What do you wish you’d done before lockdown?

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1. Sorted out and fenced our front garden so we had somewhere outside to sit not in full view of the neighbours
2. Had a bikini wax
3. Had my acrylic nails removed
4. Encouraged DP to get a haircut before it was too late. His hair grows ridiculously fast and he won’t let me touch it

Met the fit guy off a Tinder 😜

Got my hair cut. My partner has had a crack at it for me, however, and she hasn't done a bad job at all.

Bit confused by people talking about Easter chocolate. We can still buy that?

Yes but whilst some of this stuff can be bought in the supermarkets, lots of us are not going out at all, not even to supermarkets

I wish I'd bought more compost. And planted more fruit trees last year.

Sorted dds passport - need signature and photo sorting

If holidays are back in come August I’ll have to opt for one week fast track

@Straycatstrut Don't keep your potatoes in the fridge! You'll get away with it for a little while but at some point they'll go disgustingly sweet and your chips will taste like they've been sprinkled in sugar

Gone home with the man I had dinner with, in fact all the men I've had dinner with

Over Xmas hols, gone on a winter sun holiday, either Canary Isles or further afield this winter, as I had intended to..
Visited Venice and Pompeii and Lisbon anytime in the last few years (in case I never get to see these places now).

Celebrated my big birthday properly with a party instead of fairly low key (it was in January).

Got my hair cut.

Wish I had sorted out a complicated inheritance/ property situation sooner, instead of letting it drag out to appease a family member. That doesn't really matter though tbh.

Had my hair cut. I kept putting it off.

Had a family gathering and hugged them all.

Got Samsung out to look at my washing machine. Keeps coming up with a motor error and I have to recalibrate it every few days.

I think it's going to go completely which means washing clothes in the bloody bath.

Side note but it's surprisingly easy to cut your own hair at home (at least for curly hair, not sure about straight hair). There are a lot of tutorials on YouTube.

Probably not the best idea for anything drastic or a big change but definitely doable for a trim. And if you mess it up, it'll likely grow out before we're all out lockdown.

Bought a new, bigger freezer. The prices have now been hiked up and on the Argos website they say they will deliver within 99 days!

Bought more leggings for the boys, they’re refusing jeans and their leggings have holes in the knees.

Bought underpants for my youngest, want to potty train him.

Stockpiled hair dye!

I really, really wish I had gone to visit my parents early this year. They are in their eighties and my Dad at least is in the "shielded" category (COPD).

I had been going to visit in April. No chance of being able to go for some time now. I just hope that they don't get ill and I do actually see them both again, before it is too late. Until then all we can do is phone each other regularly (no Skype or Facetime, as they don't do computers or internet).

Our fence is down too and now won’t be sorted, neighbours garden is a mess and makes mine look awful.

Wish I had cleared some garden waste from the garden as tips are now closed and green bin collections have now stopped.

Wish I had bought more plants and seeds (struggling to get them now).

Wish I had hugged my mum and my Nan.

Veg seeds and bulbs for the garden. So we could grow some things. We have salad seeds and a bit of my compost is ready but that’s about it.

Everything else we had as DH is at risk so we tried to prepare just incase the worst happened.

Got my hearing aid

Had my referral appointment on 16th audiologists said it would take a couple of days, now it could be months.

Sent the DSs to get a haircut, the 15 year old is starting to look like a sheep 🙈

Let my horse have her head when she was pratting about the last time I rode her.

Should have ridden like the wind!

Started the back garden a bit earlier

We had all the turf removed and it ‘flattened’ at the beginning of march

Top soil ordered for last Thursday...obviously didn’t turn up which was perfectly understandable

Turf ordered for nest thursday....please see above

Our back garden looks like a prison yard

Oh and the dust!!!

Moved house and Schools

got medical tests done

car to garage

dentist, optician, haircuts

Oh and got my new glasses..

Thanks @socksmcgraw . I do have a gel eye mask, as a hot/cold compress, but was overdue an eye check anyway. Will look into it again when gp surgery is more accessible.