July 27 – Life After a Lockdown #69
So we have slightly switched things up a bit this week. As all restrictions have been removed here in England we are now renaming this weekly series (at least for now) Life After a Lockdown. I’m not sure any of us are quite sure what the coming weeks and months will hold, we can just hope.
Of course, over the last 7 days, we have seen the Tokyo Olympics start, it was very strange seeing the opening ceremony happening with no spectators.
A lot has come out / been said by the English government. I wish it shocked me but it doesn’t.
Please note we have also changed the questions slightly to go with the new name!
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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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1. How are you feeling/coping?
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 68 hold:
1) How are you feeling/coping?
I’m doing OK – just plodding along really and taking each day as it comes.
I didn’t cope well in the heat of the past week I have to admit. My scalp seemed to be making its own swimming pool most days.
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 have still been being very cautious however we did have a busy Tuesday last week.
It was kicked off with a lovely chap from Better Products for Disabled People who popped around on Tuesday morning to give me a try on their wheelchairs. Hands up I’m not very good yet at steering yet, but I do now have a power chair which will help open up so many more adventure doors.
Later on in the afternoon, we had the mobile hairdresser pop around again. This time she coloured my hair as well as giving it a bit of a trim, while my Mum had hers done as well.
Feels like the most we have done in a long time.
3) What’s a helpful tip you would like the future to know about living in / or after a pandemic?
Don’t panic buy – it just makes things worse. Things like the loo roll shortage only happened because people started buying more than normal, making more people buy as suddenly shelves were empty. Stick to just buying what you need.
4) What tips do you have for others when out and about?
Do what you feel is best. If you want to stay at home or wear a mask do it. Don’t listen to people who say you shouldn’t even if they are part of the government. We are all our own person and at the end of the day, it is up to us how we deal with things.
We shouldn’t be judging people for carrying on wearing masks, as much as we shouldn’t judge those who couldn’t during the time we were told we had to.
5) What is your favourite post of the past 7 days (it could be yours or someone else’s)?
I’m going to be naughty and go for one of my own again mainly as I really enjoyed putting it together and made me want to go and explore places again!
My post on historical places to visit in England just bought back my love for history!
Hopefully, now I have the wheelchair I can visit some locations again.
6) What have you been grateful for over the past 7 days?
The help of my parents in getting a new wheelchair, while I haven’t used it yet – I can see it being such a boost in the future and allowing me to explore again!
7) What has made you smile this week?
Having a bit of a pamper and getting my hair done – no more greys for all to see now!
78) Anything else you would like to mention?
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I definitely think everyone needs to do what is best for them with the pandemic as it lingers. No judgments and just keep safe!
Definitely – it is a hard one isn’t it, we all have to look after ourselves and follow how we feel.
Went to the pub on Friday night with a few friends. Looking forward to the football season starting now this weekend.
I hope you have a great time watching the football 🙂
The heat ha been killing me off and my hayfever has been awful. We’ve had a storm and it’s cleared the air now thank god!
Oh no I hope you are feeling better soon! The heat has been just awful hasn’t it!
Loved your blog on historical places to visit! I think we’ve all got to get back in touch with the things we love after a year of being disconnected
Thank you so much – I want to go and visit them all now – even those I have been to before!
I can’t wait to visit my salon again! My husband and I aren’t going to stop wearing masks anytime soon! Yeah people do stare at us when we go to Sainsbury (our only outing place for now) but I give them the look – MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 😜I am just praying everything gets back to fully normal asap with 0 deaths/infection rate😞
Exactly it shouldn’t matter, you are protecting yourself and others! I am glad people are still choosing to wear one!
Numbers are going way back up here, so I’m starting to feel anxious, especially about the start of the school year. I try to tell myself not to get caught up in worrying because it is not something I can control.
It is worrying isn’t it how they are starting to go up again. I really hope we can somehow get ontop of this all.
I can totally relate to panic buying. Hahaha! During the first lockdown, I bought two-months worth of food for myself and my parents (and medicines). I kind of overspent and almost exceeded my budget. I learned my lesson though!
Bless I think it is something so many of us did – it seems like a good idea at the time!
Right now we all live uncertain times. Everything can change in one day or even hours. That’s why I don’t travel outside my country for the moment!
Definitely, I don’t think any of us quite know what to accept over the coming weeks and months.
It’s nice to hear everyone’s experiences on this. When it first started, I think people were panicking so much. It was really hard to see everything in stores being wiped out too.
Definitely, it was so strange going into shops and seeing so much gone.
Panic buying was literally the worst – I found it so hard when suddenly things weren’t in shops and it brought a lot of fear into people.
It really was – it was crazy how hard it was to get hold of some things for people! I remember my parents brining us some loo roll and leaving them on the doorstep.
We’ve been having endless lockdowns in my country so I’m kinda missing what it is to be in a post-lockdown situation.
Oh no, I am so sorry you are having that. I don’t think we have done the right thing coming out of every restriction completely no social distancing, no masks it is worrying.
I love to hear everyone’s different experiences with this weird time. It’s amazing how much these last few years have changed so many lives forever.
Definitely, I don’t think any of us will think and feel the same again.
I got myself pampered by having my nails done, hehe. Glad you felt great with your hair.
Aww, it is nice to have some pampering, isn’t it? Really lifts you up.
I remembered that time when there’s no place I could buy a single bottle of isopropyl alcohol. It really sucks.
It is crazy, isn’t it? People really did go a bit over the top at times.
I don’t blame you for still being cautious, I think that is the best way to be right now. x
Definitely I think we all need to try and look after ourselves at this point.
For me, it isn’t really so much the heat itself, but the humidity that often accompanies it which is bothersome. My perfect summer’s day would be a sunny day at 24 Celsius and average humidity. 🙂
Definitely I it just gives this awful wet heat that you can’t get away from.
The heat has been a lot for many, things are slowly opening back up though.
Definitely, the heat has been so overwhelming for many people.
Things have opened up here but the schools just announced that kids will have to wear a mask if they don’t get the shot. So my boys want the shot.
Ekk they have removed all need for masks here which just seems crazy to me – jabbed or not.
The pandemic has not ended but it is winding down and we are getting used to lifein this time period. As like before we are doing well, no covid and my kids are out of the house doing various things so it is giving me and my husband a preview of empty nesting.
That is awesome – I am so glad things are getting better in your area of the world.
I have been struggling with the heat as well, am very jealous you have had your hair cut, mine desperately needs doing. I could not believe the panic buying again, For years I have been buying various things in bulk loo rolls included so am well stocked but did feel embarrassed at this when I had my first delivery after all the loo roll saga last year
If you were nearby you could come over and we could have drinks in the garden and get the lovely Donna around to do yours as well! She’s very good even gave me a pedicure in the garden today!