AS time ticks by, it has become more and more difficult to remember what “normal” was like.

We used to be free to go to our favourite coffee shop with our children to meet friends with their children.

It was once encouraged for families to get together outdoors to spend some time together.

We used to shout over dozens of voices to order a drink at our favourite bars.

We used to nip into Asda on the way home from work to pick up those items we forgot to get the previous day.

There were no (enforced) queues and we could stand close to each other a chat.

That “normal” we know (and loveed?) will not be around for some time.

Regardless of whether you agree with the slight easing of the lockdown, there is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel - whether that tunnel ends during this summer or next summer remains to be seen.

During this strange time, we have been reminded what really matters to us.

Work is important, yes, it pays out bills and feeds our families, but there is a realisation that what makes us rich is not wealth, cars, jewellery or - crucially - an expensive haircut, it is who we have around us and how we treat them.

These are the people who will welcome you home from the office, the factory, the shop - wherever it is you work - once we are all back in those places, whenever that is.

We must not forget that.

If nothing else, our priorities have been rearranged. That, at least, is one positive.