starting to feel all over the place.

f77ms....you had me puzzling there as to what the initials BE stood for

I have some days like this. Sometimes you have to give yourself permission to just BE, you don't have to fill your days with activities. I record lots of stuff on the tv for my bad days and binge watch!

I'm feeling much brighter today. With the numbers down so much here we might be moving on to stage 2 next week and be able to visit people inside their homes and have visitors in ours. Our DD and DS are keen to see our poor cat again. He'll be pleased to see them but not so much the DGSs.
Sun's out. DS coming for lunch in the garden. Ain't life grand (sometimes!)

This post describes me exactly . My appetite has gone.I have done every job in the garden , house and shed . I am not one for watching tv all day and I read but there is only so much of inactivity you can stand without becoming bored . So take heart you are one of thousands going through the same and if these protestors keep on we will see a further spike and be locked in all Winter . These are hard times but most of us are in it to gether and are behaving for the common good

I hear a voice calling 'Are we eating today?'
I must say he takes his turn, often gets lunch, sometimes dinner and is a very good tea maker.

I think we all need the odd day off just to recharge our batteries. Sometimes, I'll have an afternoon nap and then be awake until the early hours. As we're in lockdown, I see no need to keep to a routine. I'll just sleep, exercise and eat when it suits me.

She can't hear us at the moment because it's too chilly to eat outside.

We only have something light at lunch-time but my mpneighbour said it made her feel hungry to hear cutlery on plates (only a salad or omelette) because they don't each lunch.
I tried that today but was so ravenous by dinnertime that I probably ate more than usual.

Fennel, I live with my husband and prelock down, one of us got late breakfast/lunch ready, the other did the evening meal, at least that was usually what happened though if anyone did extra's it won't surprise anyone to know it wasn't Mr I.

Over the past 3 months, the 1950's have taken residence in our home. Whereas he use to do the supermarket shop, as I'm the shielded one who qualifies for priority deliveries, I now spend time booking a slot and filling in the online order. He still cleans the bathroom, puts the bins out and mows the lawn. Pretty much everything else has drifted my way. He still Cooks Saturday evening and possibly once during the week.

I miss going out to meet my pals. I miss going on a giddy shopping trip with one of my daughters. I miss them, and I yearn to have my grandchildren back here, we used to do at least one day and alternate weeks sleep overs, plus trips to the park, walks round the resevoirs to see the ducks. So I fear I'm filling my days with gardening and domestic duties.

We tend to have omelettes, salad, soup, sandwiches or something easy mid day, and main meal about 7pm. You have made me reflect Fennel - tomorrow I shall do one meal!

How do you get those 2 meals together Iam?
My day now is built round planning shopping (?) preparing and cooking our main meal at mid day.
We just have bits and pieces in the evening.
At my age these days aren't much different from normal, to be honest.
I do miss my regular bus trips to 'Toon' but don't have the energy now. The buses are regular and almost empty but I still feel it's abit risky to travel on them.

Isn’t it strange that so many of us dislike sundays. I wonder why ?

Yes, travels afar, I have the odd day just as you describe. In the early lockdown days, by lunch time I'd be wondering if somehow the virus had got me. I worry less about that now. Yesterday a case in point, woke feeling tired, read in bed till 9.30. By 10.30 I was walking the dogs, trying to avoid mumbling and complaining to myself that the hill to our house seemed more like a mountain. Lunch followed by falling asleep when reading on sofa. Cooked and ate evening meal and slithered off to bed by 10. Thankfully, today much better.

Look on it as a luxury day to spoil yourself and just try to enjoy being lazy. Remember no guilty feelings allowed.

Chardy- I know. I've been in them! Nothing like the population density of London, Leeds, Manchester etc etc

You are allowed a duvet day now and again. We can all stall at times so go with the flow. Can you find a workout to do daily? I find doing Joe Wicks every morning at 9 am gets me motivated plus raises my serotonin levels. He does a workout for all ages and he is good fun. There are other options for getting going. I hope you get outside for your daily Vitamin D dose as that is also vital. Try to learn something new, have a bit of a routine, write your memoirs. I hope that you feel more positive when the weather picks up.

Jane, NZ has cities too!

Camelotclub you are not alone with concentration! I love knitting but other than something I had to finish for a friends birthday ,find I struggle to focus sometimes! Same with reading and tv. I know the knitting and craft group I belong to have similar problems. It's the old good days and bad days raising its ugly head. ! I do think its tricky though as there can be a pressure to use this time creatively etc etc. Well some days I do and have lots of get up and go,others nope! We are all different but one very positive thing about my daily visit here is the comfort from knowing other people sometimes feel the same. I'm sure in years to come many books will be written about it! Then we can look back and maybe it will all make sense!

For me it's not knowing what's ahead, this seems to have gone on so long already and with the Govt's rush to re-open everything I fear a second lockdown. I just have to remind myself to take one day at a time, it's outside my control..

Sorry, jane10, not wanting to be political, but the lack of testing, the lack of PPE, the late lockdown, and the heartbreaking situation in care homes...I'm sure there must have been so many warnings, but the spokesmen still insist...we did the right thing at the right time....

The prospect of feeling safe seems further and further away.

My concentration is shot to hell at present. Anyone else? I can barely concentrate on the simplest instructions. Any more than one paragraph and I lose interest! Patience is at a short ration too and I feel exasperated with DH a lot of the time through no fault of his own. We went to M&S for food this morning and I just wanted to get out of there. Normally I like to browse!

I am scared this is the start of something worse but hopefully not.

we're all finding it hard now,it's gone on so long.I started off feeling quite enthusiastic,doing jobs I 'd been neglecting.Now I don't really have much to do,and we all feel fed up when it's raining.I don't know if I'm looking forward to more shops opening or not,I keep thinking how big the queues will be.

Relief here too. This weekend has been very strange for me. Just couldnt be bothered. Been fine up till then and pretty
much counting my blessings. The weather most definitely a factor. And the fact that for various reasons I havent seen my “ granddog” - a gorgeous king charles cavalier pup - that I absolutely adore and have missed terribly for the last week. Just have to take each day as it comes I guess. And be kind to ourselves.

You’re all more than welcome to come and clean my house! Let me know?

Gosh, I’m so relieved that I’m not alone in experiencing all of the feelings so many pp are expressing here ?

Feeling reassured by the above comments. Some days I can't be bothered doing anything. I thought my house would be spotless but alas, no. Found out today that we may get back to our caravan in July so that has cheered me up. I have to say I'm not usually this miserable!! Strange times.