To ask what you miss about lockdown - light hearted

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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?

I miss lockdown so much even though I worked throughout I had so much more time not having to visit people or runaround all over the place also summer 2020 was hot and sunny everyday. Plus tiktok. Also I got to know my neighbours more then I ever had

Not having some scrote sit next to you on public transport. I did like that part of social distancing!

Oh yes social distancing definitely had many benefits!

Yes I actually learnt something when homeschooling, even if it was immensely stressful while trying to WFH

I lost loads of weight and got really fit.

Put it all back on again now and lost my fitness.

Tbh I hated covid. Both DH and I worked back to back in hospitals. None of our family live nearby and we felt like we could have the plague so it took a long time to start seeing people even when restrictions gradually started lifting. Our youngest DD suffered panic attacks believing we would die because we worked at hospitals. It’s lovely that people had a great time staying at home but I feel extremely sad because it was a really shit time, we had no bubble support and we were on our own. At that stage I loathed where we worked and wished we’d had a little ‘luxury’ by staying home. I wouldn’t ever wish to go back. Sorry for the downer 😢

I had a baby at the start of lockdown and my other children got to bond with him without visitors, we didn't have to go any where, even the maternity ward was quiet as no visitors and partners only 2 hours per day. We spent a lot of time cuddled up on sofa, playing games with my then 2 year old and going for some lovely walks whilst mastering the double buggy!

I grew out my fringe with only colleagues and service users seeing the most awkward stage. My commute to work was quicker because there was no traffic and the buses were empty which was nice.

It was our last summer with our two younger daughters still at home. DH and DD were furloughed, youngest DD found out she would not be sitting her A levels. DM had just started to have carers twice a day so I was free to enjoy a cup of tea in bed with DH then get up and have breakfast around the dining table with the girls. Or, when the weather was good, in the garden.

In the afternoons we would sit at the dining table and do creative stuff - crochet, following painting tutorials on YouTube, the sort of things we wanted to do but never felt we had the time.

The excitement of DH returning from the supermarket shop. He left the house once a week with a highly detailed shopping list with alternatives in case what we wanted was unavailable. I remember the excitement when he came home with a bag of flour and DD spent the day making cakes and we had pancakes for breakfast the next day.

I decided to keep a photo diary on FB of things that made me smile each day through lockdown. Each day I posted a picture of something that made me smile - a roast dinner, a book I was reading, a diy job that I appreciated.

We were very fortunate in that we had money coming in and jobs to go back to. None of us caught covid and our house was large enough for us all to have our own space away from each other should we wish.

I also spent hours with my mum each day. It was the last summer she was well before going into hospital and then a nursing home and I am so glad I was able to be with her and with the family for an extended period.

I had a reason to not see my inlaws

No school run.

I spread my part time hours from 3 days into 5 - making really short days. Finished by lunchtime, picnic in garden, sometimes with wine.

I bought a LOT of books.

I enjoyed some online activities.

There was a feeling of being part of a collective effort, I liked that.

I 100% know that I had it lucky, I worked from home and my family were healthy. I'm very grateful for that.

Solitude 👍

I miss the cheese and Port indulge on a Friday night while listening to 90s music and dancing In My lounge after a game of Scrabble ;)

The garden sparrows. They were full of joy, exuberance and expression.
Seeing humanity at its best.
No social events.
Being home with family.
Jamie: Keep Cooking and Carry On
Gardeners World with Monty Don (so calming after work).
Clear skies.
Rubbish free roadsides.
The irrelevance of fashion.

Animal crossing 😂

I feel the same. Hated the lockdown for so many reasons! Most of these replies are from people in very privileged situations and not representative of all the many people who really suffered in the lockdowns (which is obviously to be expected on a thread about what you miss!) but yeah, dark times for me and I hate looking back at it!

I loved the smell of the outdoors when going for a walk. The air was so fresh, especially during the first lockdown. I'm not sure if it was because there was less pollution or because I appreciated being outdoors more but it has never been the same since.

No SATS tests. Not much I enjoyed about teaching during lockdown but the pressure off of SATS results was one of them.

I also enjoyed not having to ferry my kids here, there and everywhere.

I was talking to my brother about this only an hour or so ago. I miss going to the supermarket at 8.00 in the morning with a strict list, written out in the order of the shop layout. Nipping round doing a weeks shop in 5 or 10 minutes, pay, out, home. No families stood in aisles blocking the way, no one going through every pack of meat looking for the 'best" pack, no buying things we don't need, just in, out, home.

Worked throughout as a postie, enjoyed the lack of traffic and the fact that everyone was home for their parcels. Didnt enjoy having nowhere to go to the loo

Being able to walk nude for miles in the local countryside without encountering anyone.
Travelling down to the south coast to wild camp and having the beach much to ourselves, as everyone was too worried to go anywhere.
My DH having 3 months off work on full pay.

Snap. Daughter developed anorexia too and we are still struggling with her mental health problems.

Being able to walk to work and it be quiet. Seeing foxes strolling down my street. Being able to come home from work and watch netflix and chill and see no one.

I can't think of anything I enjoyed about it or that I miss.

I thought it was necessary at the time but I'm not so sure now.

It's caused a lot of damage to mental health and wellbeing, especially amongst the young and I think people have become incredibly insular and often very unpleasant.

Best bit was getting to spend so much more time with my child, where we didn't see anyone else but each other.