Life in a Lockdown #5

And so Tuesday has rolled its way around again, can you believe it?

Of course at the moment Tuesday is the day I team up with Futures and talk about how Life in a Lockdown has treated us for the past 7 days. Once again a huge thank you to Jenni from Lyrical Host (affiliate link) for the original idea.

Don’t forget if you want to join in the questions are:

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 let us get on with my answers for this week:

1) How are you feeling/coping?

I don’t know, I’ve gone into my numb stage where I don’t really feel much. Sometimes it’s a blessing when I’ve been overwhelmed for a while, but honestly, it can be a little scarier at times that actually feeling something.

I’ve taken to going for a drive once a week and it is helping, we pick up a bit of food from the chippy (they are doing reserved slot pick up so you don’t come into contact with anyone else) so we have a purpose for going out. However, I may just go and wave at my parents from the car too. 

I feel right now I need to make decisions which don’t put myself or others in danger but also help stop me becoming overwhelmed by my mental health struggles. 

2) What are you doing to keep yourself occupied?

We got a free trial to Brit Box – so have been watching a few things on there.

Also, that spot on the ceiling is still apparently very interesting.. Ah depression my friend.

3) How are you dealing with everything at the moment – are you self-isolated, going out for essentials etc? Has this changed?

We are self-isolating bar one visit to the chip shop to pick up a fish and chip tea – not sure if it is something we will do every week, but it definitely helped me to get out for 1/2 an hour and see a bit of the world.

4) What advice do you have for others?

Keep talking, the hardest thing is bottling it all up.

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

My Mum has always hated my love for all things skulls – but it never put me off. So of course when I saw this Skull Reed Diffuser from The Noor Company on Facebook I just had to have it!

I was late to the post and the only scent left was Citrus and Basil, but I’m always up for trying a new scent and I have to admit I LOVE it! I shall definitely be treating myself to some other bits at some point. 

These actually should have been in last weeks post and I forgot! Trudy’s Boutique is a shop I came across at last years NEC Festive Gift Fair and I have followed them on social media ever since.

A few weeks ago they shared these awesome mermaid design headbands and I had to grab myself one both in a conventional headband style and a wire hair tie.

Trudy’s Boutique has also teamed up with Shop For Something Different and have some masks on sale – I’ve ordered myself one, alongside a Himalayan salt filter, as I have a feeling wearing a mouth covering will become a requirement at some point. 

Last up are some awesome items from DM-C Designs (affiliate link). These came from a market night sale they did a few weeks ago on Facebook. 

I absolutely love the colour of the cat necklace and who doesn’t love a bat, just need to decide where to put him now! 

6) How has your routine been this week?

While I know routine helps and it’s a good thing to have, I totally admit I’ve not got one, well bar the time I go to bed. That’s always pretty similar.

7) Have you planned anything for once lockdown is over this week? 

Absolutely nothing. Going outside sounds quite nice though!

8) Anything else.

Have a socially distanced hug if you would like one.

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Thank you to everyone who joined up with us last week!

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Link Up With Us!

Don’t forget to grab our button, give both Bex and I a link in your post and then head back to one our of our blogs to link up with your answers using the linky!

You Have to Laugh – How I’m Surviving Lockdown.
Emma Reed – 13 Things to Help Your Mental Health During Lockdown. 
Little Blog of Positivity – Ways to Lift Your Spirit During Lockdown.
Sweet Elyse – Isolation Beauty Tips.
The Nearly Diaries – Lockdown 2020.
The Diary of a Jewellery Lover – How To Make a Birthday Special During Lockdown.

Thank you to everyone who has joined in with us this week – I hope to see you next week as well!

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