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

For the usual mumsnet nasties on here I didnt miss an empthany gene. I have lost a family member and my job to this. The whole thing is hideous but I wondered I'd anyone was enjoying doing very little.
But as usual thanks for using mumsnet to get to stay what you want to a stranger just because you can

I’m working from home and am as busy as if I were in the office, probably more so. I’m definitely working longer hours. Missing life socially, and realising that I wouldn’t suit this slower pace of life that’s being bandied about.

Not enjoying as such but I’m coping pretty well.

I’m not that sociable anyway so not really missing people as such. I don’t really like my job so I’m not missing not having to work. Enjoying spending time doing things at home, gardening, baking but missing not being able to go for a drive to the beach, missing eating out and going shopping without worrying about the 2m rule.

What I would like is for garden centres to reopen and cafes with outdoor seating, I miss mooching around the garden centre and having coffee and cake whilst out.

Some positives for me. I'm in a nice routine of working from home and enjoying the extra time (when I would normally be commuting and ferrying the DC to their activities). Happy to be able to spend more time with my family and go for a run every day. Very aware that this is much harder for some people for a multitude of reasons.

I'm enjoying it but I think it's because I'm trying to think positively about the situation. Otherwise I'll be consumed by negativity and, as a severe anxiety sufferer, it can set me back massively (in the past I've had bouts of suicidal thoughts etc). Trying to think positive is the only thing keeping my head above water.
I'm currently on a workout and diet mission so I'm hoping I'll be a little lighter in weight when all this is over! And as others have mentioned, it is nice not to rush around in the mornings.
We all have to find ways to cope. Stay safe everyone.

Saying you are "loving lockdown", on the other hand, when it's causing immense pain and heartache to others and building up a necessary but nightmarish debt for our children is still definitely lacking in empathy and imagination.

Tosh. If you are looking at the bigger picture ie that’s the reason behind lockdown is pain, heartache and debt, it’s arguable thus is offset by the immense gains for society as a whole.
The massive drop in emissions has helped people’s health and the environment. The absence of cars and planes has immeasurably benefited wildlife. This is on a global scale - unprecedented.

I am very much so. Forced to slow down and do things that we as a family couldnt do. We are an introverted family anyway so not that much has changed. All our family live abroad as well so not missing out there.

Me. We have slowed our pace of life down, spend more time as a family, are enjoying the simple things in life. Oh, and we are eating together as a Family everyday!!

At first yes but not now and months of this “new normal” will be hell on Earth .

I'm the same Midsommar, focussing on the positives in order not to spiral down. So yes, I would say that I'm enjoying it because I'm actively trying to enjoy it.
I am grateful that I have a house with a garden, and that I live in the countryside. I am grateful that I live in an area of the country which hasn't been hit hard by the virus. I am grateful that my boys are getting on with their work with minimal moaning.
I am trying not to think about the fact that both DH and I am self employed and that my business looks to be down the pan after 20 years of building it.

I do wish that the posters who see these thread titles and then come on to tell us all how awful we are would stop and think for a moment. It's a good thing that people are finding ways to enjoy lock down, it means less strain on mental health services afterwards.

I'd love it more if I didn't have to work.
I wonder if households where one parent does not work and where money is no issue enjoy this lockdown more than those of us with two working parents and young children who need to be supervised and schooled whilst said parents are busy churning out documents, working to tough deadlines with distributed teams and joining telco after telco.

Very much from a purely selfish perspective. It has fixed my family which was broken. Am dreading going back to normal life as we are functioning in a little bubble of happiness at the moment and my partner and I hated each other before. I think the toils of long working hours, commuting stresses, lack of communication just destroyed us and this has been a wake up call. I didn’t realise how ridiculously hard our lives were before in terms of our usual routine. Our DD said she likes the lockdown yesterday and I understood. She gets to see both her parents so much more and live in a calm and non toxic environment. We will make changes after this ends for sure. Obviously we are all aware how awful this has been for others however, that goes without saying.

I now know what being retired is like although I'm still working.
The solitude and people are less overall is priceless.

@Strugglingtodomybest sounds like you're definitely in the right headspace. It's difficult but if we keep thinking positive it is a light at the end of the tunnel. I wish you the very best of luck with your business too

@Mummadeeze

This sounds lovely for you. I think your post has driven it home that it’s the opposite for me! I literally can’t bear him most of the time and I think the lockdown is magnifying the problems we’re having.

But many of these responses are beyond crass when you consider the price that others have had to pay for you to "love" the time you're having.
The smallest tad of empathy would not be inappropriate.

it's funny how that kind of comments never existed pre-lockdown.. when these people couldn't care less about others then, but now they might be struggling a bit, they expect a big song and dance about it.

What empathy have you shown in the past? I bet you tried to live your life as best as you could, and that's exactly what everybody is doing now.

@user200000000 To be clear, this is about 'Loving Lockdown' rather than 'Loving the Corona Virus'.

The Corona Virus is a fucking tragedy - our next door neighbour died last week from Covid-19, and we opted at great personal risk to drive her to her sister's house 2 hours away, as she couldn't cope with sleeping back in the same bed (he'd been in hospital for 2 weeks before dying). So we put masks and gloves on, wiped down the seats afterwards etc. and made the call. And now we'll keep the car out of action for a week.

Please don't accuse those of enjoying the lockdown of lacking in empathy - to me, it's more about loving the quiet, the working from home, the closeness of family, less work stress etc. We're not oblivious about what's going on out there.

Brutusmcdogface so sorry to hear this. In all honesty I was dreading spending time with my partner when this started as I anticipated it would be hell on earth, but he seems to have had some kind of personality transplant. I think the fact that he is being paid to not work might have something to do with it. He used to work long hours at night and was perpetually exhausted and horribly moody. He also suffers from anxieties and phobias so being in the house the whole time is making him less stressed. I do know lots of couples like you though who are finding this period extremely trying. My benchmark is quite low however as our relationship was awful before!

People die of skin cancer
that hasn't stopped anyone enjoying a beach holiday.
As long as you don't send photos to the relatives of the diseased, you are not lacking empathy

Being miserable won't help anyone, and the victims of tragedy don't give a shit if you are happy or not, that doesn't change their own grief.

Thank you @Midsommar, I'm trying really hard not to partake of any 'dirty worrying' at the moment. There's nothing I can do until after lockdown, so I may as well try to enjoy it.

Good luck with your anxiety too!

Another lovely day. The sun is shining. The birds are singing. My plants are growing well.

We went for a cycle ride and called in to see one of our friends. We had a nice chat. It’s good to catch up.

I miss my friends a lot.

I have really treasured this time. I had a shock DX of early breast cancer in the new year and it knocked my world out from under me. Very luckily the cancer was miniscule but I still needed surgery followed by radiotherapy. So the lockdown has allowed me this very precious time in which to truly rest and heal that wouldn't have been possible before. I absolutely love the sleepy and peaceful mornings and staying up late into the night and reading. I've tackled all those irritating little jobs in the house and deep cleaned several rooms, though I do have to pace myself carefully still, but it's such a pleasure not having to squeeze everything in at the weekend.

I am incredibly lucky that I have been furloughed on full pay and that DH has continued to WFH so money isn't a worry for us. And we have older teenagers who pull their weight in the house and are self starters when it comes to schoolwork. My heart goes out to families who are trying to juggle money worries with young children, home schooling and demanding jobs.

I was appreciating the slower pace of life until this weekend when my shop got looted by a group of druggies. Now I'm not sleeping and am constantly on edge at the slightest noise.

I like that my husband is working from home part time. Other than that, it's no different for me as I'm disabled and don't get out much anyway.

I'm really enjoying it! My job is quite demanding and I'm enjoying finishing crafting projects, reading the tons of books on my bookshelf and spending lots of time with my family, who are usually out and about with friends or at work. I really don't want to go back to work yet,but I'm the main breadwinner so I have no choice.