Anyone enjoying lockdown at all?

[Paperdaisychain]

Hopefully a lighthearted thread to relieve the doom and gloom but I just wondered if anyone is enjoying the current lockdown? After the initial shock it’s been nice is some ways. Admittedly we are not badly affected my husband is able to work from home as am I (which I normally do). We are ok for money, have a car, and are able to get our shopping delivered for the time being.

It’s nice to be able to eat lunch together, we have also been going for a daily walk together. We live locally to the country so that’s been good. I’ve been teaching him yoga which he’s actually enjoying! I’ve been having “Tea and Cake” meets with my friends using zoom which I’ve really enjoyed and have even played some online games with some which has been great fun.

As a couple we have been playing board games in the evening, doing jigsaws and watching films (I recommend The Truth, streaming on Curzon at the moment).

I’ve been reading more and I’ve rediscovered long soaks in the bath, something I haven’t done since I was a teenager! I’ve also been getting through my house hold to do list which isn’t as fun but more bearable with the help of audiobooks and podcasts and it’s satisfying to see my clean, tidy cupboards!

We are also spending time helping out older relatives and neighbours. Even just being available for a chat or to get some shopping for them is lovely to be able to do.

I know that nobody is immune to the effects of this pandemic and we are very lucky, also we don’t have children which makes some of this possible and maybe easier but this thread is just a way of trying to focus on the nice things.

So go on tell me what you are enjoying about life at the moment?

I'm enjoying today because poorly partner having a better day after feeling really I'll yesterday. We've heard that her treatment us going ahead having feared it would be cancelled due to the virus. I'm not going to work (key worker) as I need to be home with her the rest of today for support and reassurance, and I've decided not to go supermarket shopping for the same reason. So I feel as if I can allow myself to relax. Ice been sitting in the sunny garden reading a book. Lovely.

Nope bored witless.

I'm not doing too badly. I'm on lockdown for 12 weeks, due to being immune suppressed, but so far, so good. I also live alone.

I work in a school, so all the house things I had planned for school holiday have been brought forward so far. Furniture deliveries, and then building of it. Bit of upcycling i thought I might do if I ever got time, we'll now I have.

Went to the pub last night, allbeit, via Facebook! They were steaming the weekly pub quiz. It was OK, it filled a couple of hours. Talked to lots of people by phone or text. And later, I'm going to FaceTime a friend, who didn't get to see my new house before I was locked down. We'll have a virtual tour. Bit like that programme where celebrities open their doors for you to nose around!

I'm judging by the fact I haven't done the ironing yet. I need to be really bored to do that!

Yes I quite like it. Once you change your mindset it's quite relaxing. Accept that this is how things will be for a while.

I am finding a lot to do, I don't understand people saying they are bored. We are so lucky to have the technology to chat to our friends via WhatsApp/Facetime/other SM, we have so much choice of things to watch and podcasts to listen to.

Online resources are fantastic. This morning me and my dds did a workout in the garden with dh's personal trainer via Skype.

It's a break from normal life which can be quite healthy. No rushing around, no timetable to stick to.

Oh, I'm writing a diary of the whole thing too!

Mixed feelings, but overall it’s not too bad. Thank God for the weather though!!

I’m enjoying more time for exercise, no commute (normally about 50 minutes each way for me in London on public transport), working from home going fine so far, my team are excellent and it’s given me a new appreciation for how well my company treats its people. Also enjoying spending time at my parents and with my 98 year old grandmother who had moved in.

Not enjoying the family rows - my parents don’t really understand working from home and keep interrupting then saying we aren’t being flexible or sociable. My parents fight at the best of time but with the added stress of everyone moving in and their retirement investments taking a massive hit the house is quite tense. I also have way less free time than I expected because of having so many people around, instead of quietly slinking off to watch tv or have a bath someone always wants a chat or help with chores. I appreciate how lucky we are that we’ve got a beautiful big house and garden to stay in and a big family for company.

Both dw and I are on the 12 weeks isolation and now we have found out we will be furlonged at work can relax and just enjoy our time together.
We very much appreciate we are in a good position with no work to do and no small children to try and entertain, just 1 of our teens is staying with us so it's all calm.

It's nice to not clock watch and do what we want. Will be hard going back to work i think.

Honestly? I am on maternity leave with a small baby so really, it hasn't changed too much for me in that sense as I hadn't been out much over the winter and we have had a really lovely cosy time, and still are most days.

However, the lockdown has come just as the weather has just started to be sunny and clear and I have been waiting literally months to be able to get the kids outside much more. I have been still taking them for a walk as allowed but it doesn't feel as leisurely or relaxed because of the atmosphere.

The sunshine is still beautiful though and i am enjoying the quiet nature routes we would have taken anyway :) I just wish the timing was better. The other thing is not seeing my parents and not being able to go shopping as I actually really enjoy it! Plus the panic over baby formula.

If I hadn't already been off at home since November enjoying being cosily cooped up indoors I would still probably have the novelty value of staying indoors all day left. But now baby is a few weeks old and the sun is coming out I would so love to be able to go on outings and to big parks and all that. Hope we don't have to stay in all summer :(

I’m enjoying how quiet it is.

Yes I am. I have really enjoyed homeschooling- it has been delightful. We have done things I would never have bothered with. My kids are amazing- they have given everything a go. It’s not been stressful at all, it’s given me a focus for creativity, it’s provided an instant routine.

The sun is lovely.

I have preferred zoom meetings that have a time limit!

I have enjoyed having two coffees in the morning. I live in a nice area and it’s quiet with space.

Financially we are close to the edge but not all the way over and so I can breathe at the moment.

I’ve just played my piano for the first time in about 3 yrs

No. There's nothing nice about this.
I'm lonely and absolutely broke. I've just received a food package because I can't feed my son at the moment.
But I do appreciate if we had a large home, garden and money I'd probably be feeling differently.

Nope.

We live in a tiny house we've long since outgrown (I'm trying to career change which has sent me back to university in the hope of being able to earn more consistently and afford a bigger mortgage) and we trip over each other in the house anyway. We cope by getting out and about - even on an average day I'll pop out somewhere just to get a change of scenery. Our gardens are tiny and absolutely squashed together - and our next door neighbour is a complete knob who will be out blaring music and sitting out there with a fucking parrot squawking next to the fence every single nice day - it's horrendous anyway in the summer.

The kids are really struggling from missing their friends and the uncertainty at the moment as well - and I'm trying to do my degree in the middle of prioritising the kids, DH working from home, crap internet (we've had engineers out about 10 times now and they still can't fix the fault 100%). It's shit.

Even though I’ve got probably got COVID (no test but 111 site said it’s COVID from my symptoms and never had an infection like this before) and am feeling unwell I’ve managed to take time out for self care that I wouldn’t usually. Also managed to start a book I’ve been wanting to for months.

It would however be much better if the neighbours kids weren’t playing football and bouncing them off the fence from 8am-8pm every day with the odd breaks for food I presume. Can’t sit in the garden without fear of a ball coming over and hitting us (heavily pg don’t need a stray ball whacking me in the bump right now). One came over yesterday luckily we were inside. Sat in the living room with the windows shut and all we can hear is ‘bang bang bang, bounce bounce bounce’ accompanied with manic laughing and screeching at each other. I normally wouldn’t mind but it’s been constantly every day since Monday. Surely they’ve got to do some learning as well? Do the parents not realise that there are others in close quarters do them that cannot escape the noise because of quarantine🤦🏼‍♀️

I have not dared say this out loud yet but I am seeing this period as a blessing in disguise.

I have had a horrific year fleeing from an abusive relationship, battling exh in the courts, caring for my 2 DC full-time on top of a very intensive job and getting very little sleep with recurring nightmares/flashbacks when I do manage to get to sleep.

I have learnt to take it one day at a time (not my forte previously) and am enjoying spending time with my 2 teens and getting 9-10hrs sleep a night (I think the exhaustion is finally catching up with me).

I am of course worried about my vulnerable mum in the UK who I might never see again but there is nothing I can do about that right now so I am focusing on the DC and making up for all the times I was unavailable previously (either emotionally or physically).

I'm loving it so far but unlike you, I'm taking it seriously so no socialising with neighbours or anyone else 'for a chat'.

I'm fine but I'm a childfree self-employed introvert and both partner and I are fortunately still working while at home (for now).

As the weather gets hotter it'll become more unbearable because we live in a flat with zero outdoor space, but otherwise we're both happy enough for now.

I wish I was on lockdown. Instead I'm at work with masses of stress (NHS mental health nurse.)

@Notredamn I’m not socialising, the people involved have my phone number and can ring me for a chat if they are feeling lonely and they can phone and ask me to bring in essential shopping for them, which I leave on their doorstep. I’m not seeing anyone except my husband.

Sorry for misunderstanding then, Paper. I still had my neighbour in mind who caught me off guard last night wanting to give me some baking she'd done and stand chatting about why it's not fair that 'corona victims are being prioritised'. After she'd seen me not even open the front door to my own mother earlier in the day (who is in the at risk category and had come to collect something from the doorstep). I'm still irked!

@Notredamn it’s cool we’re all a bit on edge at the moment!

I think if I was in a happy relationship, I'd be really enjoying it. But that's not something I have right now, and when I feel lonely I remind myself this is overall much better and safer than being on lockdown with my previous partner would have been. Although I do really miss her and have to keep holding myself down from contacting her. Experience tells me if I post any more details about this here you'll be telling me to do the freedom programme!!

Really want to make sure I find an opportunity in all of this isolation somewhere and exploit it. But my mental health is really suffering so I'm finding it hard.

Amymayapple

*What day is official lockdown to in the UK?

It is until April 19 in Ireland. That is 3 more weeks and 3 days.*

We are not on "lockdown" in Ireland - Leo has reiterated this several times - we have far more freedom than the UK atm - tougher measures will inevitably come so appreciate what you have now - the situation is going to go on far longer than 5 weeks 😏

My dd and oh are loving it.

They love chilling at home though. Husbau more so as he is antisocial as it is.

We aren't rich and are stuck in our bedroom so I am not loving it. Though my job is secure so that helps.

@MyBlueMoonbeam eh we are on lockdown.

You know the whole thing that is happening in Ireland right now:
All schools, bars, restaurants closed
Group events not allowed
All non essential shops closed
Many people working from home
Many people losing their jobs.

What are you talkiang about? Seriously