Entering Lockdown
The UK is entering effective lockdown today. Public space socialsing is over for the foreseeable future.
The various impacts are a kind of exaggeration of changes I was starting to make as part of my recent life-shift so now is a good time to focus on those home-based habits.
I could probably write separate posts about each of these things, but for now, some lists!
Things I am most going to miss, off the top of my head:
Takeaway coffee, omg.
SWIMMING, even more omg. My body’s structure is going to change.
Brunch with friends at the cafe in the park.
Gigs.
Quiet afternoons in coffee shops.
some of my colleagues
Things I am going to do while on lockdown:
more of the things I love, given that the bulk of my weekly activities lists are made up of things that are home-based and/or solitary: writing, music, studying, creating.
plan/research/train for my future career switch. share skills where I have the opportunity.
save money: for as long as I’m getting paid, I’m saving money on commuting I’m not doing, gym memberships I can’t use, food I can’t do and trips I can’t take. I’m going to look for local causes to help as well as build up savings for whatever comes next.
eat really minimally. I’ve had a revelation about how much I was eating compared to how little I really need - that goes for spending money on food as well as calorie consumption. I’ve got about 30lb to lose before I would say I can safely jog and jump around doing workout videos; til then with no swim or gym I’m going to be limited to really long walks so my priority has to be on reducing my intake. This is a major shift for me because I’ll need to embrace the calming sides of isolation in order to overcome the need to eat when I’m nervous.
enjoy living in a really lovely home. I love this flat! keep it clean, keep working on throwing stuff out and making it a super nice environment to be in. relax more.
build up some really incredible daily routines, around the things I love to do as well as the things I want/need to do to stay healthy and sane.
read some of that big pile of books…
It’s a totally different kind of life. I don’t think any of us looked at 2020 and saw anything like this coming. I hope I develop more of a sense of social responsibility, I hope I look for continuously better ways to connect, I hope I can find something to believe in. I hope I can allow this time to make me better.