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It’s not too bad this isolation situation if you ask me!

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crosser62 · 06/04/2020 17:52

I’m day 4 of 7 days.
I’ve not got all symptoms just a dry cough.

It’s lovely, I’m cleaning, baking, cooking lovely meals in my slow cooker, doing maths, English, reading and writing my little fella.
Gardening, getting jobs done that I’ve been meaning to get done for ages.
I’m kind of waiting to get ill, I’ve been swabbed today but I really don’t think I’ve got Rona, think I’m just really run down from work.
The extreme guilt feelings that I have been feeling for the last 6 weeks have lifted.
I think it will end in a couple of days when I’m negative and have to go back to work.

A bit of down time is just what I’ve needed.

How’s isolation for you?

OP posts:

OddshoesOddsocks · 07/04/2020 12:00

There were several clues in the OP that tell you they’re a key worker. Mainly that they’re midway through 7 day isolation and will be back to work in a few days
People are too quick to launch into judgment and unkindness, if you didn’t read the OP properly that’s your own fault, apologise but don’t try and back track and justify your horrible comments.

fluffiphlox · 07/04/2020 12:01

I’m enjoying aspects of lockdown too but I get the feeling that you’re not allowed to say so. It’s a beautiful day here. I’ve done my indoor and outdoor exercise. I’m now going to do some baking. Then it’s lunch. Then it’s crossword. Tonight we’re having some food delivered as there’s a birthday. Half bottle of Nyetimber. Netflix. Bed. I do appreciate that I have no financial worries, a decent house and garden and that I’m not having to entertain bored kids.

SilverBangle · 07/04/2020 12:16

No one is enjoying lock down, I’m enjoying isolation

Me too. Nothing much has changed for me really. I do my weekly shop, take the dog for a walk everyday, cook and bake. I watch more TV now than I ever have. My garden is looking lovely 😊

I am missing my grandchildren but feel lucky that I can catch up with them daily via FaceTime. Still, I’d prefer not to see them for a short time than run the risk of never seeing them again. Meeting friends for coffee or browsing the shops is a terribly minor thing to have to give up at this time.

Thank you very much OP for everything you do at this terrifying time. My son hasn’t seen his family for 4 weeks. He is due to be isolated for 14 days and then he’ll be able to go home to be with his wife and children for 2 weeks.

Enjoy your downtime. You deserve it 🏅

Oxyiz · 07/04/2020 12:20

Sorry I didn't see this post last night or I'd have been arguing back against the arseholes.

As others have said, mumsnet has been truly unpleasant lately. I've always thought the word "hysterical" was sexist and misogynistic, but it's the closest phrase I can think of to fit the mood. Every thread is filled with it and it's difficult to stomach as a reader, let alone as a reply to an OP.

I hope you enjoy every moment while you can OP, and that you feel better soon.

EndothermicHands · 07/04/2020 12:39

OP, im a key worker and, like you, am finding some enjoyment in this. Like everyone else I have had plans ruined, annual leave cancelled, I've even had to cancel my wedding and am gutted about this as well as lost a significant amount of money. I can't even rearrange as my job has been changed, rotas rewritten to one that can be rolled on indefinitely.

I'm having to take the small joys in things. I moved into my first house 6 months ago and because of my work patten have not had any time at home in the week. Today I am watching robins feeding their young in my garden. I have felt the sun on my back. I've noticed the way the light changes in the house during the day.

I've been hounded off here before by posters who set about me in the most horrific way for something most other posters agreed with. I got told they couldn't believe I worked in the NHS and that I should be ashamed for how I thought. What those posters didn't see was the countless hours that I spend IN MY OWN TIME propping up an underfunded system, holding hands of the sick and dying, wading my way through red tape to get my patients the care they deserve.

I stand by your side (albeit at a social distance) and agree with how you feel and am happy that you can find some joy in the small things that we take for granted when the world is in chaos around us.

twinkletits99 · 07/04/2020 13:20

I'm at home with a 17 month old who is teething and frustrated. I am recovering from PND. I can't see the man I've just started dating. I'm worried sick for my family, many of which are frontline NHS (2 are working directly on Covid wards). I'm trying to work from home but struggling. Trying to keep my brother's spirits up as he's suffering with depression and living on his own. I'm tired. I'm lonely. I miss my mum. I'm in tears at least once a day. Worried for my elderly grandmother who has taken the hard decision to stop her carers coming in as she has heart problems. That means she's now caring for her husband who has severe dementia. Worried for my brother who is stuck in Asia. It's pretty shit for our whole family to be honest.

PrivateEye · 07/04/2020 13:23

I still think the thread title is in poor taste, considering the violins that then came out.

" It’s not too bad this isolation situation if you ask me! "

Complete with exclamation mark.

twinkletits99 · 07/04/2020 13:23

Posted too soon.

It's pretty shit for our whole family. But it's also good to see posts where people are enjoying themselves. It's not a race to the bottom. I honestly think that if this had happened 18 months ago it would've been worse as I would've been isolating with my abuser. If I was single and childless I would be having a lovely time.

Different for everyone isn't it.

Oxyiz · 07/04/2020 13:27

It's a web forum. You don't have to engage with every post here or rap posters over the knuckles, even if you think something is "in poor taste" (which I disagree with anyway - taste is personal).

PrivateEye · 07/04/2020 14:09

You don't have to engage with every post here

Don't, then

MNHQ

RivkaMumsnet · 07/04/2020 14:21

Hi there, we've had a few reports about this thread and can see that things have become quite heated. However, the OP has stated she is an NHS frontline worker, trying to find some joy and enjoyment at home amid everything. At times like this, a bit of peace and love wouldn't go amiss.

Marieo · 07/04/2020 14:27

Even if she wasnt an NHS worker, what is wrong with the post?

PrivateEye · 07/04/2020 14:38

I agree there are are joys to be had in simple pleasures. But overall, isolation is known to causing significant mental health issues for many people, sadly; and lockdown generally is correlating with a rise in domestic abuse, poverty, and anxiety in young people whose studies are being detrimentally impacted, and a significant increase in the negative health outcomes of those with existing life-limiting illnesses. It's incredibly stressful for millions.

Oxyiz · 07/04/2020 14:44

So no one's allowed to feel or express any moments of happiness or enjoyment at any time? Crikey. What a way to live.

OstrichRunning · 07/04/2020 14:46

Sounds like a well-deserved rest OP; those working hours must have taken their toll. Enjoy every minute of it

bubblesforlife · 07/04/2020 14:48

I think it's wonderful OP is finding her well earned time out enjoyable.

You work so hard, be proud of it and screw the nasty bunch of losers on this thread being unnecessarily cruel.

Personally, while it's difficult, I to am enjoying getting to things I've had on the long finger for months if not years. So I agree.

Stay safe OP, wishing you a speedy recovery

PrivateEye · 07/04/2020 14:51

I can hear birdsong.

Womenwotlunch · 07/04/2020 14:51

Please Op, Ignore all the hateful, judgmental posts. I for one am glad that you are trying to see the positives in life
You are putting your life at risk every time you go to work . I thank you
Take care

squishedgrapes · 07/04/2020 14:54

Right.....

squishedgrapes · 07/04/2020 14:57

I'm at home with three autistic sons, one of whom. Has a heart condition, and yet isn't considered vulnerable by the NHS. I'm also a single parent, so shopping is a nightmare at the best of times and impossible right now. I have no family near me. Shitty neighbours,and a narc ex.
Yeah loving it

Oxyiz · 07/04/2020 15:05

So start your own thread @squishedgrapes. You'll get lots of symapthy and people thinking of ways they could help.

You are putting your life at risk every time you go to work . I thank you

^ This over and over again.

reesewithoutaspoon · 07/04/2020 15:12

What is up with people. Why do they have to be so nasty and negative to everyone on here atm. I get some people are having a hard time. Its happening in my own family. I,m sorry that youre struggling and have empathy with everyone who is finding this difficult. Doesnt mean I cant also be happy for someone finding a little positivity in all this mess. I thought it was lovely that OP was enjying having some well earned rest and catch up with her family and its nice to hear positive things rather than doom gloom and negativity that we are surrounded by .
What happened to #bekind

Wereallsquare · 07/04/2020 15:21

Usually the "nest of vipers" term on here is ironic or endearing. Goodness, not in this case.

OP, thanks for your service to the NHS. I don't know that I would have the fortitude to do your job.

I hope you don't develop any more symptoms. Enjoy all the lovely things you can during your isolation and ignore the viciousness here.

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