Life in a Lockdown #13
Happy Tuesday, I hope your week is a good one!
I can’t believe this time has rolled around again.
I must admit that each week seems to be running into the next at the moment. The world is such a strange place, hard to understand. I do wonder how in years to come I will look back on this time, will I re-read these posts to remember these feelings?
To kick off this post of course I must say thank you to Bex at Futures for coming on this journey of lockdown remembrance 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 are you doing to keep yourself occupied?
3) How are you dealing with everything at the moment – are you self-isolated, going out for essentials etc? Has this changed?
4) What advice do you have for others?
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) Have you planned anything for once lockdown is over in the past 7 days?
8) Anything else?
So what did week 13 hold:
1) How are you feeling/coping?
It’s been a strange week, I’ve still felt ill and it has been so hot!
I don’t do heat. The way we quickly go from normal to hot, then the thunder gives me a headache. So I’ve spent most of the week in front of a fan, just trying to carry on. It doesn’t give us a chance to get used to it.
My dreams have been awful this week, they have left me feeling very strange and dissociating all day long, as they are based around some previous trauma.
I did talk to my CPN and she’s managed to get me on a DBT course which should start next month. I’m really thankful for this, although scared too. I can only hope it helps.
2) What are you doing to keep yourself occupied?
I’ve gone back to trying to listen to some audiobooks. I have really missed reading, as it something I struggle to do now thanks to my keratoconus.
I’ve been playing with my audible (affiliate link) settings and found that turning up the narration speed helps me. Who knew!
So hopefully I can spend some time off in different worlds.
3) How are you dealing with everything at the moment – are you self-isolated, going out for essentials etc? Has this changed?
We are still staying at home.
I mean with my issues that isn’t anything out of the norm. However, I also don’t really have any want to go to the shops or the beach. The idea in fact sets off my anxiety, which is something I thought might happen when things started to go back to normal.
For now, though I think staying at home, playing it safe isn’t a bad thing.
4) What advice do you have for others?
Look after yourself and your family.
You will know what feels right and what doesn’t. Just because someone you know is doing something, doesn’t mean you have to if you don’t feel it is right.
5) What have you bought this week that others might like? Especially if from a small business.
I haven’t this week, to be honest, I’ve been really good and not spent anything other than what we needed to buy and I’m sure you don’t want to hear about my weekly shop!
6) How has your routine been this week?
It’s been weird, the dreams will have me up early one day and my fatigue has me curled up in bed all the next.
The heat, of course, didn’t help which definitely left me feeling drained on top!
7) Have you planned anything for once lockdown is over this week?
Nothin at all. We do have a holiday planned for a couple of months time and I’m not sure what we are going to do about it.
We will probably have to decide sooner rather than later to be honest though.
8) Anything else.
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Lots of realizations, definitely a tough time for many right now, hope you’re safe and taking care!
Thank you so much – definitely do OK! Surviving lol.
I keep forgetting to take part in this, popping a note in my diary for next week! I have been meaning to read Eve of Man for ages, how are you finding it?
Do come and join us! I finished it in like 2 days ?, I really enjoyed it and will definitely be getting the next one. It jumps between characters but does it well and flows.
It is much nicer now isn’t it – I am glad the weather has cooled down.
I’ve not been good my anxiety disorder is playing up . I think it’s the stress with this virus and not been able to have my grandson is just heartbreak ing plus not done anything in the heat . I feel physically and mentally drained . Just trying to keep my mind occupied and only doing what I can. Let’s hope all this passes soon x
Oh no, I am so sorry your anxiety disorder is playing up – it’s just so mentally draining this whole time.
I have to admit I have been loving the weather, although not loving all the visitors to our local beach. I haven’t visited any shops yet apart from the supermarket
I can’t imagine how people are dealing with the fact they have so many people showing up to their local beaches, it’s crazy!
I have been living in London and it was been sooooo hot recently! Thankfully, I enjoy the heat a lot! I also agree with your 4th point, you shouldn’t feel forced to do something just because someone else is doing it.
Definitely not I’ve seen a lot of oh come on why not.. If someone doesn’t want to let them be. We shouldn’t judge someone for not or for doing something they are allowed as long as it is done safely.
The weather has been strange with the rain which I hate . I am preparing to go back to work so I am just a little bit worried but it had to happen at some time. I like your lists it helps to reflect on the week.
I hope things go OK with you going back to work – it must feel very strange to have that coming up.
I was so hot last week I could barely function, I’m so happy it’s cooler now.
It was horrid, wasn’t it? I think it would be easier if we could get used to the heat, but just suddenly having a week of it doesn’t work.
I love audible! I listen to a book while I’m working or cleaning, and it sure makes the time go by faster!
I’m slowly getting used to it – I think if I had chosen to go to audible it would be easier, but the fact I can’t read a book now I miss that.
Things have opened up around me and I’m taking full advantage of all those little things I missed; sitting in a restaurant, being with family, etc.
Aww, bless you – I hope you enjoy all those moments together.
Most things are going back to normal for us now. I have no idea what they’re going to do for school for my kids yet though. I’m sure that is going to change a lot.
I hope you manage to work out what the best thing for you and yours is.
Your posts remind me that another week is gone. Time is passing by so quickly!
It is going by stupidly quickly this year I can’t keep up!
IT was too hot! for me, i felt fatigued and couldn’t sleep well, which then inturned made my week rough, I’m a key worker so I’m still out there but id did feel for me not a lot else happened that week.
Oh no bless you and thank you for all you do! Hopefully, this weeks weather is easier on you.
My routine has been all over the place… Still trying to figure stuff out.
It’s so hard isn’t it – just nothing to keep a routine around.
Love listening to books on audible. It makes the time go by so fast during the day. Excited to celebrate July 4th
I hope you have an awesome July 4th celebration ahead of you.
My routine is all over this week and the week feels like it is dragging a little to be honest. However, I love the sound of an audible book, so much better I will be trying this out x
I hope you enjoy audible I think you normally get a free one when you sign up!
My family just got back from a beach vacation. It was so good to get out of our house and feel somewhat normal again.
Oh wow – I don’t think we are allowed on holiday here yet! Awesome that places are opening up like that.
Life has been okay. I am not complaining! I work from home so not much has changed there. My husband and I have always really been together 24/7 too (except when one of us travels or if one of us goes out with friends or whatever) so he and I are good too. I am just feeling a bit cooped up. But I did manage to get a massageeeeee last week and I definitely want MORE!
Me and Ash are normally together as I work from home and he’s my carer due to my health so we’ve not had to get used to that which I think helps haha!
I am lucky enough to have kept my job, so I’m glad I never had to worry about that during the quarantine. I am back at work now, but I loved working from home. I had so much better mental health.
Oh that is awesome! How are you finding being back at work? I’m hoping some places look to allow workers at home work long term as I think for many it will work so much better.
I’ve heard great things about audible. I’ll have to check it out.
I don’t like the heat much either. But it’s super hot in Texas, so I just deal with it.
It is good – I just miss holding a book haha!
I think the trouble with our heat is it will come out of nowhere last for three days and then go back to being cold, so we never get used to it, in many ways oh and we have no air con. So everywhere is HOT. Last year we decided to go to the pub for dinner as we thought it would be cooler – nope they didn’t have air con either, ended up driving around for a while just to enjoy the coolness of the car lol.
I recently went back to the gym after working out at home for 14 weeks. It’s given me a small sense of normality, which really lifted my spirits.
It is so weird hearing about how different places are opening up at different times.
My sleep has been weird lately too! Hang in there. It’s gotta end some time!
Thank you and you as well we can do this!
Summer is starting and the kids are planning out there summer activities and jobs. It has beena long time now with this isolation and we have to remember it is still a serious time.
It is definitely a strange one isn’t it – hopefully some fun can be had over summer.
Managing lockdown has been challenging. Just looking forward to the pubs, barbers ad restaurants reopening on Saturday.
It will be interesting to see how that goes, I’m very thankful some are continuing to offer delivery though.
Oh I agree – the heat has been intense and made the simple task a challenge. I’m so grateful it’s cooler this week 🙂
It’s so hard isn’t it – just moving was like oh my incoming rainfall from my head.
It hasn’t been as warm up here, but it has been stuffy. Very wet here too. It is hard when you have to go out after being in for such a long time. Lots of ups and down with the kids too x
I’m not going out at all yet really I don’t feel “safe” but I also worry for myself long term being in that mindset.
The heat affected me especially with having the menopause and hot flushes combined, and then the thunder headaches. My anxiety was through the roof one day last week when I had to go out with my Daughter but luckily it was so quiet and we had no issues
Oh gosh yeah I bet that was horrid – the headaches are the worst aren’t they with the weather changes.
Lockdown has bought so many ups and downs. It’s managing it which has been difficult and trying to keep an upbeat attitude around kids when things are not so great.
Aww, bless you I bet that can be really hard, as you don’t want them to see how it is effecting you :(.
It’s been a strange week for me. I did a lot of hours at work and have been blogging so I don’t actually feel like I’ve had any ‘me time’ as such. I’m also feeling a bit unsettled because I was supposed to be planning to emigrate and with the pandemic everything as gone a bit array.
I hope you manage to get some you time sometime soon, we all ned some time to ourselves!