I'm really struggling

[TheWristBoundLatexBitch]

I've lost my job, I've lost the gym and also my friends. I'm a mum I have four children and adding my husband makes us a 6. He works I no longer work as I worked for a charity and I offered respite holidays and also grants! As I worked for a charity my contact ended just before Covid, and was due to be re advised. It never was due to covid and they couldn't afford it (obviously and I don't blame them at all) but here I find myself homeschooling again, with no gym to go to for time out, but stuck in the house.

This is a real account of someone who had a job, a life etc but now is struggling.

I started this healthy and with a job. I now have no job and my health is questionable.

I am sorry that sounds really tough, so many significant life changes all at once.

I really feel for you that sounds really tough! Not looking forward to homeschooling either, try and think ahead and make some plans of what you want to do when we can get back out in the world. I know it's really shit atm but it really will get better.

I’m sorry you’re struggling that sounds tough

If you miss the gym can I recommend on ytube Chloe ting workouts and also fitness blender for at home work outs with no equipment. Also Mad Fit for a more dance based workout to lift your mood and that is suitable for kids.

Wishing you all the best

🌻🌼🌷🥀 I'm sorry, that sounds really hard - you have so much going on and I'm not surprised you're overwhelmed. I can't sleep so here if you need an ear/eye 🌹

It is very stark when you write it down like that.

You might conceivably be out of work for a long time. Presumably the four kids keep you fairly busy - is that stopping you looking for work? (That's my situation, simply don't want to launch into a new job and then have my kids at home stopping me from doing it!)

Is there any chance you could simply volunteer some time to your former employer, maybe not as many hours as before, but on a goodwill basis doing something else for them? For example, maybe you could be "phone support" to someone who used to use the respite services and just needs advice or a friendly ear. It might leave you in their good books and make them more inclined to rehire you later, and it would keep you busy, and prevent a gap appearing on your CV.

What did you like doing at the gym? I used to swim every week, and ohhh how I miss it. Walking and cycling and digging my garden were alright in 2020 but i want to do more in 2021 as I baked way too much banana bread in 2020.

I was thinking about recruiting a training buddy group through Facebook and contacts, for similar aged women who want to get fitter. You're allowed to meet one other adult outside the home, so why not find a few people to do that with on a rotation basis? You could cycle, jog, brisk walk. Meet at a park and do circuits, skipping, stretching. I'm a bit shy to start, but maybe I could....