Anyone else loving lockdown life?

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Just that really.
I could happily live like this long term.
I have 2 DC aged 10 and 14 and I love our little cocoon.
Life is so full of hustle and bustle and daily demands and to me this is heaven!
I feel strange for feeling this way, anyone else?

I don't mind lockdown but wouldn't say I'm loving it due to the reason we need to have it.

Parts of it I would like to keep.

The slower pace of life, community spirit, less traffic, daily walks, gratitude for the simple things.
I think the weather/ time of year has helped hugely too. If this was bleak midwinter it might feel worse ( or better!)

It's taken a pandemic to open our eyes to how manic life had become. The ideal will be to remember what we appreciated during this time when society opens up again

I'm enjoying the time at home. WFH is making life so much less stressful. The kids are enjoying just playing together and spending lots of time in the garden. The slowness of life is definitely worth being thankful for.

Of course there is a huge downside. I lost my mum in February and now can't see my dad who is alone for the first time in decades. The thought of loosing him too is overwhelming. But I'm still able to appreciate this time with the kids.

Yes I am absolutely loving it and feeling rather guilty.

I love WFH and my job is very very secure, no money worries.

I am in lockdown with adult DC and we get along very well and support each other. Lots of reading, naps, eating well. Long chats about life, love and everything. I much prefer this pace of life to my usual charging around and performing.

What I do miss are all my holidays. Luckily just came back from one just as lockdown started, but will probably have to cancel three or four holidays already booked for this year unless borders re open.

I see my friends and family regularly on zoom/facetime/skype so no issues there.

I will be happy for everyone who has suffered when lockdown is restricted, but I intend to quietly enjoy it whilst it lasts.

I wouldn't say I'm loving it, but I'm not suffering, and I don't mind it. I love the fact that there is far less traffic - that's really nice.

How nice for you all hmm must be lovely to have no money worries

Well pardon us all for existing, I'm sure! Anyway, it would be entirely possible to have money worries AND also love the lifestyle. My DP and I will most probably lose our entire annual income as a result of C-19 ... doesn't stop me loving the quiet roads.

How many parents have noticed that they quite like not ferrying the DCs around to a million different activities?
Once school starts up will you be competing to see who does the most activities again, or who does the least?
(I get that some activities are for childminding when parents are working, so unavoidable.)

Again I am really very sorry to anyone I have offended and if this has come across as insensitive.
Of course I feel beyond devastated for all the people this is affecting negatively and for the people and relatives of who have been sick and lost their lives.
I have no relatives other than my DC and a sibling so no I don’t need to worry about my own and although I realise this is lucky in this situation it’s very different in reality, I’d love to have relatives! I do worry for other elderly people I know and am offering whatever help wherever I can.
Money wise, I have spent my entire life trying to make ends meet whilst being a single parent and bringing up my younger sibling and working. I have spent the last 2 years clearing all debt and saving so for the near future I am not concerned no and I am trying to think of creative ways to put more away for the further away future.
Education wise for my DC I am working hard to maintain a routine and keep up and of course I worry but my youngest has adhd and asd and this lockdown has proven to work wonders for him after the initial settling in period. I’m more concerned for him with regards to ‘returning to normal’ as normal is stressful for him.
My eldest is very academically minded and I don’t worry too much about him falling behind as he is keeping up and of course this will all be over at some point.
Life is busy, it’s loud and there are allot of day to day pressures. I have spent my whole life worrying and trying to keep up with it all and doing an ok job but this feels like a break my mind and body have needed for almost my entire life.
My DC have proven what amazing human beings they are by coping better than I could have ever imagined and it has made me feel even more grateful for the people they are and that I am lucky enough to be their mum. Not that I wasn’t before but my heart is just filled with so much love and pride for them.
Of course there are aspects I miss but this won’t be forever.

Are you usually a SAHM?

I am enjoying not commuting, but am not enjoying the anxiety, working FT from home while trying to assist with DCs’ distance learning, or the extra domestic work.

I'm enjoying the calmer pace of life. No dashing about the country visiting older relatives and dealing with their issues. Being physically unable to tend to their many perceived needs has lifted an enormous weight from my mind and shoulders. I doubt I will go back to enabling them on anything nearly like the same scale. DC are so much happier not being at school. My work is quieter - I wonder about its viability long term, but I have so much more time and sanity and am spending so so much less that it doesn't worry me too much. My health as improved - amazing how much effect the stress of previous manic life was having on me. I am sorry for those suffering, but personally this has been a wonderful and instructive experience.

No I’m not usually a SAHM. I spent many years working long days and nights and have recently been working daytimes with nursery aged children.
My DC are 10 and 14 and I’ve worked for years whilst attending allot of meetings around my youngests additional needs, school needs and medical/dental appointments.

I'm enjoying it too. We have no DC here and DH is still working so I basically have five days a week to do what I want!

It's very relaxing.

Very, very worried about novelvirus and angry about the origin.

Loving all the rest : no cars, at peace like my generation in UK never really experienced, focus is education, biology, health and food, family, and no cars School timetable is full-time livestream on Zoom and Internet is amazing : without these 2 it would be less lovely. Over-the-moon amazed by the stars that have stepped up : Channel 4 Jamie Oliver, all the theatres and operas, education TV, local farms.

No, I’m bored I want to be able to be alone, in pub, coffee shop anywhere really. Lockdown life is a bit dreary. I love my family but all this closeness and lack of personal space. Can’t wait for it to be all over and go back to work.

MN has a lot of introvert posters who won't answer the door or telephone, and who don't care if they don't see anyone from one day to the next. Hence so many posters who are enjoying it.

My life hasn't changed that much, as it wasn't frantic and rushed, except that I now work from home, but I am finding it rather boring.

DD is not enjoying it at all. She is a student, and is missing her friends. She is finding it hard to motivate herself to study online as well.

We are doing a lot of pub quizzes on YouTube

We live in a beautiful semi rural area which I appreciate more than ever. I'm enjoying long walks in the countryside, time outside, cooking from scratch, catching up on reading and not rushing around. The dcs are pretty chilled out. We miss dp, who has to stay at his for work.

I'm lucky that my job is pretty secure and I can work effectively from home. Our spending has plummeted to food and household bills only.

We had a brilliant year last year though. Some amazing trips away, concerts, family holidays and city breaks. We've already missed our main trip away this year. I keep getting time hop flashbacks and really missing my normal life.

If they said we'd be lifting this at the end of this period, I'd be fine. I'll have had more than enough by then.

I haven't really been enjoying it. It makes it harder because I can't leave the house. I'd enjoy it more if I was able to go for a walk.

Yes I’m really enjoying it. Mainly because of the lack of outside pressures and the slow pace of life. My heart rate has slowed down for the first time in years!

Normally I’m juggling work, kids, their activities (oh the driving around!!) running the home, trying to keep up with family & friends, exercise classes etc etc. Add in to the mix the lovely weather and the fact that DH is helping more around the house and all the kids are getting on well and are happy.

Also loving the clean air, lack of traffic, community spirit, having time to do the garden for once, doing lots of cooking and baking too.

Another aspect of this that has been beneficial to me is that it’s thrown into sharp focus what I really want to do in the next few years, what my dreams are and I’ve already adjusted some finances to set me in that road. It has made me realise where I was just pouring money down the drain.

I can appreciate though that we are lucky not to have money worries and haven’t been directly affected (fingers crossed) by Covid 19 nor have any of our friends or family. I do worry though about our older relatives, mainly our parents, aunts, uncles, godparents but we also have a 100 year old aunt and a 97 year old granny.

I also can get panicked if I think too much about what the future holds for everyone, not just us. Everything is so uncertain right now.

MN has a lot of introvert posters who won't answer the door or telephone, and who don't care if they don't see anyone from one day to the next. Hence so many posters who are enjoying it.

I did wonder about this, a lot of people on here don’t like answering the door so I’m not surprised they are loving staying in all day (and no one knocking 🙈)

Having a great time even though I've lost 80% of my income.

Watching Netflix, reading a book, gardening - it's great.

I can't control losing my income so there's no point in worrying about it.

In some ways lockdown is making my life easier. I'm not feeling put upon to host people or visit them or run around doing errands for them. There are a few people who might be realising just how much they've relied upon me and I'm hoping that they might appreciate me a bit more.

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You're a good un! X

* t. But you crack on, must be nice not to give a shit about anyone else, but as long as you're all happy in your "little cocoon" all is fucking right with the world.*

Someone like this doesn’t enjoy life. End of. And sure as heck doesn’t enjoy others enjoying life.

What would possess you to come on to this thread? Not as though the OP misled with her thread title

I saw this on Facebook a few days ago and it seems to be applicable here. I don’t think any of the posters have undermined what others are going through, it’s fine to say you are enjoying lockdown.

For me, it’s probably a very miserable day but not quite a full storm. There are quite a few bits that really suck for us and can get me down but there are also some really good bits of it.

Cozytoesandtoast00 don't be nice to me, I'll cry. Yes I have PMT.

There’s a lot I’m enjoying about this time. I have reduced hours and less workload at work so that’s taken day to day pressure off. My children are old enough to do a lot of the home work without too much help or prompting. I’ve had some quality time with my eldest daughter which we’d not had since she moved away. We have a garden and live rurally and the weather has been lovely so we’ve been able to make the most of it. I like not having the early morning rush for work and school. The days feel long and lazy rather than trying to cram everything in. I’m cooking from scratch more which means we’re all eating more healthily.

I do realise I’m very fortunate. Things could be very different if we or family were unwell with this illness or if we didn’t have outdoor space or if we were worried about keeping jobs or the weather was grim.

I’m an introvert so do enjoy a slower pace of life. I am starting to miss being able to choose to do what I want though and going for a browse around the shops, see family and friends etc. If I could have this pace without the worry of people being ill and the freedom we usually have I’d be very happy.