So bloody bored

[Helenj1977]

Just that really. Dp wfh and is busy. Older dc are home schooling but are able to do so themselves.

It's just me and our 19mo who is getting harder by the day.

With a second peak being talked about in September time there is just no hope is there?

I've started shopping again this week but that's not the same.

I'm a SAHM but hate it! I just miss routine, school runs and the general hustle and bustle of our normal life.

Anyone else the same? Any tips?

[Vampyhooch]

So bored of it too. The first few weeks were ok as it was actually nice to slow down for a change instead of rushing from one place to the next.

Depression has hit me massively now as a result of this. I’m finding the repetitiveness of each day soul crushing. I find I’m waking up dreading another day of life like this. I wish things would go back to normal.

[annabel85]

Monday to Friday are fine as i'm WFH which i'd prefer and in a general routine. But being at home all week makes me eager to get out at the weekend and i've basically been sat at home twiddling my thumbs all weekend since March when i'm used to going to concerts and evenings out etc on Friday/Saturday. Already resigned to living like this until next Spring.

[cannotchange]

Yep bored shitless and getting depressed. I have been on a health kick, healthy eating and excercising every day - not lost 1 pound thats boring..

Iam furloughed, there is only so much cooking, laundry cleaning I can do before it makes me feel even more brain dead.

It's my birthday today and I have never felt so shit on a birthday, weather has been crap and nothing to do.

[BogRollBOGOF]

Horrifically bored.
SAHM to two primary age DCs who are that odd balance of needing me on standby and able to referee fights, but not constantly hands on.
DH working from home... having a quiet phase and doing lots of lethargic loafing around which is enough to quench anyone's motivation.

I'd rather be back in the final year of full time teaching that finished me off, with DH frequently abroad and living on a knife edge of tight deadlines.

Normally I get school time to myself. I fill the time with supporting in school, other youth groups, mum taxi. All that is out of the window until at least September and for much of it even longer...

I normally go out running and train for races. No races to train for. I think I've now explored every public footpath within 5 miles. It's not the sense of freedom that it normally is, and summer tends to be a natural lull for me anyway.

I need external motivation. By the time I've chivvied a scatty 7 yo and dyspraxic, autistic 9 yo into action I have little drive left for myself. (SAHM because of DS1's needs) It's not carefree time for self-indulgence.

I went into this on empty after a long, hard winter where mud made everything outdoors into a slog. I was looking forwards to interesting things reopening after a long winter.

I'm drained. I lack a purpose for the first time in my life. Stuck in an abyss of time.

[gonewiththerain]

I’m usually quite cheerful but it’s getting me down now especially as I don’t think things will have improved enough to be back to normal by winter.
I’ve a bored 2 year old who despite my best efforts with a good variety of home preschooling really needs some socialisation.
I’ve got a long list of jobs to do which I’m slowly plodding through and I’m still working but I’m bored I want a change of scenery and some normality back.
I think it’s the not going to be back to normal for a very long time that’s just hit me and I’m not keen on. There are things I’d like to do at home but no chance with the two year old.

[BogRollBOGOF]

There's DIY that needs doing, but with the house permanently occupied, I can't face that extra layer of mess disruption with no escape. Routine housework is bad enough.

The DIY isn't urgent. It can wait.

[BananaSpanner]

So fucking bored with no real right to be because I work out of home and see colleagues etc. My kids are in school several days a week but I’m finding time away from work is so boring it is stressful. Lazy weekend morning used to be a treat now they’re just depressing. The kids are having too much screen time but have had a lifetimes use out of all their toys etc.

I miss activity, things to look forward to, nights out, impromptu lunches, watching dc do sport and dance, strolling around the shops.

We’ve booked a uk break and I am looking forward to it but am slightly worried that is also going to be crap.

I know we are lucky, we have our health and our jobs but I have felt so low this weekend. Rant over.

[BananaSpanner]

@gonewiththerain

I’m usually quite cheerful but it’s getting me down now especially as I don’t think things will have improved enough to be back to normal by winter.
I’ve a bored 2 year old who despite my best efforts with a good variety of home preschooling really needs some socialisation.
I’ve got a long list of jobs to do which I’m slowly plodding through and I’m still working but I’m bored I want a change of scenery and some normality back.
I think it’s the not going to be back to normal for a very long time that’s just hit me and I’m not keen on. There are things I’d like to do at home but no chance with the two year old.

This is how I feel. When we were in full lockdown, it felt urgent, necessary and temporary. It didn’t bother me too much. I feel weary now, like this is it for the forseeable future, it’s hard to come to terms with, though I obviously get why it has to happen.

[LolaLollypop]

There's much more to do now than there has been for a long time!

From next Saturday you can start visiting your friends again. Your kids can go to play areas. Book cinema tickets. Get some nice takeaway food and go and sit in the park with a drink or two.

I've just booked a weekend away (UK) for the end of July and we celebrated "Glasthomebury" this weekend with 2 days in my parents garden + BBQ (in the rain).

[LesLavandes]

Bored to tears here also. Spent lockdown alone and have recently moved to this area. Only know a couple of people.

[Isitreally77]

I'm bloody bored too. I miss every day life, getting up for work, actually going into the office, coming home, rushing out the door to the gym, popping to the supermarket to get bread and being in and out in minutes rather than having to queue to get it. I miss weekends being weekends(pub lunch with my mother, food shopping etc) and not just a tag on to the week. It's bloody boring all this social distancing and queuing to get into a shop.