{"id":97699,"date":"2020-06-26T09:38:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T08:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=97699"},"modified":"2020-06-26T10:02:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T09:02:44","slug":"back-to-work-with-davina-and-garmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/presenters\/miceal-murphy\/back-to-work-with-davina-and-garmin\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to work with Davina and Garmin"},"content":{"rendered":"
Today sees me returning to work after 15 weeks isolating at home. It\u2019s been a very long time to be sitting at home and a great amount of time to allow me to get so much done. You\u2019d think so, right?<\/p>\n
Wrong. I don\u2019t know what I\u2019ve been doing, but it doesn\u2019t add up to much. I don\u2019t know what you\u2019re like but for me it seems the less I do, the less I get done. I started off with great intentions. I was working out at home and doing little fitness videos for Instagram but then I hurt my back and that took four weeks to heal and after that I just sort of lost my mojo! Anyone else?<\/p>\n
On top of that, we had lovely weather all through May so my excuse was that I wanted to take advantage of the sunshine whilst I could and so I spent a very long time sitting out on my balcony (and doing a little bit of gardening). Then when the weather changed and it rained all through the first three weeks in June, I thought I would use that time to get the house organised, the wardrobes cleared out, the cupboards tidied. However, each wet day just found me listening to music or watching old movies, because that’s what you do on rainy days, right?<\/p>\n
Admittedly, I really did get into my \u2018gardening\u2019 this year, which I have been loving. (I only have a balcony so it is all containers, but they have really flourished thanks to Richard Jackson<\/a>\u2019s incredible compost<\/a>, as well as his fabulous Flower Power<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/a>\n Everyone that I have \u2018Zoomed\u2019 from my balcony has commented on how good my Geraniums, Lavender, Pinks, Begonias etc. are looking.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n By the way,\u00a0 if you still aren\u2019t sorted with fabulous plants and flowers for the garden this summer then check out the gardening section<\/a> of our website. All delivered direct to your door. Simple.<\/p>\n\n So here I am returning to QVC today, full of the excitement of having some routine back in my life yet apprehensive about suddenly being around other people. By all accounts though, the systems that have been put in place at work are excellent and everyone is being very mindful and considerate and there are sanitation stations everywhere and even the directors are keeping a beady eye on how far apart we are from our guests, so I know I\u2019ll be well looked after. Still feeling apprehensive about it though.<\/p>\n Yesterday I had the weirdest throwback to that last day of the summer holidays before you return to school. I felt like I should be laying out my new uniform with my new shirt and trousers and school shoes (I loved that bit when I was younger) and packing my new school bag with my brand new pencil case with all my new pencils and pens and my ruler. Who remembers that feeling? I loved all the new stuff but was apprehensive about the actual return to school itself. Well that\u2019s sort of how I\u2019m feeling now, but more excited than anything else. To be back at Q and being able to talk to you all again and to see my colleagues (though far fewer of them than before, as all those who can work from home are doing so).<\/p>\n More than anything though, I have had a sudden reawakening in me for the need to get back into my fitness, which I am really glad about. I don\u2019t want to fall off the wagon again though, so I am looking for some help this time.<\/p>\n\n\n Fortunately, we have a great Today\u2019s Special Value coming up on Saturday 27th June (launching on Friday 26th June) from Garmin<\/a>. It\u2019s the Garmin Vivoactive Smartwatch with GPS & Wi-Fi. It is the perfect choice for keeping track of all your activity and it even has a \u2018body battery\u2019 that lets you know when your body has the most energy and therefore when is good for you to get active! It has so many features I actually can\u2019t really do them all justice here, so I am just going to list all the technical details here so you can see for yourself. It\u2019s also available on interest-free instalments, by the way!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a>\n I will be on-air with it at midnight on Friday night, 26th June. I would recommend getting in early for this one. (I just had my birthday a few days ago and if this had been a Today’s Special Value before my birthday I would have asked for this as a birthday gift from the family!) It\u2019s going to be perfect to get me motivated again and not only get me going but keep me going especially as it has 20 pre-loaded sports apps and a heart rate monitor and a pulse-ox monitor too!<\/p>\n<\/a>\n Here are all the details for you to check out for yourself:<\/p>\n