Life in a Lockdown #8
Happy Tuesday and welcome to week 8 of Life in a Lockdown!
I had to double-take when I put 8 into the title has it really been that long?! Yes, yes it has.
To kick off as always I must say thank you to my lovely co-host Bex at Futures for coming on this journey with me every week and Jenni at Lyrical Host (affiliate link) for kickstarting the idea!
It is simple to join in with us for those wondering just give Bex and I a shout out in your post, you will find the questions below to quickly copy and paste and then link up using the inlinkz on either mine or Bex’s post! Each week we make sure to link back to a few people taking part too!
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 8 hold:
1) How are you feeling/coping?
I’m OK this week, I’ve actually managed 3 day in a row to get up earlier (which is still late for most but earlier for me). Most of all I’ve struggled with the heat.
The bungalows have these huge windows to the font and it has a bit of a greenhouse effect. We’ve just ordered a new fan to see if it helps as our old tower one did nothing. So “fingers crossed”.
I’m waiting to come down again though to be honest, as I know it’s coming. There’s always a fall after the high.
2) What are you doing to keep yourself occupied?
We’ve been watching Catfish, as well as Fringe.
We sort of watch 2 seasons then go OK we need a break, watch a bit of something else for a bit then go back to the original show.
I can imagine some people would find that way of watching TV really annoying but it works for us.
I’m trying to be a bit more active on my blog, not necessarily posting new posts, but doing behind the scenes clear up as well.
Santa drove by this week – that was cool, I waved as who doesn’t wave to Santa?
3) How are you dealing with everything at the moment – are you self-isolated, going out for essentials etc? Has this changed?
We actually went to the local shop for the first time this past week. I got told I talked A LOT to the staff whoops!
There was only 1 other person in the store, so it was very quiet. However, it helped me feel a bit more normal in some ways.
4) What advice do you have for others?
Look after yourself, I think right now with the weather some people just want to go out, but you need to look after your safety first.
5) What have you bought this week that others might like? Especially if from a small business.
I bought, at LAST, a Breville BRITA HotCup (affiliate link). This is something that has been on my Amazon wishlist for way too long. It was suggested by my OT as 1) I struggle lifting even just a cups worth of water in the kettle and 2) I have a habit of randomly grabbing the kettle by the sides after it has boiled which owch.
It’s made things so much easier on both me and Ash, which is great!
6) How has your routine been this week?
As I said earlier I have managed to get up earlier a few days which is a win for me at least.
Other than that it is pretty much still all over the place and I am just trying my best to keep on.
7) Have you planned anything for once lockdown is over this week?
Nothing this week – though I will probably go and knock on some neighbours doors to say hi! It’s strange not seeing the people I live close to for so long.
8) Anything else.
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Hopefully, it will all work out for the best, I can only cross my fingers and hope.
Sounds like you had a lovely week and hope many more continue for you. Hard to believe we are on week 8 already. Only feels like yesterday since the lockdown first started.
Thank you so much – it is going by in a strange way – it started off so slowly now I feel like it wow has it been that long?
We’ve been making our way through Netflix series that we’ve been meaning to watch for ages – the lockdown has some perks.
Definitely I think sometimes we have to look at the positives.
Aw another honest encounter! We love catfish in this house and managed to binge watch a few! I’m curious what’s a early get up for you what’s late for everyone else? I slept all day pre kids lol
Haha I can easily sleep 12 – 14 hours a day and head to bed about 12:30 and get into bed about 1, often don’t fall asleep until 2 or 3. I made it up at 9:30ish this week and scared my parents by ringing them while having a cuppa in the garden. I feel like I miss out on a lot as I’m not up much?
It sounds like you are doing good in a lockdown! My family and I have been spending time together and follow the same routines.
Aww that’s good that your managing to keep to a routine.
I love catfish. I watch it one repeat a lot, Not heard of the other one but I will go look. I am the same when I see people I think I am getting desperate for human in-person conversation.
Catfish is awesome isn’t it – I can’t believe what some people get up to though!
Glad you had a better week I be been watching quite a few box sets and Prime . But really had enough of the lockdown I just want to see my grandson
I bet – it’s getting really monotonous now, isn’t it?
I am so glad to hear that you are doing well in spite of this pandemic happening. My wife and I are spending some of our time watching movies, too. Hope everything will be well soon.
Aww I bet it is lovely to be able to spend time with each other.