February 8th 2022 – Life After a Lockdown #98

It has been a while since I posted a Life After a Lockdown post. There’s been a few reasons for that, this time of year is pretty exhausting when it comes to my mental health. I’ve been trying to use a lightbox, not sure if it’s helping but at least I’m doing “something”.

Ash also spent Christmas in hospital so we’ve had a bit of downtime to just let him heal and feel better.

It is interesting as I looked back on my last post and it mentioned the cheese and wine parties at number 10. Of course (unsurprisingly) that is still a huge talking point. Boris seems to still be tightly holding onto being the PM and of course, he is sorry he got caught.

The other big news at the moment is of course the energy price hike. Which is likely to see bills rise on average by an astounding £700 per year, due to a 54% rise on the cap. The government to “help” people have offered a £200 rebate in October on all bills. However, this will need to be paid back over the next 5 years at £40 per year and you can’t opt out. In fact, it is likely that even if you didn’t get the rebate (for instance you live with your parents when the rebate is done), you will still have the £40 added to your bills should you later move out. Great huh!

On With The Linky!

Starting off I must say a huge thank you to Bex from Futures for joining me each week as my co-host and of course Jenni at Lyrical Host (affiliate link) for kickstarting the idea!

If you would like to take part, it’s simple:

We ask that you give both Bex and I a link back in your post, as hosts of the linkup and you can copy the questions below.

After that; all you need to do is pop back to mine or Bex’s post and add your link in the inlinkz.

1. How are you feeling/coping?but
2. What have you been up to over the past 7 days? Are you living life as normal, being cautious or still being very careful?
3. What’s a helpful tip you would like the future to know about living in / or after a pandemic?
4. What tips do you have for others when out and about?
5. What is your favourite post of the past 7 days (it could be yours or someone else’s)?
6. What have you been grateful for over the past 7 days?
7. What has made you smile this week?
8. Anything else you would like to mention?

So what did week 98 hold:

1) How are you feeling/coping?

I’m pretty tired this week, I started trying to blog again last week, alongside having a busy week with appointments, which was perhaps a little too much.

The whole pandemic, not doing much, is really just starting to feel normal and I barely remember going out and about and mixing in crowds.

2) What have you been up to over the past 7 days? Are you living life as normal, being cautious or still being very careful?

We are trying to find a new car that will fit my wheelchair in the boot without having to put down the backseat and wow it is hard. Apparently, car boots are measured in litres and hardly any knows the size in mm/cm or inches. This means it’s a pure gamble if a boot is anywhere near the right size.

Anyway, on the plus side, I’ve managed to have a few sneaky desserts this week. Not sure why but I’ve been really craving all homemade style puddings such as apple crumble.

Other than that we have been keeping to ourselves a lot. My Dad has an operation due soon and I’m waiting to hear if he needs me so trying to stay a bit isolated.

3. What’s a helpful tip you would like the future to know about living in / or after a pandemic?

It becomes like a strange bubble, you become so used to the difference, that you wonder how you once coped with life as normal.

4) What tips do you have for others when out and about?

Keep a mask and sanitiser around, there is nothing wrong with keeping using that extra protection.

5) What is your favourite post of the past 7 days (it could be yours or someone else’s)?

Last week I reviewed some beautiful Garnet Earrings by Lily Blanche, it was absolutely a pleasure to be able to review them. They are stunning, if you haven’t checked out that post yet please do.

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

My mental health worker has been incredible, she is hoping to get me to see a psychologist, which I hope if it happens could be really helpful as it has been probably 20+ years since I last saw one.

7) What has made you smile this week?

I managed to clean out my wardrobe a little, I often hold onto things just in case, but it was actually nice to see the clothes I would love to wear. Rather than having to go through lots, I wouldn’t.

8) Anything else you would like to mention?

How has life been treating you?

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