Anyone else enjoying lockdown?

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Is anyone enjoying this lockdown period?

DH are very fortunate to be able to work from home so we take it in turns to look after the baby and do some work. Our work has also been understanding and flexible wherever possible. We have enough supplies for a week and it's a short walk to the local shop for any top ups.

As naturally introverted people it's nice to just be us and not deal with the outside world.

Don't get me wrong, I am worried about our loved ones and want this to be over as soon as possible.

I feel terrible for feeling this way as there are so many people who are struggling right now but this time has given me an opportunity to regroup and refocus without seeing colleagues for a few weeks.

It only started two hours ago

I'm an introvert but not a homebird.

Mother Nature is doing well out of it all, I will grant that.

@TheLinerunner sorry I should have been clearer, for us we have been social distancing/isolating/WFH for 2 weeks.

I love being at home too. X

No as I'm in a tiny house with a pocket sized garden that is nearly always in shade with small children. I'll have less time to do anything, let alone focus on anything I want to do. I'll have difficulties trying to dry any laundry and even after half a day my kids are going stir crazy and so are going to have tantrums and wreck the place.

Yep! Me!...we have been at home and homeschooling for over a week now!! I am thoroughly enjoying being at home with my dc and dh. We are safe, happy, healthy. And we are staying at home 95% of the time. Only leave to go to an isolated beach or to the shop (we don’t take dc into the shop though) We are spending lots of time as a family with nothing tearing us away. We stocked up over a month ago now (because I knew the shit would hit the fan). We are very lucky to have lots of outside space and not much monthly bills only our electricity bill and life/health insurances.

I'm about to

No work tomorrow and just a lovely dog walk to do

Yes 🤦‍♀️
We have three. I'm loving not having to rush around to school and extracurriculars.

1st day of homeschooling was a bit bumpy but nothing that we can't get used to with some practice.

And now DH who works nightmare shifts is going to be home more.

It's a global tragedy. Absolute horrors.

But we are safe and so lucky and we are going to enjoy this small ray of sunshine.

I’m living my best introverted life! 😂

Working from home (which I do often anyway). Childfree by choice. It’s literally bliss! DH is loving it too!

Yep. We have been self isolating since last Wednesday. We are all ok. Daughter had a cough, I got it, now husband has it but very mild so looks like we are in the clear for now. We both work fulltime so things usually are very stressful. I'm loving spending more time with the children . They seem to understand that all they have is each other for entertainment right now so are actually playing nicely..we have done baking, crafts, out in the garden enjoying the glorious weather. Watching our fave films. It's been amazing.

Yes we are enjoying it too.

Oh I'm so glad I'm not the only one! Before this we would often lock ourselves away for a weekend but I would feel guilty about it.

@DingleberryRose I mostly WFH anyway, as much as I'm enjoying it, it would enjoy it loads more if I didn't have to worry about entertaining and feeding a toddler!

@disneydatknee DS doesn't have a clue. He's too young for baking and crafts and needs watching 24/7. It will be something to tell him about when he's older

Yes, I feel the same, OP. Didn't realise that usually there's a feeling of guilt that comes with not socialising, until there wasn't!

I am looking forward to not being stuck in the office all day but will still be working on most weekdays. Would rather be able to spend time with my mum, daughters and young grandchildren though.

Life won't change much for me at all. I never go out and live the life of lockdown anyway. I love living in my little bubble and would be fine with lockdown if it weren't one very close member of my family my youngest DD choosing not to believe any of this shit is real. They are currently at a friends house miles away with no money and no means of supporting themselves. I can't help them financially because money is very tight and we are going to need every penny ourselves. I just want her to come home but I don't think they will

I've been self isolating for 2 weeks so I've got a head start!
I do like having more time around the kids. We're doing more craft. I've taught DS to ride a bike. I'm having really nice conversations with both of them.
DS is about a year behind academically and it's good to get a chance to cover the basics with him instead of taking him through the homework his teacher sets, some of which isn't suitible for his level.
In some ways I'm parenting the way I always imagined I might. With lots of wholesome activities and time together.
In other ways it's heartbreaking. My world has shrunk to the size of my flat and the street it sits on. It's very constrained. I miss people and I miss my kids having people. DS asked me to put him Minecraft online so he can "have relationships like I did in the time before"

Not yet....but I might learn to love it in time. I’m open minded.

Op
I love duvet days ! This is heaven for me
Unfortunately I'm a front line emergency service worker so short lived ☹️

I love being at home, the actual lockdown itself isn’t a problem (been self isolating for almost two weeks now) it’s the constant fear 😢

As far as possible, given how shitty and scary it is.. yes! Being an introvert is a definite advantage for once in our lives!

I would be enjoying it more if I wasn’t ill. Been social distancing a few weeks by choice, then got some virus (some cv symptoms, still not sure but holy crap it has been awful whatever it is) so we are now SI. I have lots of plans for the time we are all together. DS has been home educated five years anyway so that’s no different (DD only started school in December so rubbish timing for her, but she was home ed for years too so she knows we can do it). Toddler home from nursery so her sleep is up shit creek already but oh well.

I don’t have the financial worries though - it’s very weird to be in the position of being grateful that I already couldn’t work (I have various neuro/AI conditions) and DH had to stop work last year due to osteoporosis and other things. So we are already sorted on UC etc and I get PIP. We also got housed in 2018 due to our family’s health needs - working heating, more space, a little garden - the thought of still being in our old home for lockdown is awful. Bizarre silver lining to these crappy illnesses, but if there’s any time to be counting our blessings, surely it’s now right? :)

I’ve said to the kids we are just muddling through for the next few weeks - it’s Easter holidays next week anyway, so as long as DD keeps up with her school set work anything goes. We will just gradually settle and try and create more of a routine when the next term starts.

Now we've got our Easter flights and reservations fully refunded I can relax and enjoy it. It's great, we've been making the most of the home theatre watching films and TV!

Once DS finishes school on Wednesday there's the Xbox/PlayStation/VR games and plenty of board games (just bought Pandemic).

No rush to school and unhurried lunches together at home.

No makeup or blow drying needed in the morning. No figuring out what to wear to work. Time to read and organise our photos and documents.

We don't go to the pub, gym or cinema anyway so it hasn't been too difficult for us.

Live under a busy flight path and I'm now being woken up with bird singing instead of planes every 3 minutes. I can happily sleep through aeroplanes but birds singing sound odd. It's taking so getting used to. My DH is finding the birds are waking him up at 3-4am .