Can I be really self indulgent and have a rant here?

[SunshineOutdoors]

So pissed off with the whole situation today. I never wanted a job that would have me working from a small bedroom in my house. Fed up off seeing my stupid face on zoom meetings and the insecurities that come out when I do. Fed up of not being able to have a quick conversation with colleagues about issues that could be solved in 2 mins, but instead having to bat questions back and forth across stupid Microsoft teams.

Upset for dc missing out on so much school, play dates, exciting times they should be having. Fed up with trying to entertain and be everything to them at home.

Bedtime seems to now have migrated to past 10 o’clock (even if started a lot earlier), meaning no adult evening time unless I want to be fucked from lack of sleep the day after.

Apologies for this, I’m usually pretty positive and ‘can do’, but today I just want to drink all the gin and either cry or shout or both.

I know we’re doing this for good reason, and I’m definitely prepared to go through the above to protect people, but I’m just pissed off with it all. My tether is ended today.

Would anyone else like to rant with no judgement?

Oh and the only time I’m alone having me time is when I’m running. I’ve Actually taken up running to get me time! Who would have believed that!

The rest of time I’m cleaning, working from home, or looking after everyone else.

@Lockdowner13 me too, to the running! At least it is counteracting some of the lockdown baking.

But also to the wtf do I do with the dc. We are lucky that there are lots of amazing outdoor spaces near us, but my kids are reaching the tail end of their enthusiasm for lovely walks to local beauty spots.

I'm sad that my Mum can't have the funeral that she wants for her husband and that all their friends will be too scared to travel even if they could fit within the limited numbers.

I've found my thread. I'm 8 months pregnant, sleep deprived, in constant pain, still wfh with a tantrumming toddler breaking things in the background, with a partner working long hours who is so stressed and resentful that he has turned into a bit of an arsehole. We have all been stuck in the house since fucking March. I don't need advice, there's sod all I can do about it, I just want somewhere to SHOUT. This is shit.

Yes, yes yes and yes.

I'm thinking of jacking in work and getting a job in a shop just so I can get out and speak to people. AND i would be able to go in a shop without having to wear a stupid mask then too. Bonus.

We had a survey of my department at work; there are a few hundred people. 42pct want to stay at home forever!! 42pct!!!! Jeezus.
That's 42pct who don't care about training younger workers, helping onboard new people, seeing their colleagues, sorting things out fast. That's not being a team.

I'm all for flexible working when appropriate but not 100pct from home, forever!

Fed up here too. So grateful we have managed to stay well during this but with no sign of returning to normality for the rest of the year at least I feel quite annoyed this week. Was supposed to be going on holiday on Saturday but has been cancelled. Dc now on school holidays but don't feel it's really safe to take them there. Miss just "nipping" anywhere. Sick of the queues to get into shops, so I've stopped bothering and if I can't get it on amazon I'm managing without! Was really looking forward to my leisure club opening this weekend then I could go for a quiet swim on my own, but just had an email to say they don't feel ready to open! So yes, totally fed up and nothing to look forward to.

Yay, I found my people. This phase is so HARD. I'm experiencing much of what people have already described, but also I suppose the feeling that I'm not entitled to feel upset and angry about it because my family and I are physically well and none of us work in frontline roles dealing with it. So there is this feeling that we ought to feel aware of how lucky we are, and we are, I know we are, but it doesn't mean it doesn't just totally suck sometimes. At lot of the time actually.

I miss my friends and colleagues from work
I miss meeting face to face with people and the energy you gain from that, rather than pouring all my energy into a computer screen and getting none back
I miss travelling with my job, I was rarely in the office for a full week at a time before this
I miss having at least a little time to myself
I miss variety in what I have for lunch (yes I could do amazing lunches at home, but am more conscious of just finishing leftovers and eating everything in the order it will go off rather than popping out to pick up a mezze lunch from a place near my office)
I miss holidays and days out having fun
I miss feeling like DH and I are sharing the 2x working parents load and feeling like a team (he is still going to his workplace everyday so a lot of child and house related things are naturally and necessarily falling to me)
I miss being able to break the monotony with a nice lunch out (many local places not yet fully open and so this isn't simple yet)
I miss being able to just nip to a shop
I miss feeling in control of my life and the things I choose to do
I miss laughing and grinning, when it comes from the inside
I miss hugs, really miss them.

I'm pretty ranty at the moment so go ahead!

The whole thing is shit, the government are shit, I feel shit, WFH is partially ok but partially shit, school is totally shit, next year's exams will be shit and winter will be shit.

Other than that, I'm fine today, thanks for asking

God, yes, this Miss just "nipping" anywhere

Going anywhere is shit

Fed up here too but for different reasons! My children are adults and generally living away from home but I have been working all through lockdown running small engineering company for my Dad who is shielding as mum had a stroke in Jan. I've been in the office every single day whilst half the factory are furloughed and the other half receiving full pay for working 21.5 out of 38 hours a week. I'm exhausted but have no chance of a break other than the occasional day for the rest of the year. I would LOVE to be able to plan a few days away camping but would have to take phone and laptop with me so what's the point? Thankfully my gym is reopening this weekend so I can get some semblance of routine back but with the introduction of the muzzle rule (whilst I understand that they make some people feel safer) means even food shopping will be a horrible experience.

I miss the spontaneity in life - everything now has to be planned even if it's stopping for a drink in a pub or popping down to town for a coffee to people watch.

Can I join please and echo the above but also say that I'm fed up of hot weather and of people having fun late in the day enjoying said hot weather and being noisy. Unreasonable bastards (no that's just me, I know).

Can you hide your face on zoom meetings? I do on facebook rooms and I assumed you could on other platforms? Just one less thing to worry about.

Not unreasonable at all. Rant awsy. Congratulations on your new baby. What ages are your kids op? If you can sort their bedtime that would be a start then you get a bit of grown up time (plus baby, but that's just life until they're old enough to self settle). My kids don't necessarily sleep early in summer but we have a rule that 'bedtime' is consistent and they are in their rooms for the night then so we get an evening (even if they then stay up reading/ drawing etc). I am sick of the dank weather. Just wish it brightens up so the kids can have a summer and we can go out more. Sick of having to limit trips out due to loo closures etc! Sick of having to be super organised with food. Sick of it costing a small fortune!