Anyone actually enjoying lockdown

[Gre8scott]

I am loving it no rush to school no rush to get to work no rushing about get kids to clubs.
Being with my beautiful family all day every day.
Not having to worry about the fact I dont go out at weekends
Love it

I like some aspects...especially the not running round like a blue arsed fly.
I am worried about the aftermath though.

I'm exactly the same. Enjoying the quieter pace of life, loving having more time at home with DH and DD and not having to stretch ourselves in all directions at the weekends.

I’m with you OP but you might do well to put your hard hat on!

Me too.
But someone will be along soon to tell us we are evil or something

Me!

Me

I don't think anyone is evil for appreciating aspects of lockdown, I'm just jealous as I'm so worried about money/my job that I can't enjoy it at all.

And me

Us! It’s just what we needed right now in terms of our family. We needed to stop and take time together after a couple of horrible years.

Not really. I quite liked seeing my family and friends and having a life. I liked not worrying about having a job to go back to and worrying that I might not see my elderly mum ever again.

My life has barely changed..........which is quite sad really 🤔

I would like to be able to go to see DD2. I don't know if I'll have a job to go back to. But I have no problems filling my time and don't mind being indoors. If I could retire now, I would, but sadly can't afford to.

Nothing has changed much for me. I’ve been alone all my life because nobody wanted to be my friend. Now everyone is getting a taste of what it’s like to be alone. Schadenfreude and all that.

@WhatWouldYouDoWhatWouldJesusDo

Bully for you. Lots of people are really suffering financially and emotionally.

I’m really enjoying it. I’ve realised that I absolutely hate my job, love the company of my children and enjoy being in my home. I’ll be looking at ways of hopefully finding a greater work life balance once this is all over.

I’m very lazy when I have no focus so it suits me to do very little but the aftermath worries me A lot.

Absolutely enjoying it, quieter pace of life, peace and quiet, no planes overhead, more visible and vocal wildlife, 1950s volume of traffic, not racing here there and everywhere in the car, break from routine, shopping sensibly once a week and supporting local businesses in doing so, time with my adult children I never thought I would live with again.
The downside is not seeing my elderly parents, friends and family. My children's degree courses not being taught despite £9k pa fees. The effect on the economy and my pension forecast.
BUT most of all the horrible death toll.

I’m finding WFH really stressful and worrying the DC will be very behind at school compared to kids who have a parent not working. We’re getting on really well as a family but at 12 and 9 they miss their friends. I miss my friends and family and I miss day trips and I’m sad about not having holidays to look forward to.

But if it suits you that’s great. You don’t have to go back to rushing around all weekend if you don’t want to.

It's been fine for the most part. Not rushing from pillar to post has been great. Homeschooling, not so much.

Not seeing MIL has been pretty damn awful though, she's been in a nursing home for the last 6 years. We normally visit weekly, and BIL daily. We found out today she's on end of life care. The communication with NoK has been terrible and that came as big a shock. DH and BIL are in bits. They want to be able to hold her hand, and not say goodbyes through the fucking window.

Appreciating the silver linings of lockdown = makes total sense. Optimism is great! Those threads are great!

"Loving" a lockdown in which tens of thousands of people are dying, others are losing livelihoods, vulnerable children are being neglected or worse, and which is leading to the biggest recession in nearly a century = wow you really missed out on the empathy gene, didn't you?

I am in the vulnerable group and have teens at home. DH and I are also working from home. I am really enjoying it and grateful to have my family together and safe around me, not rushing about like a blue arsed fly and have been loving the unusually nice weather we have mainly had since lockdown. We will cancel our holiday abroad and although the shopping bill has gone up astronomically with us all at home and the teenagers eating us out of house and home we are saving a fortune on travel, coffees, eating out, socialising etc. I have been enjoying new ways of virtual socialising, entertainment and exercise. So its been a breeze.

Or at least it was a breeze until my father died of covid and its torture not being able to properly comfort my mum. However, i would still rather be feeling safe in lock down than the alternative.

Me.

Bloody loving it. But I do want the pubs to re-open. Apart from that, everything's just fine by me.

If I didn’t have to work from home I would defo appreciate it more. However I am enjoying no commuting so having more time at home and on my non working days it’s fab. If I could see my immediate family i would be much happier