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!!!

Cried
Got pissed off and ranted
Had a telephone call with my DM
Embraced my children
Resigned myself to "it is what it is"

Ordered some candles online
Ordered a jacket online
Ordered some sweatshirts online
Ordered sports leggings online
Ordered sports gear for dd's birthday online

Kids are delighted not to have to go back to school. I'm wfh full time so will be a pain in the arse but could be a lot worse I realise.

Have exchanged emotional emails with ex colleagues. I would never have left my school had I known about lockdown. I’m drinking vodka because a) I can and b) we)ve been told to stay home tomorrow and not do lessons except for exam groups, so Wednesday.

Drunk three gin and tonics
Had a tense conversation with my mother

My life doesn't change particularly.

I work in secondary (non teaching) so I breathed a sigh of relief - no pending testing trauma which has ruined my Christmas.

Single mum - one in secondary, one in late primary and if I had to go to work, they would be home alone.

We never have any money and don't go anywhere anyway.
Our weekends are always a dog walk followed by a coke and peanuts in the pub. That's about as exciting as it gets. We have done this at home loads so will continue. I like the enforced family time. Puzzles, board games, Netflix time etc.

I will need to work at home but can also be close to guide my DC in their learning.

My friend lives in C London and we will bubble so I've asked her to come to me and stay to work at home. This feels luxurious to have adult company.

I feel very lucky right now.

Regretted ordering a £13.50 calendar yesterday. It's a national geographic one so if ds glances up while doing coco pops and youtube he might absorb some knowledge.

Worried how I will get uni work done and homeschooling.

Drank some gin, fucked dry january off. Dry November 2022 be something to aim for.

Regretted taking Christmas tree down at weekend, could have convinced myself it's still Christmas.

Checked wine/gin supply ✔
Fruit and veg ✔
Bog roll ✔
Sense of humour ✔
Alas sense of humour was a mistake, unprecedented 3rd fuck you up the arse lockdown appears to have flattened the curve but one last big coming together might save it.

Despaired at my now full inbox. Thought fuck it and checked in with friends that probably will be scared.

Just in case people need these x

Talked husband down off the ceiling and told him that no we cannot claim we are key workers. We are not
Feel like a shock absorber for the house. Taking both kids round. Comforting sobbing 9 year old who practically skipped back to school today 😪
Drank cider. Ate chocolate.
I'll dust myself off tomorrow and go again. FFS though. No cases at DS primary school within actual school. One visiting sport teacher and one other visitor had them isolating but nobody caught it. Still. We need to release the NHS pressure. I'll shut up now. I'm lucky, relatively.

Felt emotional, for the rubbishness of it all & the fact I'm relatively safe & so many decent people aren't.

Settled DD8 who is out of sorts.

Painted my nails for the first time in about 9 years. I used to love doing it but 'never have the time.' All I've done since Feb last year is get on with things I've been meaning to do, but...I'm not living for mañana anymore.

Am now in bed watching the first ever episode of Dad's Army.

Finished work, drove home, had dinner, watched recorded 24 hours in police custody, had a glass of cream soda (haven't had it in years picked it up by mistake increase of diet lemonade) , generally caught up with DH, brushed teeth PJs on, going to bed now, work again the morning. Fairly reasonable evening.

@missmouse101

Guys, come on! Wales has been in full lockdown since December 20th. There wasn't half this angst.

I imagine you weren't' expecting to send your children to school on the 20th or 21st so you could work, and were told the night before that suddenly you couldn't.

Booked online shopping slots for the next couple of weeks.
Hugged DS1 and told him I'm pleased he'll be with us until mid-Feb at least.
Booked a walk for Thursday with a friend.
Signed up for a 10 week online course I'd been eyeing up.
Debated with DH about whether we should cancel our cleaner (we haven't)
Ordered a keg of beer from our local craft ale brewery as they are now not going to be able to sell takeaway

Had a bit of a rant.

Consoled friend at the (implied) news that football would be suspended.

Informed said friend that football was, in fact, still on.

Discussed with DH, once again, the possibility of leaving this country only for us both to come to the same conclusion that the situation really isn't going to be that much better.

Managed to somehow to stick to my new 'no beer Monday' rule.

Ordered a crate of wine. And some hair colour.

Eaten far too much fudge. I was intending to start being good today 🐖

Found DS having a little cry about missing his friends. I managed to reassure him and put plans in place to make it better than last time.

Then I went downstairs and crumbled. Sobbed like I wouldn't stop. Made DP cry too.

Had a load of imaginary yelling matches at Boris where I ripped him to shreds and called him every insult I could think of. Felt a bit better after that.

Daily Mail, Facebook, Mumsnet, Daily Mail, Facebook Mumsnet, Revels, Daily Mail, nuts, Facebook, cup of tea, Mumsnet.

Eaten a whole box of gruyere and poppy seed twists.
Stood up to make a negroni, remembered dry January, swore loudly.

You are a better woman than me. Personally I think a Negroni is the only answer right now.

Did a few rows of knitting.
Drank some coke
Had cup of tea
Had a few biscuits
Watched a YouTube video on cleaning
Thought about reading but didn't.
Thought about tidying kitchen but didn't.

Googled the legalities of leaving 11 +12 year old home alone while we go to work.

Cried in the bath quietly.

Tried reassuring my colleagues (nursery staff) that we'll be fine I'm a lier

Drank gin and whisky

Jacked in dry January.

I've cried - for other shitty reasons. Drank beer, been for a walk. Read the rules. Realised I can't get a supermarket slot after Wednesday. Drank whisky.
Fuck knows how I'll cope with work tomorrow.

DC in tears about not being able to go to school. DC1 really stressed about A levels. Their MH was shot to pieces in the last lockdown - I dread to think what this will do to them.

Had to watch the announcement later on iplayer as toddler DD was refusing to settle in bed.

Breathed a huge sigh of relief when he said early years settings could stay open.

Mentally planned a list of places we can go to for exercise to fill up her non-nursery days. We're in London so lots of playgrounds and interesting outdoor areas, and winter lights are still up.

Sad that the few activities we had planned won't be possible (zoo and toddler groups) but glad we did the ones we could when it was possible.

Ordered an insulated packable seat for sitting on logs, in case they tape up all the benches in parks again.