In a parallel universe far, far away...what would you being doing right now?

[SophieB100]

Saturday afternoon.
I would be wandering round the high street, trying on clothes, meeting friends for coffee. Then home, before going out to a nice pub or wine bar to meet friends, perhaps a meal. And I'd be taking it all for granted, because it's my normal.

I so feel for those of you with new babies and postponed weddings!

What I’m doing right now, lay next to my sleeping toddler during her nap time..BUT..this morning we would have been to her swimming lesson with her little pals, possibly a coffee by the beach or dog walk, maybe a kids birthday party, bbq on the beach, bike ride and cocktail/dinner at the beach with friends etc etc 😒

Pretty much exactly what I am doing today.

Cleaning the kitchen and fridge in the morning, lunch, sorting out the garage. DH making a nice dinner and TV.

Recovering from a busy week of DC's hospital appointments and rushing around to various appointments and meetings for the DC, chasing paperwork and drafting complaint letters to the council, education., etc, and feeling bad about all the housework I haven't done (and still not getting round to it). Whereas now, I've had time to catch up, in the hope that it will be easier to keep on top of domestic things once life ramps up again.

One of the huge positives of all of this is the fact my DC get to experience life as 'normal' children for a little while, without having to be constantly poked and prodded by various specialists. It's so nice for them to be able to dictate how they spend their time for once in their lives. Their doctors are all still in touch by phone so DC are fine, but it's just so nice to have a break! I never envisaged we'd ever have that.

We would be on the plane back from our two week holiday in Majorca right now...

We'd be wondering around the beautiful tulip gardens at Keukenhof (Amsterdam). We went last Easter and didn't have enough time to fully appreciate it, so we'd booked to return this week to spend some quality time there.

Id be getting ready to go on a date with the lovely guy im chatting to via OLD.

Instead we're videocalling... Not quite the same

Should have been DD’s birthday party. So she should have been surrounded by friends and family celebrating what a fantastic little girl she is. I had planned it so well. It was going to be a great party.

This particular Saturday I would be in London, mainlining pasta in preparation for the London Marathon.

This particular saturday I would have been recovering from a fantastic night at my good friends wedding.... next year though

It is now Saturday evening, in my parallel universe. So, I would be in the pub/wine bar with friends, and DP would call, after a few drinks, because he has been to see Chelsea, and he is other celebrating or commiserating, praising or cursing the ref.

He asks if we are going to meet up in town, or should we go back to his/mine? Should we eat out? He says there's a good band on at a pub we like, but I don't fancy it, seen them before, would rather go to the little Italian near where he lives... We make arrangements, and carry on as we have every other Saturday for years. Because that is our normal, and we take it for granted.

Now: Just watched a Midsummer Murders, cuddling the cat, after face timing DP, who I think misses me more than he misses Chelsea. I miss him so much I could cry. Wondering if I can stretch out the food in the fridge, so I don't have to face supermarkets until next week.

Sorry you are missing what you expected, I hope we can all capture some of normality soon. to all.

Packing for the holiday that we were supposed to be going on tomorrow

But instead we're having a BBQ (just me and DP) in the nice weather and peaceful garden and watching the cats play, so it's not too bad.

I should be heading to the airport with my friends for my first holiday abroad in years 😢

I'd be getting organised to go to Madrid next weekend for my hen do, and probably some wedding planning. Instead I'm hooked up to a constant source of wine and cake.. only benefit to this whole situation is that there's no need for a wedding diet anymore! 😂😂

Oh god. I'd be doing this actually..... mumsnetting and trying to avoid the thought I need to do some work to try and get ahead for the week.

Sunday morning now... I'd have spent the morning sat by the ice rink while dd2 has her lesson then skates with friends she made there. I'd chat to the friends parents and drink coffee.
Not possible now and not possible for the foreseeable future as they have ripped up the indoor skate park and ice rink to make hospital wards in the temporary Rainbow hospital they have turned the leisure centre into. Dd is very sad as it means that even when lockdown is loved she won't be able to return to her hobby for a long time.