I hate having to book everything in advance, I either can't get a place or manage it and then have to cancel because something has come up or most likely because DD is sick AGAIN 
I've been trying to take her swimming since pools reopened and I've managed to book 4 times I think and attend once, a couple house things came up so I had to stay in and now she's got D&V so obviously can't go in a pool. I just want to be able to go whenever we get a moment, booking a week in advance is shit because I have no idea if she'll have yet another cough or fever and we have to isolate and test (she's had about 7/8 tests since starting nursery in September). The booking system is so shit that I can't even cancel, I've tried speaking to them and they are useless. Similar issue with the local museum, aquarium, playgroups, sports groups etc.
It's not easy to get book stuff as the competition is so high and then it's such a waste of money and opportunity to not go.
When will we be able to wake up and just go somewhere????