July 13 – Life in a Lockdown #67
Can I just start this by saying I am not a football fan, I don’t watch it, I don’t get excited over it. However, can we just give a moment for how amazing the England team did? A month ago no one thought they would get to the semi-finals, let alone the finals.
On the flip side, I have no words for how some England “fans” (can we call them fans) have acted. Racism is completely inexcusable. These young men have played amazingly and are so talented and not just that, they have done incredible things for their local and larger communities. They deserve our applause and not our hate.
Also the violence, booing of other countries national anthem and every other abhorrent thing England “fans” have chosen to do over the course of the Euros – I just have no words for how some people have acted.
On another point, England removes its restrictions next Monday. Personally, I won’t be changing what I’m doing. Yes I will still be wearing a mask when going into stores, yes I will still be sanitising and to be honest, I’ll still be staying at home.
I’ve always said my fear isn’t getting COVID and dying, my fear is getting COVID and getting the long term complications. I become ill with ME and fibro post swine flu, so I really fear what getting COVID could do to my body long term.
This is why I personally have anxiety around restrictions lifting and why I will keep on staying in and wearing masks when I absolutely have to go out.
So I would definitely say do what you feel is right, if you feel you need to keep wearing masks do. Don’t let others tell you how to feel. Listen to your own feelings.
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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!
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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?
2) What have you been up to over the past 7 days?
3) What is your favourite post of the past 7 days (it could be yours or someone else’s)?
4) Do you have any plans for lockdown easing?
5) What have you bought this week that others might like? (Especially if from a small business.)
6) What have you been grateful for over the past 7 days?
7) What would you like the future to know about life during a pandemic?
8) Anything else you would like to mention?
So what did week 67 hold:
1) How are you feeling/coping?
Honestly, I’m really worried about “freedom day”. The fact the government are saying we strongly advise you still wear masks / get tests before nightclubs etc, you just know if there is another wave it will come back as well we did advise you.
2) What have you been up to over the past 7 days?
We had a couple of people come out to look at different issues around the bungalow last week and both said nothing we can do. This is really annoying as one of the issues is I cannot open and close the front and back doors, which is of course a safety issue. So I need to try and follow it up this week.
I was also at the hospital last week (nothing new there), they want me to have a scan on my neck. They did find I have enlarged adenoids as well, but there wasn’t much said about that.
3) What is your favourite post of the past 7 days (it could be yours or someone else’s)?
I’m going to blow my own horn this week and say it has to be my Dr. Martens post from last week.
I was proud of the finished post especially as I have been really struggling with putting together words at the moment.
4) Do you have any plans for lockdown easing?
Nope, nothing still.
As I said my anxiety is still really high, I don’t feel comfortable yet doing much. Though I would like to go to the canal again for a bite to eat and drink perhaps.
5) What have you bought this week that others might like? (Especially if from a small business.
My Loving Small Business box arrived for this month. Absolutely love these boxes that allow you to try and collection of small businesses. They really seem to offer a unique collection of products. This is my second box from this particular company and for now, it is definitely a box I will continue getting.
July’s box contained if you’re interested:
A bath steamer – @b.naturaluk
Bamboo – @nightire
100% natural flavour shots – @theeightthirty
Seasoning – @rubandrollspices
Cotton scrunchie – @thesunshinearchive
The box comes in at £32.99 and while you don’t get a rundown on prices of each item included, I worked it out to be about equal to the price I paid.
6) What have you been grateful for over the past 7 days?
Fans, I can’t regulate my body temperature and when it gets hot I boil and when it gets cold I freeze. So over the past few weeks when it has been warm we have lived with fans on.
I actually bought a Dyson one just after I came out of the hospital mostly for the filter part but it is actually a great fan as well. We normally keep it in the bedroom as it runs quietly overnight, however, on a hot day we do bring it into the lounge as well.
7) What would you like the future to know about life during a pandemic?
For some coming out of the pandemic will be as hard as going into it. Be easy with people and let people do things in their own time.
8) Anything else you would like to mention?
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Yes! Everyone needs to do what they feel best and what they are most comfortable with. Glad that’s what you’re doing!
Definitely it can be hard to do your own thing but everyone needs to try and look after themselves.
England football has been going through a lot lately. Glad they got back into it.
It’s a shame isn’t it how some people act. The player did amazingly though.
I couldn’t agree more! The true fans will never act this way as they did, I was so sad 😞Talking about masks, no one is wearing a mask here. I didn’t see them wearing a mask earlier during the hard phase too, so no wonder they aren’t going to wear it after 19th! My husband and I will wear masks till 2022 and yes, we don’t care what other peeps think. Our body, our responsibility and so we will take precautions as much as possible until everything gets back to normal completely!
Good on you for doing what you think. To be honest I think I’ll always wear one in future if I’m feeling a bit under the weather, I’ll pop one on to protect people.
I don’t watch football and I especially hate the abuse and absolutely nonsense that comes with it too. No need whatsoever
It is horrible, isn’t it? It makes me so sad. I think it’s one of the reasons I don’t like it, because people get so violent around it.
I think with time COVID will be part with our life and we’ll get used to it and being careful will be our normality.
Definitely, I think it will be with us forever and it is something we probably need jabs for every year as well.
Not a football fan myself but placed a few bets and followed it as England were doing well
I think a lot of people watched it just to see how England would do!
I agree with the way you’ll be handling the restrictions being lifted. You have to think about yourself and that’s what’s important and I don’t think anyone should be criticised for how they choose to look after their health.
Unfortunately, as soon as that penalty was missed, I knew the backlash was coming and how it was coming. It’s a shame that as black people we know that it’s going to happen before it’s occured.
It makes me feel sick that you always know these things are coming that you have to watch out for things like that. I just, my heart hurts so much that it is so normal for you and that as a country we downplay how raciest we are.
I am torn as I think we are coming out too soon, but in shops I will not be wearing a mask as I get too uncomfortable and need to get out and not be able to shop properly. I am also disgusted by the England fans
Definitely I know we have to at some point as we can’t live forever as we are but I worry for the health of the country more than anything.
I get your point, I think wearing masks and preferring to stay at home is better.
Definitely the whole removing everything is a bit to far, we should keep masks and distancing at the very least for longer.
I too, don’t watch football, but that incident is really offensive, especially the booing of the national anthem.
All of it was absolutely abhorrent and what has happened to the players after, it just makes my heart hurt.
I’m happy that we are steps closer to being over this pandemic. My oldest is going to be in her sophomore year of college in less than a month and I’m scared and excited. Thanks for asking and sharing!
I hope everything goes well for your oldest in her sophomore year of college!
I also don’t watch sports. I agree with you in wearing facemask and sanitising. It’s better to be safe than sorry.
Definitely, I think it has helped a lot and the fact we are getting rid of it so soon is worrying.
I don’t have anxiety about the restrictions lifting as much as I thought I would’ve. I was more nervous last year watching the news every night when I couldn’t leave the house.
I am glad you don’t feel so anxious about it 🙂 hopefully, things will go OK.
I have been disgusted with the abuse the England team have received since the loss. It is absolutely awful. x
It is absolutely, well I don’t have the right words, it is just awful.
I am happy that things are returning to normal again. I am able to get my carpet replaced in my house
I hope you are absolute to find a really nice carpet for your home.
You got an awesome box! I heard about the football game but I don’t watch sports.
Restrictions are easier here if you are vaccinated, which we are, but sometimes I still wear masks. You just never know.
It is a lovely box, isn’t it?
I hope that the restrictions lifting work this time but I do worry a lot.
I am so sad at how England fans have reacted but so proud of the team every one of them
It is awful isn’t it – I don’t think they deserve the status of fans. I am with you on being proud of the team though.
We missed the game because we were riding bikes, but it sure sounded like a nail biter! I heard that the UK was easing restrictions soon in spite of the virus continuing to be a key concern. We had been planning to visit London and the surrounding area in 2020, but obviously our trip was postponed. Frankly, we’re still staying close to home near Boston MA in the US for a while.
Honestly, I would say don’t come over here anytime soon. Our rates are up but they are going ahead because of the number of people vaccinated so they are just hoping the hospitals don’t get overwhelmed by people getting ill but not needing to be hospitalised.