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Tier 4 seems endless

23 replies

AliceAbsolum · 27/12/2020 09:43

Just feels like lockdown until spring. All I want to do is potter about a shop and have a coffee. Getting out the house for a bit makes such a difference.
I go out for a walk everyday but so bored of the same roads/routes.
SO BORED.
I'll do some yoga and try a new recipe but my god is this tedious after so long now.

OP posts:
KindergartenKop · 27/12/2020 09:49

Oh me too! I'm popping my pants because I reckon schools will be closed in Jan and I just can't do that again!

KindergartenKop · 27/12/2020 09:50

Pooping, not popping

MynephewR · 27/12/2020 10:08

Christmas was a good distraction for me but I know I will be crawling the walls soon. I have all the post Christmas stuff to sort out (finding a home for all the presents, loads of washing, tidying the house etc) but I'm reaaaally procrastinating about it and I think its because I know that I have so much time to get it done. Too much time on my hands is not good for me!

modgepodge · 27/12/2020 10:10

Completely agree. It’s so dull.

Is there somewhere you can walk and get a takeaway coffee? Sit on a bench with it?

My regular route (to the kids park) has a coffee shop on it, which is now closed until January. Boo.

pudcat · 27/12/2020 10:13

This has been on the go so long now. Nearly 9 months - enough time to grow a baby. I managed to see my sister in August. We have kept to all the rules but just seem to be punished for others not doing so. Now Tier 4 so no hairdresser again and they have spent loads of money on keeping their premises safe. Far safer than some other places.

TammyHullfigure · 27/12/2020 10:15

Agree OP. It's shit beyond belief. I'm trying to stay positive but it gets to me every now and then. I'm determined not to fall into despair after New Year though.

Whatafustercluck · 27/12/2020 10:16

It's shit. Christmas gave me something to look forward to even though it was just my household. Now I'm bored rigid and have been told to completely isolate for 5 days by the NHS app even though I haven't been near anyone for weeks!

earlydoors42 · 27/12/2020 10:18

We are tier 3 but been under extra restrictions since July. Sick of it all by now!

Todayisgood2 · 27/12/2020 10:18

Yep feeling restless today, going to sort toys/house and a soggy walk.... waiting to hear about schools now...

Respectabitch · 27/12/2020 10:19

Yes it's a dull endless grind. Or feels that way anyway. But it WILL end.

I'm just trying not to dwell and focusing on the things I can control and that I know make me feel better. Running, writing, going on our new exercise bike. Being present with the kids. I find high dose vitamin D helps my mood and energy as well.

ZeldaPrincessOfHyrule · 27/12/2020 10:20

I hear you. Now that Christmas is over it feels like there's nothing to look forward to. I can't see tier 4 ending anytime soon. Was saying to a friend over text yesterday that without an end in sight, I feel like I'm being pulled down into an abyss, there's just no hope. And I know how melodramatic that sounds but it's so so hard to find any positives. If they close schools too (which I've got no idea about) I think I'll go insane. I'm actually starting to worry about how dark it's making me feel.

Matilda1981 · 27/12/2020 10:20

Tier 3 isn’t much better I don’t think, bugger all to do with the kids apart from go for a walk really!

middleager · 27/12/2020 10:22

I'm in Tier 3 but can't imagine what it's like in Leicester where they've been in lockdown for 9 months.

farfallarocks · 27/12/2020 10:24

If they close primary schools I feel like I might have a nervous breakdown and I’m not joking

kowari · 27/12/2020 10:25

Can you meet a friend for a walk and a takeaway coffee together? Somewhere you don't normally walk.

kowari · 27/12/2020 10:30

As others have said, it's the schools closing I'm more worried about, mine is year 10 so GCSEs next year. He is very bright but unmotivated and at risk of failing English Sad. I'm thankful I can send him in as a keyworker child at least.

KatherineJaneway · 27/12/2020 10:36

It feels awful doesn't it.

dotty12345 · 27/12/2020 10:42

@middleager I'm originally from Leicester and have lots of friends and family there. Just spoke to a friend and she met with 3 households Christmas Eve and 7 (different ones) Christmas Day (all indoors) Then moans Leicester is being picked on.

isseys4xmastinselcats · 27/12/2020 10:47

apart from the shops being open tier 3 isnt much different to tier 4 i work in hospitality and have been at home on furlough more than i have been at work this year and its dragging so badly i like going to work and am getting fed up with it and cant see tier three being the end they will probably put yorkshire into tier four next

heseesyouwhenyouaresleeping · 27/12/2020 10:52

YANBU

I have always be laughed at when I wrote that holidays were basic essentials for me, and not a luxury. We physically and mentally need decent break and not to be stuck at home.

ColourMeExhausted · 27/12/2020 12:15

We're in Scotland, been in the highest restrictions since September, I don't even remember what it feels like to sit in at a cafe! Schools closed indefinitely. Very envious of pictures of people in other tiers enjoying family Christmas gatherings.

Weirdly I am feeling positive. But then it is still the Christmas period and normality has yet to resume. Me and DH are trying to do what we can to give each other a break from the DC, even just a small amount of time. I'm trying to enjoy the little things. Going for a run. A bath with my new smellies. Buying a new book for my kindle. What I'll have for tea tonight. A take away coffee and an empty house.

Don't know how I'll be when the reality of January hits though...

ChristmasAlone · 27/12/2020 12:25

I think they now need to look into ways of bringing in some kind of normality before the whole country goes crazy. My issue isn't as much people visiting friends and having socially distanced meets, especially if you're all at home anyway. But those that were going pubs, the beach etc. Seems if there is a till there it can remain open regardless of their ability to control people, but places like gyms can't. I was straight in the gym after the 1st lockdown and the level they went to ensuring people were safe as well as the gym goers was a breath of fresh air, everyone I had spoke to had seen similar things. So much of what they do just seems counter productive. What is going to happen when hairdressers reopen again for example, mad rush. Limit the amount of people allowed in, extend hours. Let people live a life!

Littlecaf · 27/12/2020 13:26

Yes I’m also concerned about the schools closing. We’ve just gone into tier 4 and the kids are younger primary ages so probably the least likely to close but at their ages they can’t really be left to look after themselves while we work. DP and I did alternative working shifts (sharing a laptop) for the original lockdown but it was spring and we got out everyday for our hours allotted exercise. It’s wet and cold and I’m fed up with being told to engage with my kids and enjoy the extra time we have together - I’ve been doing that since they were babies. They got Kids Kindles for Christmas and the silence is wonderful. Sometimes parents need a break too!

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