I work from home anyway, however self isolated in my room the 11 days up to last Thursday, I couldn't work because I share the office with my stepdad and literally had my sofa/PS4/TV/Netflix whatever, you don't realise how boring that can be. At least now I can go for a walk round the block, yesterday went on a dog walk with my stepdad for an hour and really enjoyed just getting out the house.
Saturday I had to pick up a prescription, the roads were so nice and empty!
Now that I am back working this week, I appreciate work a bit more and it gives me something to do which is not just sitting in front of the TV. Don't get me wrong I did used to have a routine and keep focused but sometimes would be in the 'cant be bothered' wish I could be doing this, where as now the time goes quick and I crack on.
Family/Friends is a massive one, I played a home game of poker with my friends (online) we set up a conference call so we could make it feel like a home game, I really enjoyed it. I miss the simple things like just popping out to play pool/ go for a drink. My nephews I saw when I was in the car the other day (across the road) that really hurt, I was picking something up outside there house and although it was nice to see them, I was a bit upset afterwards I couldn't go in for a cuddle and a cuppa. On that note my Grandad is very ill and I really want to go see him, but I cant and I just hope we make the other side so that I can spend a bit of time with him, now that's really hard.
I really hope your grandad is all right and that once this is all over you can spend a bit of time with him. I am sure he will really appreciate seeing you again too 👍🏻
Thank you very much! fingers crossed , there isn't really much I can do really. He has people looking after him (Nan/Auntie who live with him). just pray he is ok
I’ve always thought I was a bit odd now I know it. i work from home anyway so no change there but now I’ve got kids about so rather than go and eat shit from the fridge to kill a bit of time I go and wind them up , play some footy or cricket with them and then slide back in to the office, similar to school holidays .... I love the fact our weekly military operation of trying to arrange getting 4 kids to and from school/ clubs/football throughout the week which fills up my diary is now over and I don’t have to think . Ive never been a people’s person and could get by with this life forever .
i realise it’s unhealthy for them to not be socialising properly so when normality returns I’ll be a bit gutted and just go back to grumpy me , socially lazy, pretending that I enjoy mixing with people !
Also noticed I’m hardly getting any Spam email reckon it’s down 90% !
I really like being at home, always have done. So being told to stay at home doesn’t feel that difficult for me but it clearly is for some people. My wife hates being cooped up at home for instance. Possibly because it’s with me 😉👍🏻 there are 4 kids here as well, but they are coping with the lockdown mostly reasonably well. It’s a gilded cage here for now, but for some I can understand how significantly more demanding this is for them. A friend with medical complications is finding the isolation really difficult meanwhile, but he needs to stay isolated for his own safety. We have wondered how we will all feel when this eventually lifts. Seeing people in close proximity on programmes on tv has actually felt a little odd and uncomfortable to us at times, and we’re still only at the start of all this. So when we do all start mixing again, I suspect it might all feel a little anxious initially.
So you love being at home, and your missus can't stand it?
I've noticed how much we normally waste food wise.
We've not wasted a fckin thing, half a tin of kidney beans, back in fridge, roast potato's left over, back in the fridge, few slices bread, back in the freezer. Couple sausages left over from breakfast, in the fridge for a sandwich later. Cook half a pizza, freeze the other half. Correct measurements of rice per person, not just throw away what's left.
Our green bin has never been emptier
We've always done this. I'm surprised people would throw away sausages and beans and pizza etc.
I know. My parents do that and I'm always flabbergasted. I've always put leftovers in the fridge for my lunches. I also serve small portions saying that everyone can have seconds but must eat what they take. This means that all leftovers are left in the pan, pot or oven rather than on someone's plate.
All peelings or leaves go to the rabbits or compost.
Only tea bags and nut shells go in the bin. Nothing else.
Tea bags make good compost, better still if you give them a tear to help the process along. Coffee grounds also good and plain cardboard like toilet roll tubes and egg boxes. Don't like to brag, but I have two compost heaps one of which I distributed yesterday - not a teabag or piece of cardboard in sight.
How brilliant the Madagascar sequence of cartoons actually is, and not crap at all as I mistakenly believed previously. It gets better and better each time I watch it.
Hmmmm. Tea leaves are ok. I've always frowned on tea bags. Does the bag decompose well?
Depends ........ if it's a traditional paper teabag, of course. Tea leaves and coffee grounds are high in nitrogen, so good to add to the compost heap.
Beware, some teabags today are synthetic, so made from some form of plastic I suppose. Some of the popular brands, like PG Tips pyramid teabags are synthetic, so not good to add to to the compost heap - unless anyone knows different?
We’ve got a bird box hidden down the side of our shed and we’ve got blue tits nesting in there. I’m stupidly happy about this. I’m whispering, ‘Oh, my God. That one’s got loads of twigs in his beak.’
yesterday I left the house/garden for the first time for over two weeks for a prearranged medication pick up. Took the car, roads were pretty much empty. 10.30 in the morning going along a straight stretch, nice houses one side, fields on the other, as bold as brass a fox strolled across the road 30/40 yards in front of me, strolled mind you, not rushed at all. When it got to the pavement it gave me an 'oh yeah look' and disappeared into the garden of one of the houses. A nocturnal animal out of hiding and not concerned at all. Rare sight even round here in semi rural land.
My highlight of what has been a pretty mediocre and mundane week ((:>)
My job. I feel so lucky to have a job to go to. I've been off on annual leave since the lockdown began. I go back to work on Monday night in A&E. Whilst I've been off I keep getting updates from my colleagues on a closed WhatsApp group. I am missing being there, but can't say I'm not nervous. There are so many people going through hell, physically, emotionally and financially, so I'm a lucky one at this time. Looking forward to getting back to doing my job.
My job. I feel so lucky to have a job to go to. I've been off on annual leave since the lockdown began. I go back to work on Monday night in A&E. Whilst I've been off I keep getting updates from my colleagues on a closed WhatsApp group. I am missing being there, but can't say I'm not nervous. There are so many people going through hell, physically, emotionally and financially, so I'm a lucky one at this time. Looking forward to getting back to doing my job.
yesterday I left the house/garden for the first time for over two weeks for a prearranged medication pick up. Took the car, roads were pretty much empty. 10.30 in the morning going along a straight stretch, nice houses one side, fields on the other, as bold as brass a fox strolled across the road 30/40 yards in front of me, strolled mind you, not rushed at all. When it got to the pavement it gave me an 'oh yeah look' and disappeared into the garden of one of the houses. A nocturnal animal out of hiding and not concerned at all. Rare sight even round here in semi rural land.
My highlight of what has been a pretty mediocre and mundane week ((:>)
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Thank you very much! fingers crossed , there isn't really much I can do really. He has people looking after him (Nan/Auntie who live with him). just pray he is ok
Apparenty I've stopped moaning. Hard to believe I know but apparently true.
I think this whole situation makes you appeciate everything so much more.
Beware, some teabags today are synthetic, so made from some form of plastic I suppose. Some of the popular brands, like PG Tips pyramid teabags are synthetic, so not good to add to to the compost heap - unless anyone knows different?
No planes flying overhead or cars on the road. Can't ever remember that before.
10.30 in the morning going along a straight stretch, nice houses one side, fields on the other, as bold as brass a fox strolled across the road 30/40 yards in front of me, strolled mind you, not rushed at all. When it got to the pavement it gave me an 'oh yeah look' and disappeared into the garden of one of the houses. A nocturnal animal out of hiding and not concerned at all. Rare sight even round here in semi rural land.
My highlight of what has been a pretty mediocre and mundane week ((:>)
I feel so lucky to have a job to go to. I've been off on annual leave since the lockdown began. I go back to work on Monday night in A&E. Whilst I've been off I keep getting updates from my colleagues on a closed WhatsApp group. I am missing being there, but can't say I'm not nervous. There are so many people going through hell, physically, emotionally and financially, so I'm a lucky one at this time. Looking forward to getting back to doing my job.