritius has changed dramatically since my Birthday just over a month ago. We have been back in serious lockdown since 10 March! No one can go to work except for medical staff and essential workers. Only supermarkets are open, and you can only shop twice a week according to alphabetical surname. One mistake in our quarantine procedures for those arriving in Mauritius means we lost our ZERO covid cases status in local population as we've had for the last 10 months. We went into lockdown when there were 8 local cases and now we're at 212 new cases. Yesterday we had 230, so for the first time the numbers are going down.

Our area has been declared a red zone, so in addition to all the lockdown rules, no one is allowed in or out of the area. We can't get deliveries in from places outside the zone. 

So my son spends another Birthday in lockdown. Last year he had to cancel the party he had organised - this year he already knew he wouldn't be celebrating with his friends.

We tried to give him some fun ... I taped some paper across in front of his door ... and filled the space with balloons.

When he opened his door, he was showered with balloons. 

Since it's not an easy situation for anyone at the moment, I thought I would give a card encouraging him to be relaxed. We can only take things a day at a time.

My entry to ...

... Addicted to CAS : Shapes

... Make the Card : Masculine

On the Beach

I had friends asking for masculine cards, and I have a NBUS stamp set which is perfect for this ... Stampin' Up A Good Man.

A simple one layer card with lots of white space.

My entry to ... 

... AAA Cards : Along the Edge (optional Beach)

... NBUS #17

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Midsummer Blues

... Timeout Challenge #168

... The Male Room - 7th Birthday

The Male Room Guest Designer

I am so happy to be guest designer at The Male Room for this fortnight's challenge.

With the difficult times we are going through across the globe, I think everyone needs some encouragement. My son started his new job 2 weeks before the lockdown and has had to work on his own from home since then.  Being on a computer screen all day by yourself without much support or interaction can be quite discouraging. And it's a long road ahead. So this card is for him.