Since the 8pm announcement I have...

[ilikexmas]

Cried
Had 3 cups of tea
Finished off the Xmas biscuits ( about 12 biscuits)
Cried again
Stared into space
Wrapped myself tightly in my duvet
Now I feel like crying again but will go to bed.

FML!!!

I’ve said “bloody hell” and sighed a lot.

Ancientgran, perhaps you could ask the father to provide food?
( missing the point , need distraction , thank you )

Filmed more teaching videos, luckily our school had been prepping for this.

Made DP watch one of them to check it made sense.

Pretended it was for parents I wanted his opinion, rather than 8 year olds 😂

Ate half a packet of Hobnobs.

@etopp and @XenoBitch hugs to both of you, and anyone else who is really struggling 😔

Had wine. Eaten chocolate. Had a joke or two with dd. (Yes, I know it's not funny). Checked in with a pal (virtually) to see they are ok.

Explained no school to DS

Reassured my students online

Checked a friend was ok

Messaged 3 other friends

Ordered a click and collect supermarket shop

Read the rules

Reassured more students

Doom scrolled twitter

Currently having a cry because I have no bubble, will somehow have to lecture online and look after my primary aged son and I just feel like I need someone to lean on and instead I'm the one who has to be there for others. I'm fucking sick of being alone and none of this bubble shit works for me.

So I guess whinging on Mumsnet can go on the list too.

I work for a large coffee chain. We found out that we were remaining open, due to the social media team replying to customers instead of letting the staff know first.

Our personal group on fb is blowing up. We are all petrified. None of us want to be put at risk for coffee. I'm scrabbling around for childcare now because my kids school does not class me as a key worker. My employer also declined the furlough scheme so the staff are well and truly f**ked.

Eaten a chocolate Orange and now feel sick.

I cried during and after the announcement
I had tell my one of my sons no school no hope of ever seeing a friend his age

Had to tell my other son he won't be going his GCSEs this year, despite all the hard work he's done and I've done keeping him on track

So I said fuck it and had a glass or 7

No I'm just staring into my glass

Eaten some Christmas cheese and dates.

Read the housing sector reaction and guidance.

Pfaffed a bit.

Remembered DH is working away for the next few weeks.

Considered a bath.

Considered running some PR to drum up new business. So many local agents have changed how they work... you never know your luck!?!?!

@FindHungrySamurai

Topped up my order from the milkman. Kind of coincidental, but I did notice that the Ocado website has a queue to get in for the first time in months.

I noticed that at around 7pm, people obviously saw this coming.

@xenobitch - it sounds like you are really struggling, I hope there is someone you can speak to. Hang in there and cuddle your lovely dog

Pinned the PM's picture to our dartboard. You can't beat a bit of bully.

Lamented over more lost schooling and activities for my two year 10s, one of whom had six periods of self isolations last term (along with Covid) , the other three (including a school closure in December). That's 40 days and 20 days already at home, excluding the original lockdown and this. I mean, how on earth do you do a GCSE Chemistry practical from the bedroom? This has been the question for nearly a year now.
We cannot make up the time.

nearly cried
worried/fretted, hoovered,
opened a cider

wondered whether my cough and hot flushes are covid

@Iamblossom

It's no different to anyone in our household than tier 4 was afaik. Our teens were off school anyway, and I was pretty sure GCSEs wouldn't happen this year. Dull, dull, dull.

Yes, here in Kent we’ve been under heavy restrictions since the start of the last lockdown so not much fazed.

oh and put a song on and danced to it!

Dh and I both keyworkers so not much change for us, plus dcs are home ed anyway...now having gin

Let’s hear it for The Boss! (No, not Springsteen, and defo’ not Boris, I mean Shackleton of course). I am planning to read of how his crew got through total isolation on Elephant Island - at least we are not yet living on seal blubber and awaiting rescue from a remote wedge of ice. Ahem....

Answered three emails from students.

Packed my bag for school tomorrow.

@TawnyPippit

Read all 22 pages of lockdown rules on gov.uk to work out what the actual story is.

Plastered on a positivity face for my 2 x late teen dc who are 6th form/uni and talked with each of them about what is likely to happen/what they can do (cf what Twitter/their mates say they can do)

Taken in a cup of tea to DH who went back to work today (wfh) and is still on calls some 14 hours in.

Sent a cheery WhatsApp to my 82 year old mother who had sent a sad and grumpy one.

There was something in the New York Times the other week that said that mid-aged women were the “shock absorbers of society”. That’s exactly how I feel.

Love this. So true.

Drank last of Bacardi
Moved onto NYE port
Wasn’t hitting quickly enough so started on gin instead
Sent lots of what’s app memes
Replied to all my staff who want to know what to do tomorrow
Liaised with office landlord and arranged meeting in morning
Planned a bit - despaired a bit - planned a bit more
Updated to do list - despaired at length of list
Answered phone to DM (with dementia) and tried to discuss with her rationally why that moving her commode and re arranging her furniture was not top of my priority list tonight
Cuddled Dcat
Had a big hug from DS
Desperately looking for a bolt hole - not finding anything
Gone to bed early with gin and MN

Went for a drive with really loud dance music on
Came home and poured wine
Drank wine
Watching Airplane
Checked dd's email for home school instructions

Cried... a lot. The nursery I’ve worked in and helped build up from opening 3 years ago may have to close permanently 😢

Swore, swore and then cried !