Booooored

I intended to walk every day but can’t seem to get the motivation.
I’ve finished some cross stitch and a bit of tidying.
Crossword and sudoku every day.
Books and tv.
Had a silent migraine today, first in a while, maybe caused by stress.

Llamedos13, that sounds useful, can you give us some 'how to' details please.

My plan for staying in was to sew more, read more, take up dressmaking again (after 30 years) stretch two pieces of needlepoint from 20 years ago and make into cushions, and try again at needle felting.
Also to sort and scan 100s of photo slides that my dad took in the 60s and 70s
However - the garden needs doing - seeds to plant, perennials to divide - and the front garden needs a complete redesign.
Other half wants to repaint the hall, stairs, landing.
Today - I have finished delivering postcards to "my" street for the local Covid19 community support group.
I have dealt with numerous emails (I am a district councillor!)
Been for my exercise walk and delivered some eggs to a family member who is self isolating.
I still need to clean the bathroom, get some laundry on, quick clean out of the chickens, order some wine ... and I have an important Skype call at 5.30
I seem to have less free time than normal!

You brilliant lady, I laughed so much my other half wondered what I was on. Thanks so much!!

I’m sewing face masks to be handed out to anyone who needs one as our stores are all out. It passes the odd hour?

I can’t believe it’s only 25th March ....
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The clocks go forward this weekend. That’ll be nice.

Got used to being bored in school history lessons and detentions where we had to sit still with arms folded for one hour. This is a walk in the park. I can also nod off as many times as I like without feeling guilty.

I can spend the day on GN that takes up an hour or six.

One day this will be over, planning to go wild when it does.

Take care of yourselves, we can do this x

Thanks to the wonderful weather I've spent lots of time in the garden. Also spending time with my ponies, which has been a great consolation. Really missing the grandchildren though.

You could sign up to the call to arms for NHS volunteers

Even those who can't help physically, can get involved with phone calls to the very lonely etc

www.england.nhs.uk/2020/03/your-nhs-needs-you-nhs-call-for-volunteer-army/

WhatsApp FaceTime phone calls texts tv don’t have time for housework, gardening or chores etc. So glad I embraced modern technology when I did. Really useful now.
Stay cool everybody, we can do this, we are Brits.x

Actually my life is hardly changed except I have more to do, trying to research the virus as I like the science bit. But my life was truly abnormal in comparison to others', since I have been more or less house-bound for years. I simply have to adapt each day to the levels of pain I have and my other fluctuation symptoms, I regard that as my job, then I do whatever I can to keep on top of the house work and after that I like looking things up, crafting, sitting in the garden, often need to lie down as it's the only position bearable. But I get by and am really contented on the whole. Also read a lot, for entertainment, favourite possibly are detective novels like Rebus or Tom Thorne (by in order Ian Rankin and Mark Billingham) also adore dear Alexander McCall Smith’s books and actually read almost anything so long as it is well written. Just cannot stand books written badly!

polnan That is so true. People with physical limitations and mental problems are really challenged by being socially isolated and having nothing to do. I do hope and pray that each individual may be given help according to their needs. It has been accepted that this time will see a problem with mental illness. I have been seriously worried about the lack of support for people who are vulnerable and anybody who finds themselves becoming over-stressed by this strange and abnormal way of living that we need to follow at this time. We could all think of anyone we know who might be struggling and how a phone call might help them.

I'd given up on online ordering but saw that other people were having some success so thought that I would try again.
No luck with Iceland - but Sainsburys now have plenty of slots so I have ordered for tomorrow.
They even notified me of what is unavailable and suggested reasonable alternatives.
Massive relief. I had ordered an Awebox which is an extortionately expensive way to buy snacks but thought I should get something in and wish I hadn't bothered now but at least I donated to a small business.
Now I'm going to spring clean my flat. I was wary of doing it if I might have to go out as the dust makes me cough - whic is not something you want to be doing in public.

9am exercise with Joe Wickes, 5.30pm singing with Gareth Malone. In between lots of music, reading, gardening. Next big job is to do some painting which I have been putting off, and now have no excuse...Stay busy, stay well!

Cramming in the reading and other pursuits before my alzheimer brain is no longer able to cope. Lets hope that is a long way off. We all have to just do what we can, and I accept not all are able.

I’m reupholstering an armchair and have several other sewing projects lined up. Crochet, reading, gardening and dog walking all keeping me busy. Started to sort out cupboards, but no charity shops open to take all my toot, so gave up on that or I’ll end up with piles of black sacks lurking about.

Have been in the garden with my camera photographing the trees - the outlines are brilliant at this time of year - a couple of weeks ago they were like line drawings now they are line drawings with shading.

I got two ton of stone chippings delivered Mar 18th so that will keep me busy for a while. I am topping up pathways in back garden and where there used to be a small lawn. Then there is a jigsaw and soduko on kitchen table ... always some chore about the house and thankful for the lovely dry sunny weather of last couple of weeks. We have Netflix and I play online Bridge and can do bit of knitting at same time as those!

Being disabled 12 weeks will not be enough time to get the garden stright, let alone do all the craft things people have bought me over time, and I still need to finish writing my book !

Making lists of what I could be doing.

However, the weather is so lovely it's nicer to be outside in he garden.
The weather is due to change later today so at least the lists are ready

Just signed up for a Spanish course with Future Learn (lots of great free courses available on all sorts of topics). www.futurelearn.com/'. Started a photo book of recent holidays. Local gym putting its exercise classes on line (and live) so have done several of those too. And my daily walk, of course. Not bored at all yet!

I've emptied the compost bin. That will keep me busy for a while.

I’m very fortunate that I can get out and walk my dog, also have a garden that needs lots of attention.
I’ve neighbours who are house bound, and I do feel for them.
I’ve you need human contact, phone , FaceTime if you can.
There are lots of other ideas online for exercise, an online quiz
language learning.....
My granddaughter got in touch from Australia yesterday , and I joined in their game of Millionaire - great fun!
These are trying times for us all, and it’s ok to get fed up and down. Just remember , there are many people in hospital very unwell. Lets count our many blessings, stay safe!

Agree with trying to maintain some structure, as I’ve already mentioned Pahla Bowers weight loss for women over 50 daily exercise easy 20 mins a day on you tube start at day one if you haven’t done it before, I also do Leslie Sansone walking videos, cross stitch, read, clean garden cook etc My guilty pleasure is watching series 5 of Hunted on channel 4 catch up I’m rooting for the 78 year old in it, don’t tell me how he gets knocked out if you’ve already seen it!

I'm not bored (always got books to read, crossword, garden/seeds to sow and deal with) but it is all very slow going, isn't it? DH says I should get on with writing another book but I'm too het up inside to get any words down. Maybe I'll give it a go next week. Let's just hope we're all OK.

Reading. TV etc all the usual including a route march with DH each day. One thing though, I've joined up to write for the Mass observation archive. They're collecting corona virus diaries similar to WW2 ones. I'd really renjoyed reading about the minutiae of life back then. Maybe one day a nosey person (a 2080 version of me!) will be interested to see how all sorts of people across the UK were feeling?