Anyone else having an off day today? 😭

[whodunit3]

On the whole lockdown hasn’t been bad for us, DH Is a key worker but work is quiet and has been doing a lot of WfH, 3 DC are very happy and generally entertaining theirselves, we have a lot of outdoor space and animals and the weather has been awesome.

I’m also quite good at keeping morale up, encouraging eldest DD to bake when she starts to get a bit grumpy, crafting with youngest when she is bored, lots of family quizzes, movies, BBQ’s, romantic meals and I have smugly been thinking that we are doing great.

I however woke up this morning in a right grump, house feels tiny, DH isn’t (obviously irrationally on my part) telepathically sensing my neediness and how emotional I’m feeling and doesn’t seem to be doing anything right, the sound of DC playing hide in seek in my clean laundry cupboard, the garden shed all the while dragging the entire bastarding lawn in and out the house is giving rage.

Poor DH has just came up and asked if I would like him to make me a cocktail that I could enjoy in the garden and I have just burst into tears and told him to shut the door on the way out...

All of a sudden I just feel very peopled out, like I’m living the same day everyday and that everything is losing its enjoyment level...even my beloved wine! 😭

Anyone else? What do you do to snap yourself out of it?

Yup, me too! Live alone, been ill with Covid, still tired and breathless on minimal exertion even though I got out of hospital over 2 weeks ago. Today I just felt like I would never be back to my normal fitness level, was fed up with the solitary confinement, etc.
However, I settled down to watch my minister’s lovely online service recorded in our village church, had a cry at the hymns, and felt very comforted by the prayers and cheered by the upbeat sermon.
So a bit better now, after a nice roast dinner too, and an online chat with one of my adult daughters. She’s just done her first volunteer shift in her local hospital, bless her.
Tomorrow I have an online bridge game to look forward to.
I think we have to expect there will be some tough days when it’s hard to get motivated or keep going - but even those will pass, and better times will come. As the old joke says “Grant me patience, Lord. But hurry!”.

@whodunit3 @Boredbumhead pesto past here too I’m really feeling it today too. Really really down and it feels like there’s nothing to look forward to. Hoping I wake up tomorrow and everything feels better....

*pesto pasta

I’m not good most of the time, but today was really bad, this morning in particular. Maybe we just have to gat through the bad days and hope for better. Reset the clock somehow. If we could get out or go out in the car I might feel better.

Yes, me! I shouldn't be fed up...we are all safe and well, financially secure and I'm able to get Sainsburys delivery but....I'm pissed off with it all. I don't normally need other people, very introverted and happy with own and household family company but today I'm not. It might be something to do with others seeming to be breaking lockdown now and I'm still being 'good', or just the need to go out for longer than an hour! Sincerely hoping for rain as that makes it easier to stay at home

I so agree with this. My job is fairly secure, health is okay ect... But today has been a struggle. I'm introverted so thought I wouldn't be too badly effected, but I'm finding it so difficult. I'm observing all the rules, but my neighbor is still having an endless stream of visitors (and treating me to trance music most days). They can do what they want apparently. Tried to hang my washing out today but they were smoking cannabis in their garden, such a strong smell. I just miss my old life, where I could go out and avoid them when they were behind anti-social.

Same here. We've been plodding along with lockdown quite happily, but today I feeling spaced out and lethargic........feels like there's no end in sight. Also have pmt!! Our dc are going to bed later as without school they're just not as tired. So less adult time in the evening for me and dh. But in general feeling grateful for our situation.

Yesterday for me. Funny loads saying the same day.

Same reason too. Peopled out. Was better today but I did feel really down first, to get through it.

I had my bad day yesterday, as did DS. Poor DH didn’t know what to do with us both, we were so grumpy and tearful. We’ve coped fine so far, partly because DH and I are both NHS, so still working, but I just hit a bit of a wall yesterday. Today was much better, I went for a run on my own, which helped a lot!

I think the novelty is wearing off now, even for those of us who are fortunate in our circumstances, and not knowing how or when it’s going to end is getting hard. for all of us!

Same here. I had a lovely dream last night about my partner being with me. I woke up this morning and of course he's not there, I had a pounding headache and 2 kids who were both being a bit brat like and refusing to eat the food I cooked. I think this week might be a bit hard. We'll get there though.

Same here Recovering from being ill ( covid but not confirmed by a test) and I am on day 42. Husband on day 28 and if he asks me one more time did you have this when you were on this day I am going to scream. I also do not want his continuous updates on how he feels with his bloated stomach and incidences of breathlessness. I sound such a cow. I miss my mum, grown up sons and the their partners and especially my granddaughter who I have not seen for over 7 weeks. I can't get motivated and I just want to cry. In fact I have had tears a few times today My anxiety is through the roof and I can't see an end to this. To be honest I have decided to phone the doctors and try and get some anti depressants to lift my mood as I have been getting sadder and more anxious as the week has gone on,

After yesterday, I’ve decided to try and have an easy morning so have set dc up with school work and iPad and come back to bed with breakfast and coffee. All quiet so far..... hoping for half an hour to myself before I need to get ready for work myself.
I’m going to give myself a small to do list for the week which allows for lots of time for me, in the hope that it reduces the chances of waking up with that feeling of dread!