January 19 – Life in a Lockdown #42
So another week passes us by.
I can’t really think of much to say this week around the virus specifically. We are still in lockdown, the days are all merging into one, the only difference being asleep or awake.
Vaccines are being given. They’ve started giving them at Lichfield Cathedral, though some locals are being asked to travel a lot further afield which makes no sense. It seems a long way off being given one ourselves, however, it is good the ball is rolling.
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1) How are you feeling/coping?
2) What have you been up to over the past 7 days?
3) What do you think the coming weeks and months might hold for you (or the world)?
4) If you could remind yourself something about this time in years to come what would it be?
5) What have you bought this week that others might like? Especially if from as mall business.
6) What is a unique (or not) technique you have used to get you through this time?
7) What is something your readers might not know about you?
8) What have you been grateful for over the past 7 days?
So what did week 42 hold:
1) How are you feeling/coping?
It was a rubbish week. It started with me getting the wrong day for my care co-ordinator to phone, she then told me as I had reached the end of my “care plan” which was set when I came into the services again I was being discharged. I had to laugh or I would cry. So someone sat down and said yes Sarah should do 2 courses, then we discharge her and she goes back into the waiting system for us to see how she does with them. Honestly, mental health services are rubbish.
It is no longer about how you are, but if you have ticked their boxes. So while I’m no better, I’ve ticked the boxes on doing the courses. So gold star to me and off I go.
Next up the window company phoned, can we come and do your windows next week.. I was stunned, we are in the middle of a pandemic with the highest rates going and you want to come into my home and change all my windows and doors.
Apparently while at least Scotland has stopped such work happening as it is too much of a risk, England thinks it is fine.
After a lot of pressure put on me (such as being told you can wait upstairs while we do downstairs and visa versa – I live in a bungalow so not sure where my upstairs is) and some back up from Ash and my parents, we managed to get it put off. Or in their words cancelled.
2) What have you been up to over the past 7 days?
Pretty much as above.
Oh, I did speak to my physio as well. I’ve been getting a lot of shoulder pain and she thinks it is coming from my neck (which makes sense when she explained it). I tell you my neck has a lot of answer for!
I’ve not been blogging much, as I’m often at a loss of what to say. My head is most definitely out of the game.
3) What do you think the coming weeks and months might hold for you (or the world)?
I have no idea, I hope things start to get better, I hope we keep managing to get the vaccine out to people and hope the variants don’t cause an issue with that.
4) If you could remind yourself something about this time in years to come what would it be?
The world didn’t end, it kept on spinning with us on it.
5) What have you bought this week that others might like? Especially if from a small business.
I got a couple of things with my Christmas money last week. The first was I signed up to a flower subscription from a local florist: Ivison The Lichfield Florist. They deliver across the country and have been a family run business since 1932.
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The subscription comes in 3 different sizes and starts at £25 per month (or per fortnight if you would rather). Each bunch is a surprise and as someone who adores flowers and has often pondered a flower subscription, I was thrilled to sign up for one and support a local business at the same time.
It was obviously a plant week for me as my second buy was a planter with succulent from: All Things Nice Home (Etsy affiliate link).
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I came across the little cutie on All Things Nice Instagram account where they were doing a giveaway and I just had to have one for myself! Now I just need to keep the succulent alive!
6) What is a unique (or not) technique you have used to get you through this time?
Cake – we have a local baker who does treat boxes and oh my goodness I swear her cakes get me through some days! Delicious!
7) What is something your readers might not know about you?
Before I blogged my main hobby was crafting of different sorts. I used to love both cardmaking and jewellery making. I even made jewellery for a friend’s Uni dance, which was so fun!
Sadly these days I struggle to even hold a pen, so such things are a no go, but I used to adore being a bit crafty.
8) What have you been grateful for over the past 7 days?
Netflix, it has got me through a lot of days over this past year, I’ve just finished watching Lupin.
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loving the flowers
Awful news about your mental health support, I hope you get the support you need, your flowers are beautiful ❤️
Thank you I’m hoping I can pick something up at some point I’m definitely struggling now.
Seems like the restrictions have been never ending, been a difficult time for all of us, you are not alone.
It is hard, isn’t it? Hopefully, by the end of this year, things will look a bit brighter.
I love the look of Lupin but I find it hard to concentrate and keep up with the subtitles!
It’s dubbed, so you don’t need to worry about subtitles – I know some people struggle with dubbing still though as the mouth movements don’t align with the wording lol.
seems like we have been in lockdown forever
It really does, I think for many they never really came out of it after we first went in.
Who would have thought you’d get to week #42. I’d be interested to know how long you thought you’d be doing it when you started.
Honestly just a month or so – not very long lol.
I love the little elephant planter so much <3 <3 <3
Isn’t it just adorable! I love it myself so much.
I work with mental health and learning disabilities, and I can totally agree with you when you say ‘ticking boxes’, sometimes we feel that we are on our own.
Ps. there’s always the roof if your windows are urgent 😀
It’s such a shame, I know my Mum gave up working as a nursery nurse as she felt the same way about childcare, she spent so much time ticking boxes she wasn’t spending time with the kids.
Haha! I do wonder if they thought that was where I would go.
I’m sorry you’ve had such a rubbish week. I hope your shoulder feels better soon. Those flowers look gorgeous though.
Thank you, me to it’s annoying me so much haha.
They are gorgeous and the lilies coming out are beautiful.
I hope they sort your care soon because that is really rubbish, to be honest. I love the flowers, I always love having fresh flowers in my home.
Thank you I’m keeping my fingers crossed. There is something about them isn’t there? Always bring a smile to my face.
So sorry your week has been a rubbish one , so has ours’ we had a good day yesterday but not many of them later x
I hope you have some more good days on the way!
I’ve been meaning to check out Lupin! So sorry this week was such a horrid one, I can’t believe about your windows. Yes, you go wait upstairs even though there isn’t one!
It was really good, as long as you can deal with dubbed things (I know some people struggle), I’m looking forward to season two.
I am really not surprised about the Mental Health side, I have been trying for years to get C seen all they have is CAhMS who we tried and they admitted they did not understand ME and not the place for her, plus they had her in tears. I am still trying now to get her seen by someone. I also get the holding a pen as C struggles with this now as well xx
It is crazy – things are meant to get better with time not worse? I don’t understand how things can be let to get this way. Of course, it’s not the people on the front line who have caused it though.
I can totally relate to how the days just merge into one now. I’ve lost all concept of day and night and weekday/weekend, most of the time – lol! I like the sound of your local cake shop. Wish I had a decent one nearer me!
It is so weird isn’t it? I’ve totally lost track of time as well no idea what time of day anything is anymore.
That’s so bad about your mental health support and just because you’ve ticked the boxes thats it. Do you feel any better because of it? x
I feel like I understand bipolar more which is good in some ways but doesn’t really help me cope more it just lets me think oh yes OK so that habit could be linked to bipolar. The SLS was interesting, life is so different right now though that I’ve not been able to practice so much as I normally would as I’m at home in a bubble of safeness in some ways, so I don’t have to worry about facing things I otherwise would, though of course in other ways I’ve had to use it in different ways. So swings and round-abouts.
I feel a lot more anxious during this lockdown. The father of my ex partner died before Christmas from COVID. He was healthy with no underlying health conditions so it feels a lot more close to home now and find myself worrying and that then causes me heart palpitations and it’s just one vicious circle.
Oh no I am so sorry it here that, I think when you know someone personally it often becomes more real even if you are very aware of the risks.
Sorry to hear you have had a difficult week and hope your shoulder feels better soon. I have just found out that construction companies too are working as normal and not staying home, seems like this lockdown is not as strict as the first one
It is crazy so much is still going on, I’ve noticed the roads are just as busy as normal, while in the first one they were so quiet.
Aw the flower subscription sounds like it has cheered you up a little. I know what you mean about the days merging into one!!
It was so nice to get – it definitely brought a smile. It is such a strange thing isn’t it?
Interesting about them wanting to come and do your windows! Seems crazy!
I know – I was like are you for real?! Apparently, we have to have them done before the end of March, but at least they have agreed to put it back for a few weeks.