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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