Can’t Sleep....

[Smowball]

Body clock is all over the place at the moment - I barely even know what day it is!! How are we all coping?? My house is spotless, the garden is immaculate - I’ve run out of things to do!!

[Theland]

The Early Bird gets launched soon :-)

[Smowball]

That is true....... god I’m so fed up!

[Theland]

There's always YouTube if the telly is no good.

[Smowball]

Very true lol

[Theland]

Are the family also on lockdown?

[Smowball]

Yes we are all here together. Well me, Mr Smow and teen Smow, who is bored out of his mind!!

[emmie]

it's not going to get better, so best to get used to it.

[emmie]

are there things he is interested in, hobby he could do at home.....

[Smowball]

Well I’ve decided to give teen smow a job of sorts to do every day. He actually has his new job to start on 20th April but it seems a lifetime away

[diddlydo]

Read all those books you always meant to read, take up a new hobby, volunteer in the community, do jigsaws, play board games together - the list is endless!

[CrapAtCryptics]

Going through the house / garage having a clear out for boot fair / charity shop donations - they are going to need it after this.

[Smowball]

I know, I know, I’m actually going to repaint my garden wall today lol

[TonyV]

Morning Smow I've been the opposite, not doing a lot, much to my shame.

[Maydup]

I cant get round to cleaning my house! I'm lucky to have a garden and am busy clearing, mowing and now planting vegetables.

But I know how it is when you cant relax or sleep. Sometimes its hard to slow down enough to read a book, but worth a try Smow. Or what some TV or the iplayer.

Go for a long walk, sign up to volunteer in your community, phone a friend, or do some online learning.

[Bobbisox1]

Smow we are all in the boat so to speak so you either sink or swim, I felt down yesterday when I got up not seeing my family and having no idea when I would see them but it’s time to turn that frown upside down now till this killer leaves our midst, don’t mean to be blunt but we basically have to get on with it now

[Apc2604]

Agree Bobbi. I am almost there mainly because I have become used to a different lifestyle because I am disabled. I was a very busy, busy lady. It has been very difficult, but has prepared me a lot for what is going on now. What we need to do is calm down, relax and take each day as it comes. Rushing about cleaning etc. Is not the answer. We have to go at a slower pace and take much more time appreciating what we have got, not thinking about what we have lost.

[tiggerblue10]

I'm sleeping ok,and then within a few seconds of waking up, the realisation that the nightmare is real hits home.

My mum has been put on sleeping pills and is in the midst of a nervous breakdown because of this situation. She has become mentally erratic and irrational and I can't get through to her. Very worried about her and my dad :o(

[Bobbisox1]

Tiggs I remember you saying you were from Northern Cyprus or your family are ( have I got that right? ) so when you say you can’t get through to your mum, are they in this country? It must be terribly worrying for you if Mums not coping xxxx

[tiggerblue10]

Bobbi, my parents live here, 5 min drive from me. I can't get through to her mentally. I spoke to her this morning and she is having a breakdown, crying all the time and saying weird stuff, shouting at my dad etc. She told me she was going to spam the scammers this morning.

[pastafreak]

That's so sad and frustrating for you tigs. I think many must feel so helpless trying to support relatives from a distance. You can only try to help your mum to understand that she's as safe as possible, and she has the support of both her husband and you.