Aibu...how close to normal is life for you

[jeansandashirt]

Aibu to wonder how close to "normal" (as we know it) is your life right now?

Not very. Had a baby at start of lockdown which changed my life anyway, but haven’t been in any shops/cafes etc.

Still mostly see people outside and still have tremendous mum guilt whenever family members hold baby, which they didn’t for many weeks.

About 60 - 70% normal maybe? The big differences are I’m still working from home full time, I’m wearing a mask in public, and I’m avoiding shopping / restaurants etc unless necessary. I can’t do some things that I used to, like go to the cinema.

But I can see friends and family again, I went on holiday (to a self catered cottage an hour or so from where I live) recently, lots of local businesses have opened up again (albeit under restricted conditions), my husband can come to maternity scans.

It’s not totally clear how much is a return to normal and how much just feels normal because we’re all used to it now, but things feel very different to the early part of lockdown where life as we know it had simply stopped.

Almost completely normal. Go shopping less, don’t go out unnecessarily. But was already living in the middle of nowhere, home ed and wfh, so no major changes.

Meh, like half way there?! I’m still working from home, and that used to include a lot of travel so that feels odd. My daughters back at school though, so that helps feel normal. I’ve been out shopping and am meeting people for lunch/dinner. I miss going to live rugby, and swimming pools etc but we got away on holiday last week so it’s not all bad.

We have a disabled young adult in the house. They cant be left and need help going out. Lockdown type life is pretty normal around jere.

Pretty much feel back to normal. Main difference is WFH and not the office. Got used to wearing a mask when I go out and been going to shops and for coffees etc.

Not at all, but am on mat leave so it was always going to be different.

I’ll know for sure when go back to work this autumn, don’t know yet if WFH or back in office.

60% as I changed jobs in pandemic so that’s a bit weird.

My main issue is working around masks as they give me panic attack feelings so I’m trying to avoid anywhere that needs one and I’ve spent a fair amount trying to find a good one. I support masks and will conform but I’m surprised by how I react in them and it’s not nice. Hence me mostly avoiding shops which I miss.

Aside from that I’m going out and seeing people so it’s not too horrible now.

We're still not socialising indoors, we're still working from home, and I can't see my vulnerable family members because where we live is higher risk. So not that normal to be honest!

100%

Id say about 60% and I'm enjoying a slower paced life. I do miss going out but garden parties with my friends has been fun. Disappointed my holidays this year has been cancelled but have done a couple of staycations instead and we scored with the weather.

Almost completely back to normal for me. My job doesn’t allow me to work from home so I have been working as usual. Very rarely see my family and have very little in the way of friendship or social interactions. The only thing different is not being able to go to occasional gigs or quiz nights at my local, which I miss.

My life is completely different. Due to lockdown I am now working mornings instead of evenings which means me and dh have effectively switched "childcare" duties.

It's summer holidays for my preschool boys so that's obviously still not a routine. No provision for them like soft play, gymnastics, play dates. We're choosing to keep a low profile for now.

Husbands work situation is still completely up in the air.

My whole life is still abnormal

Around 50% maybe. I’m working from home still and probably will for quite a while. My hobbies used to be shopping and travel and I just can’t get on board with the mask wearing so that’s taken any enjoyment out of wandering around the shops.

We had 4 holidays abroad cancelled this summer and so did a UK break instead. It was lovely although very grey but I just can’t get over how much money we spent! Whereas we’d usually book a luxury all inclusive break in the sun and only spend on a couple of dinners while away, being in the UK and it raining meant we spent a fortune on car parking, activities and eating out. It was lovely but I don’t think we’ll be repeating it again

Completely abnormal
Can’t hug my DM
Hate shopping with a mask
All my holidays have been cancelled and won’t risk re booking
My job has completely changed as most of what we do is not happening at present - no face to face work all done over phone
All my medical appointments and 2 planned surgeries have been put on hold which means my illnesses and disability is impacting on my quality of life even further
I don’t have much in the way of savings but just had a private pension forecast which is much worse than previously due to recession affecting the pension companies investments

Normal within our home/circle of friends but very odd when going into shops or coming across people who are still terrified. We’ve been on holiday, out for meals, to visit friends & family and had them visit us. That part is all very normal but wearing a mask in shops is decidedly abnormal and having to book in advance to visit attractions is annoying. Compared with how awful things were just a few weeks ago though, it’s all wonderful! 😁

Very. DC never left nursery as DH works for NHS.

We still aren't doing a lot of the castle/wildlife park/museum stuff we would normally have done on weekends but that's only because I can't be arsed navigating shit websites to try and book slots for things and having to plan a week in advance.

As soon as EH, NT etc stop this booking bollocks and open up properly there won't really be anything that's different for us. Except masks in shops and that's prett minimal for me as DH does the weekly food shop on his own.

Not very.

Still wfh, awaiting dc return to school, some but not all of their hobbies have restarted but it's not like it was before.

I haven't been to any restaurants, feel a bit nervous still. Going to shops when necessary and am fine with that. I can't go to my parents house as they're very nervous.

It's all a bit depressing really. Life is much better than it was during lockdown and I still feel so happy to be able to do simple things like get a haircut, go to the shops reasonably normally, but I long after the days when we didn't have to worry about Covid.

We have a disabled young adult in the house. They cant be left and need help going out. Lockdown type life is pretty normal around jere

Likewise. Adult daughter with LD. So no holidays as no respite care. No cafés or restaurant visits or swimming or walks cos I can't manage her alone. So pretty normal for us, day to day.

About half and half. Working from home still which isn’t normal. But the job itself hasn’t changed much.

Seeing people again which is normal, but only a handful at a time which isn’t. Popping into see my parents’ houses (divorced) for a cup of tea feels normal, but haven’t seen my large group of friends all in one place.

Also one of my friends just had a baby and desperately want to visit, but also unsure if I should risk it and don’t want to put her in an uncomfortable position.

80% when the kids go back to school, less day trips and working from home and not seeing family as much, a bit less random shopping and masks but apart from that.

Not much like normal. Local area restrictions means can only see limited people outside, can’t socialise inside, can’t hug parents, DH still furloughed& I’m not back to my job in the office till Feb 2021 at earliest. Have been on a couple of mini breaks to countryside which has helped feel normal - apart from that it feels like lockdown abnormality :-(

Pretty much normal.

90% back to normal now...thank god!!

I asked this with a poll a few days ago - was pretty much split with half saying life felt more normal, and half saying nowhere near. It mostly depends on work and therefore financial situation.