How has covid changed your life for the foreseeable future? What do you miss most?

[AbsentmindedWoman]

I've been stressed about my medical appointments in the main. Thankfully, so far I've not had to miss something urgent. It's an ongoing background stress though, thinking about the second wave and impact of that.

But today I've also been feeling such a sense of loss for all the nice things we can't do. Meant to be flying back to my home country this summer to see everyone and for a special occasion at home, it won't happen, obviously I've known that for quite a while but for some reason it's really hitting me today. All the plans to see people, just will not happening.

Then all the lovely little parts of normal life like going to my yoga studio or out for dinner, or just taking the train to a nice place for a stroll and a coffee. I miss this stuff, as we all do, and it's so strange to be unsure about when we can do it all again.

What are you missing?

I miss my DD...haven't seen her since the 2nd week in January
I miss weekends away
I miss going to gigs
I miss work (furloughed...hoping I've got a job to go back to).
I miss wandering around shops and markets

I miss my pre-covid life...I hate this one.

After 5 years we could afford a trip overseas country this summer after years of uk holidays. I even got heaps of time planned off work. That is not happening now. We are lucky that I held off buying tickets following my mothers advice as losing the money would have been really upsetting. I know there are people that have lost so much more in this crisis so I try to keep it in perspective.

I miss my income as although an essential worker and still working I'm a bank worker and usually cover holidays. Obviously everyone cancelled booked holidays in April and May but things are looking up for June onwards so I can't complain.
I miss picking up my little Grandson from school on a Friday and us zooming off for an adventure in my Motorhome for the weekend. However it's likely that campsites will open in July so we've got that to look forward to.
I miss seeing my daughter who is shielding. That worries me the most and something that's on my mind every day and not something I can see coming to an end in the near further

My partner. We live 90 miles apart and I haven't seen him since 16th March. We were lucky enough to spend 2 weeks together on holiday celebrating his 40th immediately prior to this but had no idea then that it would be the last time for a very long time before we would see each other again. We talk and Skype every day but I miss the physical contact.

I don't miss work, in fact it's taken the pandemic for me to realise how unhappy I was with my job and my family have commented how much happier I am now. I don't know whether this will prompt me to make changes.

The ability to run to the local convenience store for a slushy. (Self serve so they've all been shut off for safety... And no one serves them through drive thru). Stupid. And simple. One of the very few positives of your entire adult family being dead...my kids are with me so I'm with the only people who I love. No one to miss🤷

For introverts I think life is business as usual for extroverts it’s hell! I would go out for dinner with friends at least once a week, I miss the pub, I miss restaurants, taking my babies out to baby classes seeing friends and family. Family is what I’m missing the most! I’m not enjoying lockdown at all.

Actually a lot of introverts are finding it difficult too, they also like being with people they just get overwhelmed more quickly, and for lots they are now not able to get away from family members who are permanently in the house and/or need looking after.

Quite, Tabby. I miss public libraries and playgrounds most.

We moved into our bricks n mortar home when our work was cancelled, we were on tour.
I miss my life on the road, but even if work isn't forthcoming anytime soon, we'll be back on the road as soon as allowed.
I miss pulling over and looking at the lovely views, staying for a couple of days and then change of scenery.
It's the same view everyday when you live in a house.
I miss seeing family, although we saw ds2 and his partner yesterday for the first time since before lockdown.

I miss my work, the audiences, and my colleagues.
It's made me realise how fortunate we usually are to be able to live life how we want to, the freedom from constraints.

This, being an introvert doesn't mean you don't want any contact with people.

Well....we missed our vacation to Disneyland which had been planned for ages. That was very disappointing. Who knows when we will be able to go or even if our financial circumstances will allow it once the economic ice age really sets in.

I really am sad about the kids football. I guess I enjoy taking them and watching more than I realized and they love it so much.

Feels like there won't be a summer vacation this year and you only get so many with your kids so I'm sad about that to. Same goes for school....kids, and parents too, only get to enjoy each grade/stage once, feels like a loss. Going back to some weird dystopian version of school isn't going to help in my mind.

Unpopular opinion but I like it. Love not having to commute, love not having to go out all the time and meet family. Can just isolate, WFH and read either my boyfriend. Perfect.

It's affected me in the biggest way because I can't start my new medication as it's immunosuppressant. So that sucks.

I miss casual chatting with people and visiting places in person. I even miss the travelling! Zoom sessions and even phone calls feel less casual and less real.

I already worked from home, so that hasn't changed all that much.

What I miss most is the hairdresser, and I don't even like going!

Never thought I'd say this but I miss the gym. I'd finally settled into a routine of swimming x2 and fitness class x2 every week, now it's all gone, as has my motivation to eat healthy.

I'm still working so not lost much income - just overtime. But we've been split into 3 shifts so I haven't seen any of my work friends for weeks and I realise just how much I need our 40 minutes chatting shit each day.

Positive is I've realised I hate my job, now that it's my entire life. unfortunately not much I can do about that right now but will definitely be looking as lockdown eases.