{"id":1037,"date":"2020-08-10T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annabelwrites.com\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2026-05-03T14:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T13:32:33","slug":"how-are-you-surviving-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annabelwrites.com\/?p=1037","title":{"rendered":"How Are You Surviving Lockdown?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So it\u2019s 143 days since when we decided to self isolate from the Coronovirus, that day when we came to the conclusion (husband has a heart condition) that we needed to stay home. This was just 4 days before our prime minister Boris Johnson (Donald Trumps weaker brother from-another-mother according to some) announced it national lockdown. How are you surviving lockdown?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have started writing a book for William for when he is older, he won\u2019t remember much about what has happened in this time. When I realised what a huge part of our lives and part of history this would be was when I started it and every week I\u2019ve been adding to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In reality it\u2019s a bloody thorn in my side, it\u2019s one of things I started and feel so guilty if I don\u2019t continue with it on a regular basis! Something else I\u2019ve added to my weekly chores, I just hope he appreciates it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s ok because it\u2019s my endless love for my little boy and he is the only one I have, I mean why would I want anymore when he\u2019s such a joy to be around. Only yesterday a friends husband said to me \u201coh he\u2019s really good.\u201d My response was \u201coh yes he is a good boy, with everyone else.\u201d In my head I was saying \u2018swap?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also I have been \u2018trying\u2019 to make the most of my time together with him before next year when he starts school, because then it will only be the weekends I get to spend time with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only problem with that is he won\u2019t be told what to do, how to do it and when to do it. So yes he wants his breakfast on a blue plate when there is no clean blue ones and yes he wants to help mummy with the hoovering when it is so heavy that when he drops it it lands on my bloody toe. Ouch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought I\u2019d have a go at trying to teach him basic numbers and letters, he\u2019s always looking for something challenging (unlike his mummy!). However that was good to start with until he realised it wasn\u2019t that <\/em>fun, so that all got trashed! And all that time I spent laminating! (Yes I have my own laminator, but I can tell you\u2019re not impressed.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only thing that was kinda successful was the outdoor type stuff, but he is a forest schooler at heart bless him. We have pressed flowers, pulled weeds (he now knows more than me in the garden), had picnics, built dens and we have had lots of walks in the countryside. (So lucky with the weather)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only thing I haven\u2019t enjoyed about this time spent with him is the bad behaviour, most of the time he has been ok but we did get to a stage of him hitting, biting and kicking me. I have never felt so mentally and physically drained, I wish I\u2019d listened to my mum and taken her advice (she will love me saying that). She was offering advice and support when I should\u2019ve listened but I thought I knew best, he was my little miracle boy. They always says mums the word, is that what it means?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But also this time we\u2019ve done some home improvements, nothing major because we obviously don\u2019t have a money tree (how cool would that be?) It\u2019s mainly decorative stuff and our bedroom now has the huge built-in wardrobe\/closet and for once in my life I have space for extra clothes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next thing I\u2019m going to try is to get him in my parents swimming pool, the last time we tried he screamed so loud that all the windows in a 5 mile radius smashed! Well actually it was my eardrums that suffered and I\u2019ve not taken him in since but today was a success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m hoping now that as he\u2019s happy to get in the pool maybe we can get back to swimming lessons, I won\u2019t get too carried away but it could all fall apart but I might as well make the most of it while he likes it in the pool\u2026right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So it\u2019s 143 days since when we decided to self isolate from the Coronovirus, that day when we came to the conclusion (husband has a heart condition) that we needed to stay home. This was just 4 days before our prime minister Boris Johnson (Donald Trumps weaker brother from-another-mother according to some) announced it national […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53221594,"featured_media":1041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[54614915,91],"tags":[774471773,72976156,436391,774471774,1197570],"class_list":["post-1037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adulting","category-blogging","tag-coronovirus","tag-covid","tag-lockdown","tag-stay-home","tag-ted-talk"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgmcKn-gJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":231,"url":"https:\/\/annabelwrites.com\/?p=231","url_meta":{"origin":1037,"position":0},"title":"Happy First Birthday to Lockdown","author":"Annabel","date":"17\/03\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"So today last year was when I got a phone call from my boss. 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