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Lockdown 4 - let’s get around each other

ArraDreamingSenior Contributor29 May 2021, 2:12 pm AEST

Lockdown 4 - let’s get around each other

Hey everyone, we are in LOCKDOWN again! And I hate it. I'm really over it like everyone else.
But, we can't control it, we can't tell the government that we don't like it and they'll stop the lockdown so let's do the best we can.
Why don't we use this thread to support each other.

So I'll start us off with three things I could do before the end of the day to fill in time. They can big or small. You can also do absolutely nothing which is fine too.

- Take our kids for 1 hour of exercise as a family

- Go for a run to fill up the rest of the allocated exercise time (and get my personal time in)

- Build Fort with biggest small human child (already done haha)

What can you do today?

How are you feeling about lockdown?

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SnowieSenior Contributor31 May 2021, 5:10 pm AEST

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Hi all

@BPDSurvivor @ArraDreaming @Judi9877 @Shaz51 @LostAngel @WIP and anyone else around.

Hoping your day has been going well.

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ArraDreamingSenior Contributor31 May 2021, 5:39 pm AEST

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About to lose my FCkING MIND

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SnowieSenior Contributor31 May 2021, 5:42 pm AEST

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@ArraDreaming sitting with you

Around if you need someone

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ArraDreamingSenior Contributor31 May 2021, 5:44 pm AEST

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Had enough I’m over it already

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SnowieSenior Contributor31 May 2021, 5:45 pm AEST

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Sorry to hear that @ArraDreaming

Anything we can help with?

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ArraDreamingSenior Contributor31 May 2021, 5:59 pm AEST

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Nope not really just wish this wasn’t put upon on us by our incompetent government and ESPECIALLY not in regional Victoria what the hell
Looking at how much our 3 year old struggling is awful and it’s because he’s been in lockdown for 1/3 of his life
Over it
Also I’m just tired sometimes nothing is ever good enough

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SnowieSenior Contributor31 May 2021, 6:30 pm AEST

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Sorry to hear things are not going well @ArraDreaming

Hearing you

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ArraDreamingSenior Contributor31 May 2021, 7:49 pm AEST

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Done with it.

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LostAngelSenior Contributor31 May 2021, 8:21 pm AEST

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Hi Forum Friends yes its day 4 of Lockdown and I can completeltey understand @ArraDreaming things started getting to me last night well the last 2 nights I havnt been able to sleep properly at all,was so wound up last night I rang lifeline just to have a different outside voice to talk to besides my household as I was laying awake thinking,couldnt sleep all night but then when I didd sleep I didnt wake up till about 1 thirty in the afternoon today only to go back to bed again cause of feeling overtired,I can imagine how hard it must be for you and your family having to deal with taking care of a toddler while isolated at home,thank you @Snowie and @BPDSurvivor and @Judi9877 and @Shaz51 for checking in with us,anyway I managed to have a shower late this afternoon and spent time in bed sulking a bit then felt the need to just turn off my facebook and social media as that was overwhelming me so had to switch off,after I was through sulking I decided to have a pjama day lol changing into Pjamas and ordered and early dinner online whilst asking my teenage brother how he went with remote learning today and to his credit he got himself up, showered and got halfway through his school work while I was the one sleeping in half the day, but sometimes you need a day off from housework or from getting dressed properly,I stayed in Pjamas all day,but for every other day of this lockdown I did have a better routine going just today wasnt routine at all lol

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BPDSurvivorSenior Contributor31 May 2021, 10:29 pm AEST

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Hi all,

Thanks for posting @ArraDreaming your honest frustrations. I can only imagine what it's like to have a toddler cooped up indoors.

@LostAngel , my heart also goes out to families who have children trying to learn from home. The tears, the battles.....is it worth it? In some way, I think children are more resilient than us, adults. I've seen the effect of COVID on our kids' schooling... the gap is widening. But then again, we need to know our kids are safe and well.

So as I've mentioned before, it is what it is. We can only do things within our control. This includes self-care, eating, sleeping, debriefing, venting, communicating, reaching out.

Take care my fellow-soldiers! @LostAngel @ArraDreaming @Snowie @Judi9877 @Shaz51

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