If you knew we were going to be in lockdown for a year ..what would you of done different???

[Kab30]

Just been thinking what I would of done differently...

Definitely try to loose weight
Definitely be more lenient on myself and try to chill a bit more
I should of decorated and gardened etcetcetcetc lol

However my five year old has kept me sane ..insane .happy and mad all in one xx

Bought a desk sooner.

Bought good hand cream sooner.

Dyed my hair blue.

Lost weight!!
I did at the start when I was furloughed then got fed up.

Gone private for DD's MH sooner.
Got counselling for myself sooner.

Gotten some items cleared out of storage and taken to donation and refuse as appropriate.

Not treated the first lockdown like some kind of holiday by buying half of Amazon and drinking every night.

I’d have less weight to lose now and would have saved more money

Bought some 'do at home fun stuff' right at the beginning. Splurged on it, like a huge swimming/paddling pool, sun loungers, outdoor jacuzzi.
Started my 10 yr olds 11plus tuition last March instead of doing the pointless school work set for her in the summer term.
Allowed myself to chill out more instead of feeling guilty that I wasn't working.

Haha @FizzyPink
Cross post. That's what I didn't do amd wished I had!

Not eaten everything in sight

Got decent haircuts for me and DD. Made a proper effort to lose weight and exercise. Done up the house a bit if I'd know I'd be spending so much time in it!

Had a massive clear out and got rid of it all when the first lockdown lifted.

Grown out my eyebrows in the first lockdown. Have grown them out in the second lockdown. I used to have them done professionally but I've grown them since Christmas, tidied them up this morning and they look loads better.

Grown out my grey roots for a full year. I'd have a blank canvass to start again by now. I've succumbed to box dies and my hair is patchy.

Done more exercise and lost a stone. Instead I've put on half a stone. I now have 1.5 stones to shift.

I must admit I've found this last lockdown harder than the first. Probably because of the weather.

Applied for a loan for house improvements, including needing a new bathroom. On our present hours etc our possible borrowing amount has dropped significantly.

Opted for a job where furlough was a possibility instead of working all year 70 hours a week and no time off.

You did ask!

Lost weight and got fit, however I was pregnant when we went into the first lockdown and gave birth before the second so not sure how I would have done it. I've found this last lockdown really taxing and have definitely resorted to comfort food

Sorted out my terrible
mental health once and for all.

I'm no closer to getting better than I was a year
ago.

Moved to be next to my family.

Exercise more, lose weight.

Be easier on myself and the kids during that first long school closure.

Get jobs done around the house- our loft desperately needs a brutal sort out. Should have done it when I had the time, I was furloughed for 5 months, I don't have time now I'm back at work.

Gone out when I had the chance last summer!

Gone back to the office sooner, I’ve felt so much better MH wise since doing a couple of days a week in the office, wish I’d done it sooner

@FizzyPink had the best plan

Got my hair cut.

Wish I fitted a lock on my fridge

Not ate like a maniac and gained 2.5 stone lol

Oh yes, I also wish we’d gone away last summer when we had the chance.
We were so naive thinking it would be fine to change our summer holiday booking for New York at Christmas instead 😂

Bought a wireless keyboard and mouse sooner
Not baked cakes everyday

Done the garden and sorted clutter instead of watching mindless drivel on YouTube.