To ask if there's anything you'll miss about the LOCKDOWN once it's over?

[Butterfly98]

The one thing I will miss is getting ready so quickly in the morning and not having to waste time putting makeup on or blow drying my hair!

The first week my face was detoxing and broke out in spots. I just applied a light No7 moisturiser and lip balm and now skin is completely clear and looks brighter for the 1st in years. Even DH has noticed! The dark circles under my eyes have also gone from all the extra sleep! I haven't bothered with applying serums etc to my hair either and that seems to have rejuvenated itself as well with more bounce and shine in it!

The amount of money we spend on these beauty products is crazy and this lockdown has made me wonder if we need any of them at all!

So what will you miss if anything?

I’m neither loving nor hating this lockdown. I’m missing my parents and my sister and nieces and nephews very much, but I am very much enjoying the laid back mornings. Not having to rush round getting uniforms ready and packed lunches and rushing to work. I’m enjoying my DH being home and being here at tea time so we are all eating together a lot more.
I’m also saving a lot of money, no work means no lunches, coffees, impulsive spends are gone so I’ve actually managed to put some money away this month.

The quiet streets, more time to cook, less stress about using time sensibly and trying to get the most stuff squeezed in, more sleep and more contact with extended family.

I'm enjoying DH being around to help with bedtime.

I'm glad all the Brexit talk has stopped for a bit.

That's probably it!

I'll miss the lack of litter on the local beach. I belong to a coastal cleaning crew and most weekends we get a full carrier bag each of discarded plastic bottles, cans, nappies, coffee cups, sandwich wrappers etc. Since lockdown, the beach is only populated by dog walkers and joggers and there's not a scrap of rubbish anywhere.

Not having to go to work. I have to go back to teaching full time. I left in December and had to return just before lockdown due to our business being affected by corona very early on (aviation) remote teaching is much less emotionally draining than the real thing. Dreading it! Haven't worked full time for 13 years!!

Il miss dc sleeping until 7 or 8 as there’s no rush hour traffic to wake him

Il miss DH being at home allowing me to nap in the day (heavily pregnant so this is a godsend right now)

Il miss no longer having an excuse not to join in with big family gatherings which I hate

Bring a full time, hands on mum. I've loved making breakfasts and spending all my time with them. When this is over I'll have to go back to a 52 hour week job that pays minimal money for what I do.

I want to stay with my children.

My husband who is working FT from home, he will be not home as much - he often travels with work and even when not travelling has the commute time.

The pain free commute to my work, when everyone else is back on the road

My dog

I’m enjoying the extra time with DH and both children, I’ll miss that. I’ll miss the not having to rush anywhere and not having to do school run.

Having my lovely DP at home. The lack of rushing around always have to be somewhere doing something. Us all being together at home. I can't wait for us to be back to normal but these are my positives.

I've lost weight as no takeaways, eating out and nights at the pub.

DP asked as I was pottering around the garden 'Are you wearing a bra?' I shook my head but sadly, he didn't suggest investigating further 🤣

I will miss people not 'popping round' I hate that so much!

I do love being at home and a quieter pace of life
No commute.
No school runs.
I have loved spending time with DS, but for the first time in lockdown he is actually pissing me off and I wish he was at school!

The quiet and the calm
Not rushing here, there and everywhere constantly.
Time to just be and to spend more with my children.
Watching wildlife return and having cleaner air.

It's great to see that so many people have happy home lives with their DP/DH and children including myself. I never thought much about how simple things like sitting together everyday for lunch/tea really does make me happy. Having the time to talk without always watching the clock and having to dash out the door to be somewhere that's not very important! If anything this lockdown has taught a lot of us to appreciate the things money can't buy and to be less materialistic.

I will miss my ds2 being happy. He is thriving under lockdown. He has physical and sensory disabilities so he has struggled in school, especially secondary. Now with no walking between classes, nobody bumping into him and no need for social interaction he is loving life.

I'll miss the quietness. No traffic sound. I'll also miss not commuting every day and being on that hamster wheel.

It's been great pottering around, we have all been in a much better mood and more laid back.

My hair and skin haven't looked so good in years, no daily blow dring and make up routine.

Being able to cross the road when I see people coming without offending anyone (introvert)

My daughters being off school. I love having them home and being able to be home with them.

I will miss working from home , since my job description changed in October last year I have said that I could work from home one day a week , but my bosses are insistent I need to be on site every day .
While I know I need to be on site a few days a week I am perfectly capable from working from home too,
Hopefully this will prove that I can work from home .

I also will miss the quiet roads , I am really enjoying going for bike rides when there are less cars and less exhaust fumes.

I'll miss the lack of expectation to be constantly doing things, visiting people and being busy busy busy in order to have a notable place in society.
I'll miss the quietness and stillness and the lack of anxiety.
I'll miss having FaceTime with my daughter just chatting mundane shit rather than the usual only very occasional.
I'll miss daughter talking for ages about what they're having for dinner, how many eggs the Easter bunny left and how it's so wonderful just being at home with GS.
I'll miss how the residents in my place of work are so much more relaxed now the expectation that they need to be social has been taken away ( mental health )
I'll miss just using up everything in the cupboards and making a meal that may be bizarre but actually tastes ok rather than thinking I need to go to a supermarket to get a missing ingredient

Loads of things! Not working for a start! Spending more time with dh and dc, sharing the cooking more because dh is at home, having time to knit and read, having time to go on long dog walks and discover new ones near my house, finding fun online ways of hanging out with friends and family (though actually we could carry on doing that after lockdown!), dh being chilled out and happy instead of tired and stressed by work, dc finding nice ways to entertain themselves.

Some of these are lovely, I wish I could hear York Minster

I’ll miss the slower pace of life, just concentrating on one task at a time rather than multi-tasking all the live long day,

Less pressure on time. Clean, fragrant air (I live in a core City). Husband around to do more kids stuff and tag team it more. Taking things back to basics. It's made us realise our plans (moving to a very rural area) are absolutely what we need to do. And the husband has realised he wants to be home more which is brilliant for my career as I've been main carer since kids born. Every shadow has a strength and every strength has a shadow. There are lots of awful things happening to families due to the pandemic and I know we are the lucky few. But I think possibly this shock was what the world needed right now to tlwake up a little bit. I'd like to see a thread in what we are going to Do differently as a result. I hope this is going to see mass behaviours change and the restructuring of societies in a deep level. But I also worry we are all just going to get back to normal too quickly.

WFH

The money Im saving by not driving here, there and everywhere.