August 25 – Life in a Lockdown #21

Hello and happy Tuesday! 

I’m still having DBT on a Monday so I’ve been taking Mondays off. It absolutely wears me out. I have been having a lot of realisation from it, which are hard. 

However, I hope in time they will help me cope. 

So for me, Tuesday is almost the start of the week at the moment. 

I must as always say a thank you to Bex at Futures for joining me each week and of course Jenni at Lyrical Host (affiliate link) for kickstarting the idea! 

If you would like to take part I promise it is simple:

We do ask that you give both Bex and I a link back in your post, with how you find the link-up! You will be able to copy all the questions from below to answer in your own world. 

Then all you need to do is pop back to mine or Bex’s post and pop your link in the inlinkz so we can come and read your post.

1) How are you feeling/coping?
2) What have you been up to over the past 7 days?
3) What are your priorities at the moment, have you changed what you will / won’t go out for?
4) Have you found anywhere doing a really good job of catering to social distancing?
5) What have you bought this week that others might like? Especially if from a small business.
6) How has your routine been this week?
7) What have you learnt over lockdown (this doesn’t have to be a skill, it could be about yourself, your family, or something else).
8) What have you been grateful for over the past 7 days?

So what did week 21 hold:

1) How are you feeling/coping?

My anxiety has been pretty bad this past week. I have an issue with my anxiety that I will be anxious about both sides, like what if I have too much, or what if I have too little.

Thanks Sarah brain.

We learnt the butterfly tapping technique at DBT last week so I have been trying that to calm myself. However, I feel uncomfortable (for want of a better word) doing it at the moment. Though I can see how it calms and grounds me a little – just need to keep on working at it.

2) What have you been up to over the past 7 days?

Causing havoc on my blogs back end.

I’ve been trying to clear out older, defunct content and update posts which I think may still have been of use.

I worked out it will take me over a year to go through all my content, ah fun!

3) What are your priorities at the moment, have you changed what you will / won’t go out for?

The main change as been around appointments.

While some of them can be done over the phone and I’m taking as many as I can that way. I have also come to a point where I need my eyes looked at and due to my keratoconus, I know it’s something I can’t put off. So I’m being brave and heading to the opticians to be seen in person. 

4) Have you found anywhere doing a really good job of catering to social distancing?

I’ve not really been anywhere different in the last week.

I do have to say thank you to everyone still doing home deliveries, who had started them doing lockdown that is amazing!

5) What have you bought this week that others might like? Especially if from a small business.

My monthly sub box from The Crystal Buddha arrived.

I absolutely LOVE all the different things they include ever month. There is always some crystals included and in the past, I’ve had things like a singing bowl, different jewellery items and so much more. 

This month I am definitely a fan of the crystals, alongside the pouch. Think I’ll keep the different affirmation cards I’ve been getting from boxes in it after they have been up on the wall for a while. 

I also got my first monthly candle from Rowbert. I’ve not lit it yet, but the cold smell is absolutely wonderful. 

I thought a candle subscription might be a fantastic way to try out different scents, as I am awful for buying the same ones over and over. 

I am looking forward to seeing what future boxes hold. 

6) How has your routine been this week?

Pretty poop – I actually turned my alarms off to see how I did without alarms.

My sleep is really bad, I’ve spoken before how I sleep 12-14 hours a day (thanks fatigue).

I found that without my alarms I actually had higher anxiety levels as while sometimes I have to sleep after my alarms it did at least give me some idea of time.

So alarms are back on.

7) What have you learnt over lockdown (this doesn’t have to be a skill, it could be about yourself, your family, or something else).

As I said in the intro I’m learning quite a bit through my DBT work.

I’m finding it hard, having to face things I put in a box and threw away the key to.

However, I am hoping if I do face them it will help me cope better in future.

8) What have you been grateful for over the past 7 days?

Sleep – does that count? I mean I still feel tired, but when my anxiety is hard I feel like it gives me some time away from it at the very least.

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A huge thank you as always to everyone who linked up with us last week.

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