What have you learnt from this pandemic?

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For me I am a naturally cautious person and tend to think of worst case scenarios on a daily basis. I am a catastrophiser.

Therefore I'm very reluctant to book things far in advance. I wouldn't book a holiday years in advance. Maybe months but more likely weeks.

This pandemic has reinforced that. I can't see myself booking a holiday for 2022/2023. I want to go away in January but probably won't book anything until December.
Seeing the hassle people have had to go through to get money back/travel insurance etc puts me off booking anything earlier.

What about you?

That I don’t miss parties or shopping.

That baking bread isn’t as hard as I thought.

That I don’t want to keep living in the city.

That growing plants is hugely satisfying and a good way to be aware of time passing and the seasons.

That I’m lucky to have good health, a lovely family and a garden and that I have taken all of these things for granted.

That a long walk and chat with a friend is actually a really lovely way of meeting up.

That a surprisingly number of people don’t really follow the news or understand basic science.

That our government is incompetent on a level I would never have believed.

There's some friends I barely miss that I realise now weren't making me feel better about my life.
I don't miss shopping and I never went to the pub anyway. I don't miss socialising at all. I like my own company. I like being at home, in the back room, with no TV or radio on, the windows open and listening to the wind blowing through the trees. And hearing an owl sometimes late at night, or a fox cry, or even cats fighting and the weird noises they make.

I love nature and can do with humans less and less as I get older.

That I like people way more than I thought I did.

I always liked people but I never realised just how central they were to my life until I was forced to work form home. I hate it so much that I've quit my job (which I loved) and found another where they are working from ..... the office. YAAAY

That it's brought out the best and worse in people.

How much I value going to work and have those interactions.

That people I thought were friends aren't. I realised just how one sided those friendships were and that I really don't have many decent friends and value the decent ones I do have.

That I should take more time off (self employed) with family.

To meet up with my closest university friends they have ways had my back. I just wish they lived nearer.

That I am very lucky - I have my aged parents close at hand, and the rest of my close family readily accessible via technology even though they are geographically far away.

That I live in the right place - a strong community that works together, and lovely coast and countryside.

That I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

I’ve learned that the majority of people are thick and selfish.

That I’m pretty content with what I have at home.

That going to the office isn't all that bad. I've been wanting to WFH for years. After about 3 months of it I started to see the benefits of going to work. Now I'm working 2 days in the office and 3 days at home and its much better. I also dont want to go into the office 5 days a week, but honestly think I'd prefer that to WFH 5 days.

Same with friends, yet I think I have found my friends in lockdown. I'm arranging meetups (obvs outdoors and socially distanced) with people I wouldn't have expected to. I'm happy about this though.

That there's a city called Wuhan. Never heard of it before.

I love being outside (I kind of knew this anyway - its just been re-affirmed)

That people are selfish twats!

That the hard left are just as dangerous to disabled people as the hard right.

How bloody lovely it is not to see my MIL for 6 months

That I am not happy with my life
And I miss seeing my parents x

That I miss seeing my work colleagues and I'm not as introverted as I thought I was.

That I'm more "together" than I give myself credit for.

That I wish we lived closer to my parents, waiting 4 months to be able to see them was very hard.

That my daughter may be a moody teenager, but she is still a child and needs a lot of attention and support to help her make sense of this crisis.

That my husband has been a godsend, that I realise I'm better off than I thought, that I have enough of everything to keep me going, that I have friends who are there if I need them and vice versa. That I am angry of this whole shit show. That I have plans and these will keep me going.

Some people are morons!! They just think about themselves!

That people are selfish.
The world has gone mad with conspiracy theories.
If this was more deadly, we'd be wiped out.
We seriously lack common sense.
What on earth are we teaching kids at school?

That I really don’t care about other people that are not family.

Sweden had it right

That marginalised groups dont always recognise other marginalised groups Ive seen a lot of abelism coming from supporters of BLM and LGBT supporters.

That most people are incapable of Even remotely calculating risk accurately.

@natashalawblaws

Sweden had it right

Finally someone 👏

That community spirit is here and just needed a reason to burst out.

That I actually like gardening

Our Prime Minister is as awful as I feared

That my seemingly perfect neighbour is a nightmare

That my medical instincts are pretty accurate.
That I get on with people better than I thought.
That despite what my mum says I’m not a drama queen: I’m pretty grounded and good in a crisis.
That I need lots of time out the house.
That dh and dc depend on me.

That I'm a more grumpy anti social sod than I thought.

That people suck.