For all the talk of ‘the new normal’ things are going to be different in one way for another for a long time yet. Despite being mostly a positive person, some days feel ridiculously busy, both dull and exhausting.
Every day feels the same, trying to juggle work, endless chores, wrangling children to ensure they’re happy, stimulated and not watching their fifteenth chuffing Ryan video of the day before 9am. Assuming, of course, I can get a Tesco click and collect slot for groceries in the first place – and in this new age I’m sitting on my laptop at midnight when the slots come out hitting refresh over and over in a frenzy not seen since I wanted decent tickets for the Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium – cooking, eating and cleaning up (gah the endless cleaning up) three meals a day at home for all of us feels like an unending job. I had plans for a finely balanced schedule that was mentally and physically enriching for my children with plenty of craft and learning through play, as well as time for my husband and I to do our day jobs and prepare balanced home-cooked meals for all. I started homeschooling channeling my inner Mary Poppins but, I’m not going to lie, 80 days on Mary occasionally looks more like Cruella De Vil.
I think it’s fair to say whatever your lockdown looks like (and everyone’s experiences bring different challenges) we’re all well into lockdown fatigue now. This morning marks 80 days of UK lockdown.
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