Is lock down making you lazy.....

and knitting.
That's activity, travelsafar
In fact, productive activity.

It's hibernation time and I think I always wind down in the winter months. The weather doesn't help at the moment, although I had a lovely walk in the sunshine the other day. It's dark, windy and damp out there today.

If you're fair skinned, experts say going outside for 10 minutes in the midday sun—in shorts and a tank top with no sunscreen—will give you enough radiation to produce about 10,000 international units of the vitamin.
I'm not going to run round in a tank top and shorts in November and there's not much Vitamin D to be obtained from the sun in Britain from October to March anyway. So I'll have to take a tablet and hope it helps.

I was motivated yesterday and today in happy anticipation of a visit (we're out of our firebreak), but unfortunately it had to be cancelled .

Carry On Crocheting.

This is my today, up to now, but its pretty much like every day. I go to bed early wake early but generally tired so get up very late, midday isnt unusual, then sit about looking at GN thinking that I really ought to get on.
This is where I am now, so will close this down and start on the increasing list of things that I dont really want to do. Its 2.40 pm, time to get a shuffle on.

I believe biba lives in Switzerland mostly, although has a home and family here in the UK too. Maybe the beauty of Switzerland keeps her spirits up, because it certainly is a most beautiful country. I agree Charleygirl that it is very dark and miserable here today. It makes me, and many others, feel depressed.

biba you obviously do not live in NW London to catch up on vitamin D. You would get none here as it is wet, dark and dreary.

How come you are so sprightly- have you overdosed on the happiness pills?

I should go out if only to buy food for tonight's supper.

Most people here have the same mindset so I cannot pop in for supper, saving me the bother.

Agree Onthenaughtystep1 I was having a lovely retirement until this, travelling, seeing family and friends, enjoying life after years of work. Now this!

Kalu l feel just like you, utterly fed up and demotivated. Short, dark days. Missing family. Missing normality. We’re existing, not living, and waiting for the vaccine, with the hope that life will return to something more like normal. The ever cheerful SAGE has made it absolutely clear we are not to expect normality even after the vaccine. Happy little souls aren’t they?

I can’t believe how little I have got done since lockdown in the spring. My house should be sparkling and highly organised but it is as though time has stood still.
We should be in India this month, somewhere I have always wanted to visit, Texas for Christmas with my grandchildren and the Caribbean in February to visit family, none of us are getting any younger and I long to go home to hug them.
I suppose the lack of energy is linked to depression. Many of us have few years left and to be prevented from enjoying them by this pandemic is so unfair.

It’s the loss of, I had better tidy up as I never know who will pop in.

We are only allowed garden visits, something which helped to keep me going in the summer. A couple of days ago DD1 and two GDs were popping in for a garden visit, which we had prepared for, as they approached our house, it suddenly started to rain, result, 10min. chat in our drive. Not much of a much needed mood lifter. Not many of the other restrictions bother me too much but knowing garden visits at this time of year will be a hit and a miss does little to lift my spirit.

I have always had a can do attitude but it’s the feeling of, I can’t do, which is difficult to deal with.

Thank goodness, I thought it was just me.
I do seem to be in my pajamas later and housework seems an effort and healthy eating has gone out the window.
I’ve also developed what I think is Plantar facilitis so I’m in pain walking the dog too far, which is a drag.
Anyway, to cheer myself up, I’m planning to put my tree and decorations up a bit earlier this year, on the 1st or maybe a bit earlier if I see anyone else’s going up. I love my window lights, which make the house so cozy on these darker evenings.
And of course, today there’s Strictly to look forward to.

How lucky you are, to have two yolks in your egg biba

Phew,its good to read this thread and realise it's not just me! Things that need to be done such as housework are done. I tend to batch cook so I can always have a meal to hand, recently not that interested in meals,think I'm bored with my own cooking.
I always dress/shower.
I have a massive amount of projects I can do,particularly with Christmas coming up. That said even the most enjoyable projects find me working for about 5mins then distracted by tv/phone. I find the days go incredibly quickly.
Some days I feel quite content others sad. Yesterday I initially enjoyed listening to the number 2 records on a music channel. After an hour or so I started to feel sad and wistful.
I think this lockdown feels very different to the first,and the weather doesnt help.
Still,its often little things that cheer me. A call off a friend etc. I'm also wearing my favourite perfume every day. I decided I didnt know when on earth the next occasion to wear it would be so might as well enjoy!
At least we know we are not on our own?

I have just got back from walking into town and ropping off a book at the library, any excuse to go out even in the wet, windy weather. Also popped to Home Bargains while out and picked up a couple of bits i needed rather than going to the supermarket, then straight back home. It killed just over a hour. So glad it is just not me feeling the way i do.

That's exactly how I feel too Kalu; just "what's the point, no one will see it".

I mentioned earlier I was worried about apathy but then I read how so many of us feel the same and goodness knows why but I suddenly felt motivated to ‘spring’ clean my bedroom which had no end of stuff just dumped. I’ve probably done 10000 steps running up and down two flights of stairs several times throwing out rubbish and dealing with the washing and I now feel worn out but quite a bit happier.

It’s the groundhog effect that is causing my inertia. The feeling of existing as opposed to living with what were choices for the day ahead, is becoming more and more, I can’t be bothered. Not the person I was at all at the beginning of the year.

Definitely lazier...not my normal 'zest'....everything is just so different...usually work in the hospice shop (closed)...have four grandchildren here lots(not allowed)....meet friends (not allowed)...do try to keep smiling through...but the nearer we get to Christmas am finding it harder...should have been Christmas in Dubai with DD,sharing the 4yr old boxing day birthday, and the other little chap turning one in January...then from there to Oz to see DS and granddaughters there,Dubai again on way back...I am not constantly dwelling on it...just cant work up any enthusiasm for Christmas..will hopefully get to see all five of my UK grandchildren...even if an outdoor party has to be planned..so anyway..kick up the rear...start Christmas shopping, make an effort ....we are though entitled to lazy days ...always someone worse off isnt there...keep safe,keep warm and smile ?
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It's been good to read everyone's posts and know I'm not alone in feeling this way too. I'm just so bored. Bored of cooking, walking the dogs and finding things to do because apart from the aforementioned there isn't anything.

My Mr. S. doesn't see it as a problem either sodapop but maybe that's got something to do with the fact that when ever he sits down to read, regardless of the time of day, he falls asleep!!

12.30 and just out of the shower and too damn lazy to cut my toe nails,so lockdown has made me a right lazy git.

Just discussing this with Mr Soda, I lack motivation at the moment and feel guilty I'm not doing more, Mr S doesn't see it as a problem, just sit down and read a book he said, why then do I feel guilty.

Get up and go gone, first lockdown was so different, little traffic, fewer people, NHS clapping, then the freedom in summer. Now it’s just dull, boring and if I go out it seems like others are carrying on with the traffic and people. I do get dressed as soon as I get up, shower or bath at some point, ring family and friends, just a bit Groundhog Day.

Very lazy here, too. If it’s any consolation, the wearing of a dressing gown until pretty late in the day is known in my family as wearing Welsh national dress! I’m allowed to say that because I am Welsh - so no offence intented to fellow countrymen who wouldn’t be seen dead in their PJs at midday!

Au contraire- it has encouraged me to decorate, garden, and walk loads- and I spend as much time outside soaking up Vit D to help.

I’m still not dressed. Yesterday, I thought I would make a start on my new Lino cutting kit. I took it out of the box and got my cutting mat out of the cupboard. That’s it. Spent a couple of hours waiting for Tesco delivery slot for Christmas and caught up with online news.

I don’t seem to have any energy left now. I’m gearing myself up to shower and dress. My arm is a bit swollen and sore from my flu jab, so I’m blaming my tiredness on that.

It’s even taken me half an hour to type this on my iPad! I’ve just remembered my mum giving me Metatone tonic for energy. My boyfriend at the time was a very mild mannered accountant and he went to the Chemist and asked for Methadone - a very different medication!

Yes, I’m in hibernation mode now. I’d already wound down to a slow steady crawl through the day, barely doing the household stuff and not getting round to any of the projects I thought I’d catch up with, given more time. We had such a busy life before “all this”. There were some positives though - more time for reading and catching up with the Scandi noirs we missed first time round, more baking and crafting. Having more one to one time with the family instead of our big get-togethers had its advantages. And I’d got into the good habits of an exercise session every morning in front of YouTube, and regular long walks.

Which led to me tripping over a tree root and breaking my arm, so now I’m restricted to slow walks round parks and regular naps for a few weeks. At least I’ll have something to work towards after that - losing the half a stone I’ve put on and getting my fitness back! And at least I’m not missing anything much in the meantime.....

I've been reading all your posts and it has reassured me that I'm not the only one who is finding it a bit difficult to motivate myself this time round. There are so many things that I think I should be doing, but find myself thinking, "Why bother, who will notice?" Today I'm determined that at least some of my day will be spent doing something constructive - sewing or baking. Anything to make me feel useful......