I think nottoold it's a cumulative affect of broken promises, incompetence and lack of leadership as well. I remember when they announced the vaccine a part of me was wondering if they would make a mess of that too,but felt I was being negative. Hmm! Theres a very good thread on the vaccine and the potential problems if they start messing around with timings etc. I do have the opportunity to have it via the care home I still am employed by but I'm not going to, I will wait and see what happens.!
I last saw my grandsons briefly in August. One will be five on january,the other 2 in February. The chances of seeing them before late Spring is probably zero.
I too spent a lot of time very happily occupied but the past week just seem to have drifted and watched tv. Today I made myself change the routine. I took down all the cards and decorations apart from the tree which will do tomorrow. That few hours distraction really helped me out of doldrums.
I think up until Spring is going to be hard.
I think things are made much worse by a moronic government who just chop and change by the day. Yes it's an unprecedented situation but how we are viewed by other countries is a total embarrassment. I think the latest schools fiasco is a bit of a turning point,people are getting angry.
Sadly all we can do is keep on carrying on and support those close to us. Living on my own it used to be a habit to turn on radio/tv. Sometimes I still do. On the whole when the news is very depressing or conflicting I have found it best to be extremely selective and only listen to podcasts and check one reliable news source a day. It really does help. We will get through this, things will improve, probably when the weather improves. Until then we are just going to have to stay safe and hold on to that last bit of resolve and strength?
To think that London, or anywhere else for that matter, does not belong to any one demographic
People eating and drinking on the go