My Mosaic

Feeling heaps isolated tonight 😩

@Jynx It does help that we live on land so have the room for them.

Oh that ice cream certainly doesn't sound yummy. I don't have fresh fish like that. Hubby does go fishing with a friend every now and then but doesn't really catch anything. I think he goes boating instead of fishing!!!

Hi @Bow I am around if you need someone to sit with you or for a chat

Thanks @Snowie

and I can’t even combat the isolation by getting out and going to groups… cause they ain’t on.

@Snowie hahaha 'just goes boating' iconic 😂

@Bow Aww hun, I hope you're being super gentle with yourself. It would definitely feel isolating at the moment, going from so much people-y contact to so little.

Sitting with you as well hun 💜

Sorry to hear that the groups aren't on @Bow

Is that the groups you normally go to during the week?

Is there anything that we can do to help?

Thanks @Jynx @Snowie

yeah @Snowie my arts and craft group. I haven’t heard yet, but I’m gonna guess that it will be cancelled tomorrow. There was only one SW on today. Got a feeling it’s gonna be the same for the rest of the week with them having covid.

D spends so much time in her room. Have to often plead and beg for her to come out and sit with me.

oh thats a shame about your group @Bow I guess if there is only one SW working then they probably have to cut down on a few things.

Do they shut down over Christmas at all or stop some of the services they offer?

I know the feeling of them spending too much time in their rooms.

I have the rule that if they are home then they have to sit down at the table for dinner with us. Without their phones too!!

@Bow oh noooo.... Wonder if there's any other crafty groups you could sniff out and snoop about? Infiltrate every art group in your region and soak up the creative vibes haha.

She's not getting her teenager-cranky-pants on early I hope?

Oh I like @Snowie's suggestion, family dinner! My family did that too. It doesn't have to be dinner either, if that is potentially not sustainable with your ED stuff - like you could maybe ask her to come hang and have movie night with you or watch a few episodes of a cartoon together each night (if you want recommendations I have so many lol). Could be that she's used to routine and if her routine has her normally chilling in her room and you're vibing with your mum, it makes sense she is just doing the familiar route.

We don't have many family dinners anymore @Jynx With both working, D having her boyfriend and just life, they never seem to be home at the same time. So family dinners are even more important. I don't even let them have their phones next to them. For 1/2 an hour they can live without them!!

@Snowie @Jynx my arts and craft group didn’t end up being cancelled! I was so pleased to get out of the house and be around people. I even talked a little bit! They had a casual one who helped to facilitate’ group, although he pretty much just sat there. I helped myself to card making stuff and as others arrived, they just followed. So card making is what everyone did. Here are a few that I made…

I went and had my bloods done this morning by myself too. @Eve7 always think of you when I need to ‘put my big girl pants on’ and do something outside my comfort zone.

pdoc appointment was ok too. Short appointment. I then went home and did a few things before going out again to pick up daughter from after school care…

hope you’ve all had an ok day?