What things will you never again take for granted when this is all over?

[QuimJongUn]

Momentous or mundane.

Me:

Saturday afternoon pint after a bit of shopping

Going to the seaside

Being able to buy what you need

Waking up every morning without a knot of worry and fear in my chest

Making plans, travel (even just a bus ride to the next town), live music

The bustle of the city centre

The people I love. I think we all are guilty of doing this when day to day life gets in the way, however much we don't mean to

Human contact - I've noticed people everywhere striking up conversation (at a safe distance!) in a way they didn't before. I'm hoping this doesn't end when the CV outbreak does because it's lovely and I feel more 'connected' to the people in my community than ever, ironically. Of course that'll change if/when there's a total lockdown

I always thought I was the sort of person who took nothing for granted in the first place. All this has made me realise how much I actually did.

Historydweeb I hope you get home as soon as you can

Our secure jobs has to be the main thing.

Spending time with my parents.

@Historydweeb wishing you strength. This won’t be forever. Even with the virus continuing the world will adapt because it has to. You’ll get there

I miss the freedom of taking my dd anywhere (within reason) she wants to go. She asks to do things and I can’t even say with certainty ‘we’ll go to the beach in the summer’. It cracks my heart a little bit every time.

Well apart from the empty shelves here, not much as changed yet. Everyone is still working, some from home, but some just going to work as normal, schools are still open. People still going to the dentist on the same street as me, people still out walking about, shops are still busy. Don't know of a single person who is self isolating yet.

I think most kids groups have been cancelled though. Dps football is cancelled for now, but still did a training session on Monday. Granted I haven't been out much because I wfh, but haven't noticed a massive difference.

Thanks @Cornettoninja

Thank to everyone else who wished me well too, I'm sorry I only saw cornettos comment at first

@Iminaglasscaseofemotion DD has been self isolating since last Wednesday. DH will be wfh from tomorrow because his office is closing. DD's university has closed down for the rest of the academic year and she lost her job in hospitality yesterday as a direct result of this. I'll be SI soon because of a chronic health condition. The streets in my city are pretty empty, as are the buses.

Loads has changed here and there are lots more changes to come, I think.

It'll be so lovely, one day in the future, to wake up in the morning and not have to think about what the new 'measures' and changes the day might bring.

Sadly, money. We have lost our entire income.

Not feeling scared all the time.

@Movinghouseatlast I'm so sorry If you're a small business will the government measures announced yesterday help at all?

Having a job

Pasta. Can't get it for love nor money round here!

But seriously, I'll no longer let food go out of date ever. I used to have to occasionally throw out some old bread or squishy potatoes - never again!

Also the sense of community support. I'm a new mum with a 2 month old and when he was born I had a real feeling that I could take him to the doctors or call in the health visitor if I had the slightest concern. Also the baby clinic to get him weighed. I dont even know what's going to happen with his next jabs. I really feel that the "safety net" has been removed. It's a scary time even when there isn't a pandemic.

I won't get it back but I'm mourning the loss of enjoying my pregnancy and eventually new baby. Last baby, full of worry.
I look forward to the day when I can be my usual relaxed self with the baby and kids.
I'm a 'germs are good for kids, let the roll around in the mud and lick the floor' kind of mum usually.

Job security, childcare so that I can work, gym classes!!

Toilet roll. l've got a fair amount of kitchen roll and l'm going to use that for wee's and nose blowing. l'll bag it up so it doesn't block the loo, and save loo roll for necessities.
l've been thinking about getting a bigger fridge freezer for a while now and l wish l'd done it. Both bits are quite small and the fridge is already full of fresh greens for my rabbits, so there's not much room left for my stuff. Freezer is full of (mostly) bread - l never use a loaf so before it's out of date l put the remaining slices in the freezer. Then forget about them, and buy another loaf. So while l'm fine for bread, there's not much else in there. l think that's top of the list once this is all over, then.

All the lovely independent shops, restaurants, cafes etc and our little local theatre. I live in a tourist town and suspect that even with the support announced by the government for small businesses there will be an awful lot of them that don't survive this.

I think my DC will appreciate their schooling more after all this is over. They usually complain about having to go every day and to start with were quite excited about the prospect of them closing soon but now that all after school clubs here are cancelled I think they're starting to see the reality that no school means no seeing friends every day, no school plays, no football teams etc etc etc

I love this!

Dettol!
Hand sanitizers.
Blue sky
Outside.
Health.
The amazing feeling of the,,old world,, we had a month ago before this shit time started.

Travel for sure. Weirdly I’ve always had the attitude to travel while I’m young (as much as my meagre budget will allow) rather than wait just in case I can’t for some reason. I was more thinking along the lines of major illness but hey, I don’t regret travelling and having old cars to afford it.

@YetAnotherSpartacus oh yes, nigella can go whistle! My 1969 god housekeeping book that never has more than 2 eggs per cake is gold right now...

The NHS. I never took it for granted before as I have always appreciated it. But I took for granted if I ever needed an appointment with a GP I could just get one for within a week.

Simple things I would absolutely love to have been going down to pick up my mum and dad today and take them for a coffee and a wander round the garden centre. It's my favourite time of year and it's just sad.

My son. He's 27 and now working from home [only 10 miles away] and is choosing to only go out as little as possible. He's worried about me and DH. We do NOT have any underlying health issues - but he's just very sensible and practical. He says we can face time each other.
I miss him.