Is anyone else less OS in / due to lockdown?

Angel_Jenny

Is anyone else less motivated to be OS due to the lockdown situation? 
Comparison really is the thief of joy ....... social media posts about people saving hundreds, if not thousands, of pounds or spending so much time with family or developing new hobbies, skills, and interests. 

I really thought that lockdown would mean more time for OS type activities but it seems to have taken a lot of the joy out of daily life for me. I guess I assumed I would have all this extra time but really I have worked right through lockdown (in a challenging behaviour home) and, if anything, have worked more hours. Then I get home shattered & stressed and just do nothing. 
I haven't really been going to shops but have taken up online shopping which isn't ideal. I keep justifying it to myself because I'm working still, or stressed, or sad because the wedding was cancelled etc but really I'm trying to cheer myself up. It feels a bit like the colour & heart have gone and I'm not sure how to get it back. x

-taff

Well, if you worked, you didn't have time to do all the gardening, bread baking and a hundred other activites that people not used to not working suddenly had time to do.

You're in a  club of millions who are struggling with the after effects and the ongoing effects of lockdown whther they worked or didn't work. Just cut yourself some slack, maybe take some holiday and unwind from your job for a bit, because being shattered and stressed from a job is not the best life activity to have all the time. Figure out what you can do to unwind, take a walk, have a bubble bath or todays equivalent, pamper yourself a bit.

C_J

Initially I was appalled by how much the weekly food shop was costing - I was delighted to secure delivery slots, but I usually shop at Aldi, veg markets and the occasional YS bargain so online food shopping cost me considerably more. But then I worked out that I was saving in other areas (no travel costs, no clothes shopping, no dining out, no impulse spending) so it’s all balanced up in the end, more or less.

I’ve been very happy working from home and being able to spend more time on all the OS stuff I enjoy (gardening, baking, preserving, sewing, hobbies etc) so if anything I’ve felt more OS than ever due to lockdown. I am acutely aware however that not everybody is in this fortunate situation, and my heart goes out to those who are struggling.

Rowan9

You will be tired after going out to work in a challenging role. I’ve worked throughout but from home and I think it maybe makes a difference. 

Sorry you are feeling this way. Do what you can to be kind to yourself. Agree with taff, cut yourself some slack. 

wondercollie

Yes.  I’ve worked through it.  I’m exhausted.  At first I saved a bit because my employer cancelled parking fees.  As people returned to work and hospital appointments, the parking remained free.  The lots were full before 0830.  Staff who started after 0700 were left scrambling for parking with many having to spend up to 90 minutes looking for a spot. A couple have been mugged.  People who didn’t have staff access cards suddenly started using previously restricted spaces, people who worked in the city started parking and taking the train (train tickets cheaper than city parking), several patients drove themselves in for surgery and left their cars parked for multiple days.
Shopping has been expensive, shop hours often reduced.  Husband tries but really needs a very detailed list.
just exhausted and fed up of hearing how hard people have had it working from home

DayDreamerandGeneralWaster

We saved money in the first couple of months but then we had some unexpected Bill's and food shopping went through the roof. I consider myself very fortunate to be able to fulfill my role from home at the moment. But there are lots of people who have had to cope with so much stress during this time.

missychrissy

Sorry but I’m in the group that has been more OS during lockdown. I’m retired but normally babysit grandchildren most week days. Because of lockdown I’ve saved on petrol, grown more of my own veg and switched my monthly supermarket shop to 2monthly. You have had to work. Don’t give yourself a hard time. Lockdown was relaxing for me, my time was my own and I’ve recharged my batteries. You haven’t had the opportunity to do that.

villagelife

I have had to work throughout lockdown and have done extra hours. My work changed completely and it has been difficult to adapt. I have had DS1and DS2 at home in furlough and now working as normal. DH work almost completely stopped and he can't deal with that so had to go into work, self employed, and paint etc at work but has done nothing in the house. 
I have struggled to keep on top of the garden as little energy and found it hard that others have complained of not working.
It's not cost the family more but I've had to pay for more that DH normally does so my saving for retirement has stopped.