September 29 – Life in a Lockdown #26
10 pm curfews, track and trace app finally running. This week has been full of changes once again.
I do feel sorry for those who work in the hospitality industry. It must be so hard to know what will happen next and how to keep running your business.
I’ve had a few comments saying people wished they had joined in. Do come and join us at any time even if you haven’t been with us since week 1. You can always make this week your first, and we would love to have you join us!
I have to start this by saying thank you to Bex at Futures for joining me each week and of course Jenni at Lyrical Host (affiliate link) for kickstarting the idea!
If you would like to take part, it’s simple:
We ask that you give both Bex and I a link back in your post, as hosts of the linkup and you can copy the questions below.
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 are your priorities at the moment, have you changed what you will / won’t go out for?
4) Have you found anywhere doing a really good job of catering to social distancing?
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) What have you learnt over lockdown (this doesn’t have to be a skill, it could be about yourself, your family, or something else).
8) What have you been grateful for over the past 7 days?
So what did week 26 hold:
1) How are you feeling/coping?
Tired, last week I had both DBT and my CPN phonecall so double the mental exhaustion.
I’ve only got 3 weeks I think left of DBT and I have asked if I can move straight onto the bipolar course. I feel like if I’m on a roll with therapy I should keep going, rather than take a break and risk not wanting to start again.
So I have my fingers crossed I get onto the next starting date which will be a few weeks after my DBT one ends.
I did spend a lot of last week worrying about what would happen if we went into lockdown again, I honestly don’t think I would mentally cope with it again. So I’m keeping my fingers crossed we don’t need to.
2) What have you been up to over the past 7 days?
Like I said I had DBT and a phone call so I spent a lot of the week other than that resting up.
We did make it to The Laughing Duck for a cuppa. Not sure how much longer we will manage that for as it is getting cold now! So making the most of it while we can.
I also had to give in and get a new laptop as mine was turning itself off. So far so good with it. Keep your fingers crossed for me though.
We also watched some anime, catching up with Sword Art Online and My Hero Academia.
3) What are your priorities at the moment, have you changed what you will / won’t go out for?
Same old same old here.
I can’t see us changing how we are coping with things for a while. For us trying to make sure we don’t catch COVID is a must.
4) Have you found anywhere doing a really good job of catering to social distancing?
We haven’t been anywhere new, to be honest. I don’t know if I mentioned the doctors for how well they did when we had our flu jab!
I was really surprised we were in and out within minutes and no contact with anyone bar the doctor / nurse doing the jab itself.
5) What have you bought this week that others might like? Especially if from a small business.
I bought a new computer – I’m not sure what counts though. I actually hate having to change my laptop I get so used to one that I hold out as long as possible.
However, Saturday it kept switching itself off so I had to take the plunge.
6) How has your routine been this week?
What’s a routine? Not sure I know anymore.
7) What have you learnt over lockdown (this doesn’t have to be a skill, it could be about yourself, your family, or something else).
That my mental health is fragile and I need people around me to help me get through. I’m not so much of a loaner as I thought I was.
8) What have you been grateful for over the past 7 days?
Managing to get out and just have a different view for a little while. It is amazing what a difference that can make at times.
A huge thank you as always to everyone who linked up with us last week.
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It is hard coping with such a different way of life but we must be thankful for what we have and hope that other people will follow the rules too.
Definitely, I think nit every just got on with the rules things would end sooner.
I have not been doing much except the school runs and working on my blog. But I do really need a new laptop too.
I hope you manage to get a new laptop that suits so – thankful so far so good with this one for me.
This is such a great idea. It’s a lovely idea to reflect back on each week. I hope this week is a better one for you.
Thank you – it’s been an up and down one! Eekk!
It’s mentally and physically draining I really hope they don’t have another full lockdown . It’s certainly been a long three weeks ! I have had more anxiety problems this year than ever . Guess we just have to keep going the best we can . Keep safe x
I am the same, I feel like I see it coming and I really don’t want that to happen.
This lockdown had been so hard mentally, my partner really struggles and his fragile mental health has been pushed to its limits this year. Great that you’ve got people to turn to.
Oh no I am so sorry to hear that, it is absolutely awful on peoples mental health. I think the serves have been really struggling.
I can’t believe it is week 26 now! I can definitely relate to worrying about another lockdown, it is always on my mind! I have two little ones in school and I am so on edge just waiting for that call sending them home or something again to isolate. I try not too but it is hard not to worry when life feels so uncertain all the time at the moment!
I hope all is going Ok with them at school. I do wonder what the next months hold for us for sure.
I’m with you about the routine. lol! I can’t stick to a routine, it’s so hard with this lockdown.
It’s really weird isn’t it – mines gone completely out of the window.
Sarah this is a great idea and helps so much to put things in perspective in this rollercoaster times. I always go through it and think of my situation
It’s hard isn’t it – I wonder what I will think looking back on this in the years that come at times.
Thanks for sharing your story. I slipped out of my daily routine which makes me even more anxious. But I’m holding ok for now. Luckily kids are back in school, let’s see how long that will last.
I hope you manage to get your routine back on track they can help so much.
I’m all booked in for my flu jab and luckily my OH gets one through work so we’ve not had to stress sorting his out. I’m thankful lots of stuff has gone online during lockdown, especially my yoga lessons. People are back in the studio, but I’m not quite ready yet, luckily they’ve decided to continue online!!!
I’ve heard a lot of people are struggling to get their flu jab this year which is such a shame!
26 weeks! Half a year since all this began and I have a feeling it will all start again very soon too.
It’s crazy isn’t it – I remember thinking the linky would only go on a few weeks.
Hang in there. Lock down is just really sucky. I think the whole world will breathe a sigh of relief when this is all over.
I definitely agree – I think it has been something that everyone has struggled with living with.
Life feels like it’s getting tougher again. I’ve been thankful for a few days holiday away from my HCP day job, even though I’ve stayed home & focused on my blog, it’s given me a chance to rest and recharge myself again. I didn’t realise until this time off how drained I was actually feeling. We all just need to stay focused on the positive and hang in there x
Sometimes you just need some time to do nothing don’t you and look after yourself.
I’ve learnt a lot during this past lockdown. And I’m sure,most of us do too.
Yes I think it has taught us all a lot even if we haven’t gone out to learn something during this time.
Hopefully the curfew at least produces the desired results and things go back to normal soon. It’s such a hard time. Hang in there!
I do hope so – it’s hard isn’t it – I wouldn’t know what the best thing to do would be.
I am so glad the courses are working and hope you get to go straight on to your new course. Glad you managed to get a new computer I thought we were going to have to do this for C yesterday
Thank you – it’s hard work but hopefully, be all worth it in the end! It is amazing how quickly they can go down hill.
I get my flu shot next week. I’m not worried about it but it means I will need to make people contact, which has been hard for me. Travel restrictions are lifted at work, but now I have to make the decision for myself whether I go or not. I liked it better when they told me I couldn’t!
Good luck with your flu shot, it was so well done here – so hopefully you will have the same experience.
Thank you for these stories. They help us understand better the life around us!
It is such a strange world at the moment, isn’t it?
It’s great to hear therapy is going well. With everything going on at the moment it must be really hard. Congratu;ations on the new computer, that sounds like a great buy!!!
Thank you – so far so good with it – which is a win for this year when I got buying Ash’s so wrong lol.
I went to get my flu shot last week. I’m not taking any chances this year. I went to the local grocery store and was in and out within minutes without seeing anyone but the pharmacist.
That is awesome it is good it is easy to get them in some places, apparently, we are facing shortages here this year.
We are sort of open here, though not like before, there are still limitations in many places. I don’t know of anyone doing an especially great job of enforcing social distancing as I am not going out other than once a week for essentials. I still go out as little as possible, some people make too many bad choices for the safety of others.
Definitely I think it is a shame so many people are putting others at risk. Surely even if you don’t believe or whatever you do it for others?
I’m hanging in just fine over here. You see, I don’t leave the house much anyway and our kids are homeschooled so our life hasn’t changed much since the pandemic hit. Also hubby hasn’t stopped working since it hit either, so we unlike many others, haven’t been impacted as much by it. other than, I really don’t want to go out grocery shopping around people right now.
That is awesome – I am glad you are managing OK – I think for some it has been not much different, I mean I’m mostly housebound anyway I just miss going to see family every now and then or having friends pop around.
Fingers crossed you get onto the bipolar course! I echo your sentiment that people should definitely join in if they are sad about not having joined before.
Thank you – I’m hoping so I might as well keep going now I’m on a roll with them and I can do them online LOL.
I hope the new laptop goes well! And it’s always nice to get out for our sanity. We do, but are always safe about it.
Thank you – I really hate changing but so far so good *touch wood*.
I have learned so much during lockdown. One take away is that it is amazing how so many industries that swore they couldn’t “do it online” did, in fact, have to take their businesses on line and THRIVED.
It is amazing isn’t it and all those people who said no way can you work from home and now they have all their employees working from home and doing so well.
We take our tech gadgets for granted but when they do not function everything shuts down around here. I am coping well thus far and now that school has started it feels like a regular Fall.
It’s crazy how things go up the creek when things stop working, isn’t it? I really struggled with it shutting itself off.