my name is claire gilligan and i'm a freelance virtual assistant as a member of evcom they've invited me to do a one-minute interview with so let's begin first question was what is one thing you've learned from the current crisis well i've learned that nobody wins lockdown there is no competition running about who's the best at surviving during tough times in fact nobody wins lockdown so if you're using your time in lockdown to study that's great well done it's also okay to sit and read and think and not learn a new skill or study anything that's okay looking after your mental health is more important than being in a race with people on your social media just be kind to one another can you recommend a resource for us to check out well i would recommend two first one is the open university have teamed up with martin lewis of the money saving expert to create a free money academy course it covers quite a lot of things from taxes to budgets to mortgages pensions and a whole lot more it's really worth checking out and the other one i would like to recommend is a book on health it's called the obesity code by dr jason fung and it's all about healthy living what to eat and more importantly when to eat introduction for me to intermittent fasting i'd highly check it out what tv show or film or book have you been getting through during lockdown i suppose well i've done a lot of reading during lockdown and watching tv but also re-watching some old dvds i had on the shelf like game of thrones from the very beginning and the wire all over again including of course some of the ocean films uh as well they were really cool to rewatch what have you missed the most during lockdown well honestly going to my local charity shop i know we should all support local but i miss having a good mooch around and picking up a bargain or two but i also donate for my local cancer research charity shop as well i miss visiting my local cinema i know i just said i watched a lot of tv as well but it's not the same at home it's just not so there you have it there's one minute with me claire gilligan i'm standing by to help you with my company standbyva.com hope to see you soon