I believe I’m within the minority right here, however I’m truly fairly having fun with this lockdown. As somebody who works from house anyway, the adjustment has been a lot smaller for me than it has for a lot of others so I’m capable of give attention to the positives. If you happen to’re combating being cooped up indoors, I hope my listing of causes to be joyful will encourage you to take a brand new perspective.
Pyjama socials
I’m socialising greater than ever earlier than (even when it’s all on-line). Everybody’s making an additional effort to remain in contact with family and friends and it’s a lot simpler to get collectively now that there’s no must ebook babysitters, present your face at after-work drinks or plan journey. Public transport or your couch? Chilly, darkish nights or central heating and a blanket? Skyscraper heels or pyjamas? It’s a no brainer, and I for one hope my pyjama socials proceed lengthy after lockdown ends (though with some real-life socials combined in too, clearly).
Residence faculty
I really feel like I’ve house faculty sussed. It is because I’ve youngsters, who’ve lengthy been satisfied that I do know completely nothing. My ignorance is now not a disappointment to them, they haven’t any expectation of me being any use by any means and I’m free to hold on with my day as common. “What’s that you just say, darling? Can I enable you with quadratic equations? Nope, completely not. No thought. E mail your instructor”.
We’re (sort of) studying stuff
Quizzes are actually having their second, aren’t they? If I wasn’t so forgetful, I’m positive I’d have amassed an enormous financial institution of common information information by now. In actuality, all I’m studying is that my common information is unfortunately missing. When it’s my flip to be quizmaster, I’ll be getting the children to set the questions as they already know all of it anyway.
Watching the information is enjoyable
Okay, not a lot for those who truly hearken to it, however for those who flip the amount off there’s loads of room for amusement and dialogue earlier than you’ll want to fear concerning the doom and gloom. My favorite video games in the intervening time are Choose The Bookcase (a easy sport primarily based on giving marks out of 10 to the bookcases of the assorted correspondents, primarily based on standards comparable to tidiness, expansiveness and literary style), and Home made Hairdo (primarily based on assessing the hairdressing capabilities of every presenter, within the absence of their common group of stylists – that is usually a easy roots-to-dragged-through-a-hedge-backwards ratio).
I’m helpful!
In my stubbornness, I’ve refused to surrender my common Monday morning journey to the grocery store. I did it for years earlier than the virus got here alongside and I’m not going to let just a few germs mess with my routine (fortunately I’m in a low-risk group). Now, I can decide up looking for others whereas I’m there, which not solely lets me lengthen my one journey per week out of the home, it additionally makes me really feel fairly helpful and helps different individuals. Everybody’s a winner!
We’re attempting new issues
In our drive to adapt and benefit from the lockdown, we’ve accomplished issues we don’t often do. To this point, we’ve joined in on-line quizzes and a WhatsApp scavenger hunt, watched West Finish musicals and Zoomed with household we hardly ever get the chance to meet up with. We’ve additionally had our days the place we couldn’t be bothered to do something in any respect and amused ourselves by merely shovelling meals in our faces. Stability is nice, proper?
We’re making buddies with new know-how
I truly hate know-how, and it hates me again. I imply, it’s high quality when it really works, however very often it doesn’t and that’s the place we conflict. Alternatively, lockdown has launched me to the delights of Zoom and I do know loads of different individuals who have taken their lives on-line with Microsoft Groups, Skype and numerous different applied sciences, to remain in contact with buddies, household and colleagues. Being compelled to embrace software program that we wouldn’t have appeared twice at earlier than lockdown will certainly solely enhance our skill to collaborate and talk, each just about and actual life, within the aftermath.
The climate has been superb!
It wouldn’t be British to not point out the climate, wouldn’t it? However how fantastic it’s that we’ve been locked down whereas the solar’s shining and the sky’s blue. And we’re nonetheless allowed to exit and revel in it! Think about how apocalyptic it might have felt if we’d been in lockdown throughout storms and gray skies. I concern I could also be chatting with quickly, if the climate forecast is to be believed, however nobody can take that sunshine again now.
We’re secure at house, not caught at house
I like having my children secure at house with me. I’m positive the sensation isn’t mutual. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless a purpose for me to be optimistic.
I hope my experiences have helped you to have a look at issues otherwise and benefit from your lockdown. Make sure to let me know the way you’re staying optimistic and what new belongings you’re attempting!
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