ADs predict wine and rioting before 6.30pm (but only if the sun's out)

[Dowser]

Over here peeps.

Not much sun today..so plenty of wine it is

Morning all. I'm still in bed. Was woken at 7:30am by a neighbour's toddler loudly expressing their displeasure at being taken for a 7:30am walk. Drank coffee and read in bed but period pain required painkillers which made me sleepy so I went back to sleep until DH woke me at 11am.
I've been drinking coffee and eating Kit-Kats in bed.

And yes, I have got significantly fatter in lockdown. Was at slimming world before this happened and doing well, but have not managed to keep it up as all I want is alcohol and junk. Managed a week of intermittent fasting, but it didn't fit with the drinking and junk...

We did quite a few walks in the beginning but the novelty wore off. Went for one run with DD, she wasn't impressed.
I want to swim! I LIKE swimming. Grrr.

Wind has died down here so may get the DCs out this afternoon, but I may not. Need to hang out laundry. Should do a proper good clean of the house, but it's very difficult when it's FULL OF FUCKING PEOPLE!
I work 3 days a week, usually my days off I do the food shop and sort the house out. But having people lounging around all over the place, glued to screens in every room, means I don't do the usual housework.

So I'm fat, lazy and my house is a mess. Plus I have a depressed husband who is barely working at the moment and a depressed teenager. I'm fed up.

I cancelled out Portugal holiday that was in 4 weeks time because I couldn't be sure our passports would arrive, flights would be going or air bridge would be in place. I really need a holiday! Have been looking at UK places but not sure what will be open and whether things will be busier than usual. It all seems so much effort.

I want to stay in bed until normal returns... Sorry for the whinge!

From another thread (and I don't believe this constitutes a TAAT as it's just copying Gov guidelines posted on it)

www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-managing-playgrounds-and-outdoor-gyms/covid-19-guidance-for-managing-playgrounds-and-outdoor-gyms?fbclid=IwAR3S1ixnTqf595_Jmv4WOQAtU78uJPqYJFPBbJX8yV_WmLDP3X6cai1UtJ8

Will give huge excuses to not opening playparks. Kids are gonna get fucked over again.

I was losing weight at start of the lockdown - we were struggling to get hold of food so were much more careful about what we bought and ate.

Last month that's gone and we've had more junk food and my weight has crept up when it really needs to go down.

Livin there are some improvements to post covid life. Apparently hotels and self catering cottages will be dispersing of those dreadful scatter cushions that are usually liberally splayed over beds and armchairs - you know the ones that are too small to prop you up, but take up a lot of room in the corner. That and fussy nick knacks (sp) won't be missed by me.

Oh and I'm liking the fact there won't be many people at the zoo when I go next weekend as I don't like crowds, but I have to balance that with the fact that it will go out of business if it keeps opening with reduced capacity.
I don't miss corralling the teen out the door so I can get him to school and I can go to work, but I like both of the end results better than the current alternative so will live with that one.

That's about it though. I mostly miss my workmates. They are a great bunch.

Hello all.
No plans here, I’m in too foul a mood. Just ordered a new sofa for the playroom that I’m turning into a ‘mummy room’ as the ungrateful children never play in it! I’m having a comfy sofa, loads of book shelves and a wine fridge.
The DC are arguing about that tripe to watch on TV. The toddler is napping (too early, but he has whinged all morning so I put him to bed). DH is off doing chores... filling the car with diesel for the first time since March and picking up some stuff from Argos for DD2’s birthday.
Tired, fat and grumpy.

DominaShantotto with those guidelines I don't think children's play areas will be opening any time soon.

@LadyOfTheImprovisedBath

DominaShantotto with those guidelines I don't think children's play areas will be opening any time soon.

Yep that's my fear. Poor poor children.

Oh good, you could read it, she makes me laugh, a lot, most weekends. She's deffo one of us

I am logged in permanently to the Times use mum's login #sorrynotsorry

@HesterShaw1

Oh good, you could read it, she makes me laugh, a lot, most weekends. She's deffo one of us

I am logged in permanently to the Times use mum's login #sorrynotsorry

I use FIL’s login!

And I use my son's coz he gets student rates. Christ we're a tight bunch!

@Drivingdownthe101

Hello all. No plans here, I’m in too foul a mood. Just ordered a new sofa for the playroom that I’m turning into a ‘mummy room’ as the ungrateful children never play in it! I’m having a comfy sofa, loads of book shelves and a wine fridge. The DC are arguing about that tripe to watch on TV. The toddler is napping (too early, but he has whinged all morning so I put him to bed). DH is off doing chores... filling the car with diesel for the first time since March and picking up some stuff from Argos for DD2’s birthday. Tired, fat and grumpy.

Can I come and live in your mummy room please?

Pouring with rain here and wind too, despite this DH has dragged the boys out to try and find out if the farmers market might be open (under cover). I don't think it will but didn't mention this and happily saw them off, thankful for a bit of time alone.

So now am stuck in with the squawky cockatiel who has become very same and attached to being out during the lockdown and is standing by his door wanting out. Joining in with some kind of music on the radio. He's not getting out. I need a break from attending to everything.

DH cut my hair today. I had washed it and he got a comb and cut straight across. After this I tried cutting the front but but it is a bit wonky so just stuck it up, as usual. Might henna it at some point. Am getting an odd sharp nerve type pain in the left side of my bum, think is from sitting about too much.

@Ibake

And I use my son's coz he gets student rates. Christ we're a tight bunch!

Can I come and live in your mummy room please?

Of course. I will rename it ‘the anti dementors room’.

I'm losing patience with it all at the minute. Every time I feel like things might be improving something brings me back down to earth with a massive bump. Pubs are opening, I can to back to work, great. Then I read about people insisting on us wearing masks and no chit chat between anybody "because it's not safe" Why don't all those people who think everything is a death sentence just stay at home and not take the risk! Staff have to suffer in masks running around like headless chicken because the precious people can't bear to think we might be breathing the virus on them for the very brief interaction we will be having.

This guideline on playgrounds, do the council's have to commit to cleaning before they are allowed to open? Can the council say they aren't cleaning it thus not opening it? When are we going to be allowed to be grown ups about all of this. We were playing in the park the Saturday right before lockdown, we are all still alive!

@PickAChew
😂
This is a very non ironing household
Mr Dowser has some shirts that need a rub over ..and that’s it

Blowing a hooley here too. Still a better day than yesterday.
Still feeling a bit traumatised.
Thank god I didn’t ask my granddaughter to come and see Dil’s horseS
Hate Sundays

@LethargicLumpOfLockdownLard
What about Tenerife
They will be delighted to see you there
Just spoken to a guy who’s going August 2 .
First family holiday
They are super excited

Height of Scottish summer and the table and wheelie bins have made another dash for Norway.

I want a mummy room. A sound-proofed mummy room.

I’m just off the phone from my dad. We’re all so limited by conversation. Him: I’ve got a Morrison’s delivery coming. Me: cool, we’ve got Tesco.

He’s saying in Wales he can’t go 5 miles, but can soon fly to Spain - can that be right?

Horrible day here, we're going to do an escape room. I am back at work tomorrow (hurray!) so not drinking too much wine.

I have been looking forward to getting back out there and the kids going back to their childminder but I'm not actually so keen on getting up at 7.30am, I've gone a bit noctural during this.

I'm quite liking the wind . I've got a load of laundry out to dry and it meant my run wasn't as humid as it has been recently. Am I to Pollyanish today for this thread ?
I'm sure I'll find something to irk me later.

@mightbealittlebitmad
Why don't all those people who think everything is a death sentence just stay at home and not take the risk!

This. With bells on

Our playparks are only meant to open tomorrow but the signs have been changed already, I was very grateful for this yesterday as it meant the kids could kind of semi-legally have a shot on the swings when it was dry. Nobody tell NS.

[quote LivinLaVidaLoki]@mightbealittlebitmad
Why don't all those people who think everything is a death sentence just stay at home and not take the risk!

This. With bells on[/quote]
Absolutely!

And I just read that leisure centres and pools might not open at all this year because of the massive black hole in their finances, caused by lockdown. How the hell else are people supposed to access sport to combat the obesity exacerbated by being in our houses for 3 months?

This SO hasn't been worth it.

Afternoon. Thanks for the new thread.

No real plans. Very windy here. MIL still in hospital. Just a bit (lot?) fed up today. Nothing much to be happy about.

DH does his own fucking ironing. Usually when he runs out of stuff to wear.

The boys and I are all really heat rash prone so wear a lot of cotton. I'm not ironing ds1's stuff while he's not leaving the house, though. It gets folded carefully, straight from the dryer. That is of course, unless dh doesn't conveniently ignore the dryer finishing and folds it all badly and puts everything in my fucking ironing basket, including pyjamas and some of his own stuff.