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To ask what you miss about lockdown - light hearted

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Nopurchase · 12/03/2023 21:59

This is light hearted and OK so I know that this is unreasonable and 100% I wouldnt want to go back into lockdown but there is a part of me that misses that initial feeling of feeling safe and cosy at home with my family (not that I dont now), playing games, no school runs, working from home being able to go out for a walk and it was so quiet and peaceful you couldnt hear any cars and so many birds, this was before all the big restrictions came in. I know it was so hard for so many people and dont get me wrong for us it was immensely difficult a lot of the time mentally and extremely stressfull, but there is a part of me that misses close family time in a bubble.

What do you miss?

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iamnottoofatiamjusttooshort · 12/03/2023 22:05

Not having to have my tache waxed

MeinKraft · 12/03/2023 22:07

Yeah I have photos in a photo album from that time and I look back on it all really fondly. I got so into gardening and looking after all my little seedlings. Poundstretcher was classed as an essential retailer Grin so I spend ages there buying seeds and pots. Gardeners World was the highlight of my week.

Whatthediddlyfeck · 12/03/2023 22:07

Cheap flights to the sun

Dacadactyl · 12/03/2023 22:08

iamnottoofatiamjusttooshort · 12/03/2023 22:05

Not having to have my tache waxed

😂LOL!

Yes, aside from the no make up/slobbing out stuff, which I enjoyed, I also liked: going out as a family on long long walks and us playing hide and seek in local woods/fields.

Do not miss homeschooling one bit.

MEFibroHell · 12/03/2023 22:09

Not worrying what the neighbours thought about me rarely leaving the house because no one else was going out either.
Not having to think up ridiculous excuses to turn down social invitations because ‘I’m too tired’ to attend isn’t seen as a valid excuse.

Geckosgarage · 12/03/2023 22:10

I miss not having to go anywhere at all… now we’re back in the office, everyone talks about their busy and fun-filled weekends whereas we are trying not to spend so every weekend is boring parks and visiting grandparents. I liked when nobody had plans and I didn’t feel left out.

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Nopurchase · 12/03/2023 22:11

MeinKraft · 12/03/2023 22:07

Yeah I have photos in a photo album from that time and I look back on it all really fondly. I got so into gardening and looking after all my little seedlings. Poundstretcher was classed as an essential retailer Grin so I spend ages there buying seeds and pots. Gardeners World was the highlight of my week.

This is such a good idea I might do a photo album

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pinkstripeycat · 12/03/2023 22:11

I got used to not working and spending time with my children. Even tho’ we have ended up in huge debt as we had no income. Time with my children was so worth it.

Original poster
Nopurchase · 12/03/2023 22:11

iamnottoofatiamjusttooshort · 12/03/2023 22:05

Not having to have my tache waxed

Brilliant 😂

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YellowAndGreenToBeSeen · 12/03/2023 22:12

The quiet. I miss the silence caused by the lack of traffic and the resulting birdsong.

toomuchlaundry · 12/03/2023 22:12

Not having someone breathing down your neck when standing in a queue.

toomuchlaundry · 12/03/2023 22:13

Blue skies with no airplanes

motherofkevinnotperry · 12/03/2023 22:13

The peace and quiet as well as as not having so many decisions to make and not being pulled apart by others demands.

Lkatsea · 12/03/2023 22:13

Lovely long walks in the sun with the kids, baking whenever we fancied. Sending and receiving gifts like afternoon teas and cakes in the post. Virtual gatherings with people who we rarely manage to see face to face but in lockdown they were a priority.

We were very lucky and I appreciate that for many it was an awful time, but I look back with great fondness and my kids think it was the best time of their life.

Nimbostratus100 · 12/03/2023 22:14

Peace

birdsong

less pollution

being able to concentrate on teaching, not all the rubbish that normally comes with it

no commute

time at home

prioritising

walking outdoors with friends - when that was allowed

XenoBitch · 12/03/2023 22:15

I really struggled with lockdown, but I did like that you were given space when in shops. I hate bumping into people, or having people breathing down my neck. Also, the quiet roads were nice.

iamnottoofatiamjusttooshort · 12/03/2023 22:15

😂😂😂

I'm a nurse so worked all through .. under some quite difficult circumstances.. I had my eyebrows threaded regularly and one day the lady said shall I do your top lip for you , I said oh no thank you , don't think I've got much
She said ... oh yes you do 😂😂😂

Wearing a mask was great to hide face in general

I did like how quite the roads were too with less traffic but I'd still not want to go back to lockdown

Original poster
Nopurchase · 12/03/2023 22:15

Geckosgarage · 12/03/2023 22:10

I miss not having to go anywhere at all… now we’re back in the office, everyone talks about their busy and fun-filled weekends whereas we are trying not to spend so every weekend is boring parks and visiting grandparents. I liked when nobody had plans and I didn’t feel left out.

Oh yes this is a good one, not having to socialise. Athough I do love all my friends and I hate to miss out It was so nice not having to go anywhere.

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Shampern · 12/03/2023 22:16

Not having to keep the house tidy in case any visitors called by.

WorkCleanRepeat · 12/03/2023 22:16

I miss the family time, the long walks, the lack of traffic. I'm not a fan of things being back to "normal"

Alwayswonderedwhy · 12/03/2023 22:18

Clear skies, no traffic noise/pollution, sitting in my garden relaxing most days during the first lockdown.

DrMeredithGrey2023 · 12/03/2023 22:19

As much as I love my siblings, nieces, nephews and friends, there was something really lovely about spending the children's birthdays as a family of 4, and not having to spend the day making sure the house stayed visitor ready, and prepping party food for guests.

If every birthday could just include people driving by to drop off gifts that would be much more relaxing and convenient for me 🤣

ThePoshUns · 12/03/2023 22:20

Daily walks

Joopy · 12/03/2023 22:21

The first one, gardening, being outside, our daily walk, no pressure to socialise, no getting up early (I worked from home but used to drive a lot pre-covid). I loved making bread, banana bread etc. Also my family WhatsApp group really started being used and we did some lovely family zoom escape rooms and an Easter/Christmas zoom with extended family. Very little driving, just the weekly food shop, however on my own, without my child asking to buy half the shop. No driving around to different after-school activities, just turning on zoom (and tidying half of the room).

The second one (Jan-March) not having to defrost the car. Staying in PJ's most of the day. We also started having take aways delivered which we'd never done before. Not having to go out in the cold.

Gloriousgardener11 · 12/03/2023 22:21

Lying in bed listening to an owl hooting, never heard one before and haven't heard one since.