Day 1/14 of #QuarantineLife
• worked from home
• 12 meals prepped, eaten, tidied
• laundry pretty progressed
• many cups of tea
• kids sharpened all the pencils
• got our unfinished jigsaw puzzle from 2018
• stupid bloody cough
#SelfIsolation
• worked from home
• 12 meals prepped, eaten, tidied
• laundry pretty progressed
• many cups of tea
• kids sharpened all the pencils
• got our unfinished jigsaw puzzle from 2018
• stupid bloody cough
#SelfIsolation
Day 2/14 of #QuarantineLife
• wore oldest shittiest clothes & didn’t style hair because nobody is going to see me
• doorbell didn’t stop ringing all day
• positivity beginning to teeter at times
• comfort eating more carbs than usual
• wore oldest shittiest clothes & didn’t style hair because nobody is going to see me
• doorbell didn’t stop ringing all day
• positivity beginning to teeter at times
• comfort eating more carbs than usual
Day 3/14 of #QuarantineLife
• caught glimpse of myself in mirror. Looking feral.
• been wearing same ancient clothes for days
• merlot has run out
• fresh tomatoes have run out
• tried feeling sorry for myself then remembered Anne Frank. This is 5* isolation.
• caught glimpse of myself in mirror. Looking feral.
• been wearing same ancient clothes for days
• merlot has run out
• fresh tomatoes have run out
• tried feeling sorry for myself then remembered Anne Frank. This is 5* isolation.
Day 4/14 of #QuarantineLife
• little motivation, couldn’t be bothered to report
• many swear words muttered internally especially at bastard birds on 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles
• supported fave restaurant by ordering a takeout
• little motivation, couldn’t be bothered to report
• many swear words muttered internally especially at bastard birds on 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles
• supported fave restaurant by ordering a takeout
Day 5/14 of #QuarantineLife
• cough that started this whole fiasco still around peppered with wheezy/tight chest
• finalised the pausing of my small biz. Will have almost zero in biz account after final costs 😕
• went outside, there was sun & daffodils
• cough that started this whole fiasco still around peppered with wheezy/tight chest
• finalised the pausing of my small biz. Will have almost zero in biz account after final costs 😕
• went outside, there was sun & daffodils
Day 6/14 of #QuarantineLife
• surprised by the amounts of different spellings of quarantine
• wore jeans as all joggers in the wash. Jeans too tight
• got so bored I even considered doing the ironing
• bog roll diminishing slowly; teabags alarmingly fast
• surprised by the amounts of different spellings of quarantine
• wore jeans as all joggers in the wash. Jeans too tight
• got so bored I even considered doing the ironing
• bog roll diminishing slowly; teabags alarmingly fast
Day 7/14 of #QuarantineLife
• deep cleaned living room
• flabbergasted by the people who are going about their daily lives as normal
• rationing red wine so have been drinking white instead. That shit is potent.
• deep cleaned living room
• flabbergasted by the people who are going about their daily lives as normal
• rationing red wine so have been drinking white instead. That shit is potent.
Day 9/29 of #QuarantineLife
• brie almost finished
• peanut butter running low
• dog walking becoming less of a chore
• brie almost finished
• peanut butter running low
• dog walking becoming less of a chore
Day 10/29 of #QuarantineLife
• have an alarmingly healthy relationship with washing machine
• worrying that joggers & a sweat top isn’t suitable office attire as work clothes are almost certainly all too tight
• will undoubtedly emerge from isolation as a grey haired witch
• have an alarmingly healthy relationship with washing machine
• worrying that joggers & a sweat top isn’t suitable office attire as work clothes are almost certainly all too tight
• will undoubtedly emerge from isolation as a grey haired witch
Day 13/29 of #QuarantineLife
• used gardening as exercise/stress relief
• voluntarily got on with the laundry 🤦🏽♀️
• many cups of tea
• used gardening as exercise/stress relief
• voluntarily got on with the laundry 🤦🏽♀️
• many cups of tea
Day 14/29 of #QuarantineLife
• cold symptoms or cv symptoms who knows
• pretty sure we have a 6 more weeks to go perhaps even 6 months
• tidied away clean joggers/comfies/leggings & caught sight of normal clothes, dresses, shoes & cute not yet worn high heeled knee highs 😭
• cold symptoms or cv symptoms who knows
• pretty sure we have a 6 more weeks to go perhaps even 6 months
• tidied away clean joggers/comfies/leggings & caught sight of normal clothes, dresses, shoes & cute not yet worn high heeled knee highs 😭
Day 15/29 of #QuarantineLife
• overslept till 8.55am but still made it to work on time (a first)
• took shower during lunch break (a first)
• hair is alarming/borderline criminal (unfortunately fairly common)
• overslept till 8.55am but still made it to work on time (a first)
• took shower during lunch break (a first)
• hair is alarming/borderline criminal (unfortunately fairly common)
Day 16/29 of #QuarantineLife
• first day of feeling the slightest tinge of boredom
• walked dog & found myself wishing London was always this quiet
• clothes washed, dried & folded all in the same day for the first time in a decade, maybe more
• first day of feeling the slightest tinge of boredom
• walked dog & found myself wishing London was always this quiet
• clothes washed, dried & folded all in the same day for the first time in a decade, maybe more
Day 17/29 of #QuarantineLife
• decided to wear jeans which was the wrong choice really as they are officially ‘far too tight’
• reprimanded 70yo mum for sending 70yo dad out on an errand to buy Trex
• decided to wear jeans which was the wrong choice really as they are officially ‘far too tight’
• reprimanded 70yo mum for sending 70yo dad out on an errand to buy Trex
Day 18/29 of #QuarantineLife
• up to date with laundry
• up to date with tooth flossing
• garden looking better than it has in years
• clapped for key workers
• up to date with laundry
• up to date with tooth flossing
• garden looking better than it has in years
• clapped for key workers
Day 19/29 of #QuarantineLife
• made Christmas chestnut stuffing & Christmas crispy pancetta sprouts for dinner 🎄
• watched Rain Man with the kids
• made Christmas chestnut stuffing & Christmas crispy pancetta sprouts for dinner 🎄
• watched Rain Man with the kids
Day 20/29 of #QuarantineLife
• spent all day gardening
• neighbour sang for 90 mins at his front door & whole street came out to watch
• london is not as miserable as the whole country thinks #lovelondon
• spent all day gardening
• neighbour sang for 90 mins at his front door & whole street came out to watch
• london is not as miserable as the whole country thinks #lovelondon
Day 21/29 of #QuarantineLife
• more hours gardening
• sunburn
• garden tidier than it’s been in years
• could not sit out in sun & enjoy garden due to sunburn
#QuarantineDiaries
• more hours gardening
• sunburn
• garden tidier than it’s been in years
• could not sit out in sun & enjoy garden due to sunburn
#QuarantineDiaries
Day 22/29 of #QuarantineLife
• day 22? Is that right?
• strangely beginning to forget what it’s like to move around freely
• highly doubtful that this will end up being 29 days long
• day 22? Is that right?
• strangely beginning to forget what it’s like to move around freely
• highly doubtful that this will end up being 29 days long
Day 23/29 of #QuarantineLife
• went for a ‘big shop’ for the first time in 2 weeks
• happily perused bleach & floor cleaner choosing new brands as if I were clothes shopping for fun
• excited to try pink bleach instead of boring blue, and blue flash instead of boring yellow
• went for a ‘big shop’ for the first time in 2 weeks
• happily perused bleach & floor cleaner choosing new brands as if I were clothes shopping for fun
• excited to try pink bleach instead of boring blue, and blue flash instead of boring yellow
Day 24/29 of #QuarantineLife
• acutely aware it’s extremely important to stay at home this weekend
#StayHomeSaveLives
• acutely aware it’s extremely important to stay at home this weekend
#StayHomeSaveLives
Day 25/29 of #QuarantineLife
• tweeted too much throughout the day so have nothing new to report
• clapped for the NHS
• tweeted too much throughout the day so have nothing new to report
• clapped for the NHS
Day 27/29 of #QuarantineLife
• baggiest pair of jeans now too tight
• resorted to wearing pyjama bottoms around the house
• more flipping gardening, stupid endless hobby
• baggiest pair of jeans now too tight
• resorted to wearing pyjama bottoms around the house
• more flipping gardening, stupid endless hobby
Day 28/29
• Easter Sunday roast beef meal in back garden
• spent the day trimming massively overgrown apple tree
• Easter Sunday roast beef meal in back garden
• spent the day trimming massively overgrown apple tree
Day 29/29 of #QuarantineLife
• clearly day 29 isn’t the last day of quarantine
• more gardening & apple tree trimming
• bank holiday fun with 9yo attached #NHSheroes
• clearly day 29 isn’t the last day of quarantine
• more gardening & apple tree trimming
• bank holiday fun with 9yo attached #NHSheroes
Day 30/? of #QuarantineLife
• work (from home)
• children & dog unwittingly join zoom meeting at crucial, sombre moment discussing virus deaths
• zoom audio kicks in as I call out ‘there’s no milk left’
• online workout reveals how much fitness I’ve lost during lockdown
• work (from home)
• children & dog unwittingly join zoom meeting at crucial, sombre moment discussing virus deaths
• zoom audio kicks in as I call out ‘there’s no milk left’
• online workout reveals how much fitness I’ve lost during lockdown
Day 31/? of #QuarantineLife
• started the day with 20 mins yoga followed by 15 min workout
• vowing to partake in structured exercise every day except Sunday
• enjoying far less air & noise pollution in London
• started the day with 20 mins yoga followed by 15 min workout
• vowing to partake in structured exercise every day except Sunday
• enjoying far less air & noise pollution in London
Day 32/52 of #QuarantineLife
• would be surprised if this ends at day 52
• annual leave from work - meaning more chores throughout the day
• extremely thankful for back garden providing both a safe space & also preoccupation
• maybe gardening isn’t so bad after all?
• would be surprised if this ends at day 52
• annual leave from work - meaning more chores throughout the day
• extremely thankful for back garden providing both a safe space & also preoccupation
• maybe gardening isn’t so bad after all?
Day 33/52 of #QuarantineLife
• started the day with 40 min morning yoga leaving me feeling awesome
• glad the rain came & watered my freshly sown grass seeds so I don’t have to
• brioche bread & butter 🤦🏽♀️
• started the day with 40 min morning yoga leaving me feeling awesome
• glad the rain came & watered my freshly sown grass seeds so I don’t have to
• brioche bread & butter 🤦🏽♀️
Day 34/52 of #QuarantineLife
• realised what a profound effect the sunshine has had during lockdown. Looking forward to its return
• turned off phone’s ‘autocorrect’ which kept making me misspell the most basic of words and I think it’s wprked
• realised what a profound effect the sunshine has had during lockdown. Looking forward to its return
• turned off phone’s ‘autocorrect’ which kept making me misspell the most basic of words and I think it’s wprked
Day 35/52 of #QuarantineLife
• first bbq of 2020 (in back garden)
• glad sunshine has returned
• mood: big sigh
• first bbq of 2020 (in back garden)
• glad sunshine has returned
• mood: big sigh
Day 38/52 of #QuarantineLife
• I don’t want to say #GroundhogDay but there’s truly nothing happening that’s any different
• I don’t want to say #GroundhogDay but there’s truly nothing happening that’s any different
Day 39/52 of #quarantinelife
• grocery shop (most hated chore atm)
• some people have an alarming idea of how far 2m actually is
• clapped for the nhs
• grocery shop (most hated chore atm)
• some people have an alarming idea of how far 2m actually is
• clapped for the nhs
Day 40/52 of #quarantinelife
• 9yo set up paddling pool
• 13yo’s chosen attire for paddling: a hoodie
• dog scared of paddling pool
• 9yo set up paddling pool
• 13yo’s chosen attire for paddling: a hoodie
• dog scared of paddling pool
Day 41/52 of #QuarantineLife
• highlight of every day: cups of tea/glasses of wine
• making the most of good weather with 7h of gardening
• highlight of every day: cups of tea/glasses of wine
• making the most of good weather with 7h of gardening
Day 42/52 of #QuarantineLife
• finished this weekend’s gardening by planting grass seeds in bald patches of lawn
• enjoyed sunshine in a tidy garden before rain arrives
• delicious Sunday roast lamb
• finished this weekend’s gardening by planting grass seeds in bald patches of lawn
• enjoyed sunshine in a tidy garden before rain arrives
• delicious Sunday roast lamb
Day 43/52 of #QuarantineLife
• sanity tested again with workload plus home life (food, laundry, chores) plus school tasks x2 to deal with
• proposal: when furloughed staff return to work, working parents with school aged children get mandatory paid ‘sanity’ leave for 2 weeks
• sanity tested again with workload plus home life (food, laundry, chores) plus school tasks x2 to deal with
• proposal: when furloughed staff return to work, working parents with school aged children get mandatory paid ‘sanity’ leave for 2 weeks
Day 44/52 of #QuarantineLife
• Exhaustion of lockdown results in waking up late & also taking a nap after work
• Exhaustion of lockdown results in waking up late & also taking a nap after work
Day 45/52 of #QuarantineLife
• haven’t been out of the house in 6 days
• regular exercise a distant memory
• tried to ‘wake body up’ with deep stretch yoga
• body refusing to wake up preferring instead to imitate a plank brittle old wood (with a bloated carb belly)
• haven’t been out of the house in 6 days
• regular exercise a distant memory
• tried to ‘wake body up’ with deep stretch yoga
• body refusing to wake up preferring instead to imitate a plank brittle old wood (with a bloated carb belly)
Day 46/52 of #QuarantineLife
• more yoga in another attempt to wake body up
• body remaining firmly asleep
• loving how clean the air in London is
• not sure I’m ready to go back to the rush of ‘normal’ life
• can you get Stockholm syndrome with lockdown?
• more yoga in another attempt to wake body up
• body remaining firmly asleep
• loving how clean the air in London is
• not sure I’m ready to go back to the rush of ‘normal’ life
• can you get Stockholm syndrome with lockdown?
Day 47/52 of #QuarantineLife
• Normally dislike hairdresser & beautician appointments more than I can say... currently missing hairdresser & beautician more than anything
• Day 4 avoiding wine, day 4 headache & groggy free
• Normally dislike hairdresser & beautician appointments more than I can say... currently missing hairdresser & beautician more than anything
• Day 4 avoiding wine, day 4 headache & groggy free
Day 48/52 of #QuarantineLife
• 4 days of wine consumption ended spectacularly with excessive consumption coupled with Doritos & shit music on radio
• It was a direct response to folding up ALL dry laundry for hours on end and I cannot be held accountable for these actions
• 4 days of wine consumption ended spectacularly with excessive consumption coupled with Doritos & shit music on radio
• It was a direct response to folding up ALL dry laundry for hours on end and I cannot be held accountable for these actions
Day 49/52 of #quarantinelife
• Trimmed my Camellia
• Did not know my Camellia was a Camellia until this morning
• Fully expecting my Camellia to die by 2021
• 2 further Camellias to prune
• Trimmed my Camellia
• Did not know my Camellia was a Camellia until this morning
• Fully expecting my Camellia to die by 2021
• 2 further Camellias to prune
Day 50/52 of #quarantinelife
• Zoom meetings now an art form of face, hair, neckline & ceiling/wall looking presentable when the rest of the room/my body is an entire state
• Wound down after work by trimming the holly tree into a more acceptable shape. Who even am I?
• Zoom meetings now an art form of face, hair, neckline & ceiling/wall looking presentable when the rest of the room/my body is an entire state
• Wound down after work by trimming the holly tree into a more acceptable shape. Who even am I?
Day 51/52 of #QuarantineLife
• Was coughed/sneezed at by 2 different men who were FAR TOO CLOSE TO ME in supermarket
• Watched 3 TV shows in a row for the first time in years
• Regardless of how entertaining the programmes are - and they are - am absolutely bored to tears
• Was coughed/sneezed at by 2 different men who were FAR TOO CLOSE TO ME in supermarket
• Watched 3 TV shows in a row for the first time in years
• Regardless of how entertaining the programmes are - and they are - am absolutely bored to tears
Day 52/52 of #quarantinelife
• Quarantine birthday bbq for OH
• Watched movie & played ancient wii games, still pretty fun
• Lockdown announcement due on day 56 of my own quarantine.
• Been out less than 10 times (not including daily exercise) in that time
• Quarantine birthday bbq for OH
• Watched movie & played ancient wii games, still pretty fun
• Lockdown announcement due on day 56 of my own quarantine.
• Been out less than 10 times (not including daily exercise) in that time
Day 54/56 of #QuarantineLife
• been in quarantine for so long that I’ve finally mastered using my one-pot & braised/slow cooked/pressure cooked a beef brisket to sodding perfection
• pruned Camellia no 2 out of 3
• very exciting times in suburban lockdown
• been in quarantine for so long that I’ve finally mastered using my one-pot & braised/slow cooked/pressure cooked a beef brisket to sodding perfection
• pruned Camellia no 2 out of 3
• very exciting times in suburban lockdown
Day 55/56 of #QuarantineLife
• lower backache
• annoyed at myself for being so inactive allowing old back problems to return
• must prioritise structured exercise from here on
*not the conga
• lower backache
• annoyed at myself for being so inactive allowing old back problems to return
• must prioritise structured exercise from here on
*not the conga
Day 57 of #QuarantineLife
• zero point in attempting to guess a quarantine end day
• paradoxically the roads of suburban north London are much busier than before
• zero point in attempting to guess a quarantine end day
• paradoxically the roads of suburban north London are much busier than before
Day 58 of #QuarantineLife
• Day two of ‘no unnecessary snacking’
• Regretting implementing ‘no unnecessary snacking’
• Ate a carrot as a necessary snack
• Day two of ‘no unnecessary snacking’
• Regretting implementing ‘no unnecessary snacking’
• Ate a carrot as a necessary snack
Day 59 of #QuarantineLife
• Alarmed at how many unnecessary snacks I’ve eaten for the past few weeks
• First ever online workout (taught, not participated in) 💪
• Alarmed at how many unnecessary snacks I’ve eaten for the past few weeks
• First ever online workout (taught, not participated in) 💪
Day 60 of #QuarantineLife
• very #groundhogday type day but suppose we have to churn through days like this to get to the other end of lockdown
• very #groundhogday type day but suppose we have to churn through days like this to get to the other end of lockdown
Day 61 of #QuarantineLife
• spoke at zoom work meeting
• taught zoom workout
• arranged a zoom catch up with friends
• feeling very zoom-eyed
• spoke at zoom work meeting
• taught zoom workout
• arranged a zoom catch up with friends
• feeling very zoom-eyed
Day 62 of #QuarantineLife
• slowly starting to feel more normal after a week of health & fitness:
-no high carb snacks
-no comfort eating
Mon: yoga
Tue: yoga
Wed: full body workout
Thur: yoga
Fri: core & strength training
Sat: 90 min walk plus 20 min stretch
• slowly starting to feel more normal after a week of health & fitness:
-no high carb snacks
-no comfort eating
Mon: yoga
Tue: yoga
Wed: full body workout
Thur: yoga
Fri: core & strength training
Sat: 90 min walk plus 20 min stretch
Day 63 of #QuarantineLife
• toy clear out number 3 since quarantine began
• how do my children own this many toys & use none of them?!
• FINALLY giving away wooden building blocks after 12 YEARS
• not at all nostalgic at the clear out, but haven’t touched teddies yet.
• toy clear out number 3 since quarantine began
• how do my children own this many toys & use none of them?!
• FINALLY giving away wooden building blocks after 12 YEARS
• not at all nostalgic at the clear out, but haven’t touched teddies yet.
Day 64 of #QuarantineLife
• Have started saving used coffee granules to use as garden fertiliser
• Have also experienced a level of enjoyment of being at home all the time
• Could I be entering ‘expert level’ quarantining?
• Have started saving used coffee granules to use as garden fertiliser
• Have also experienced a level of enjoyment of being at home all the time
• Could I be entering ‘expert level’ quarantining?
Day 65 of #QuarantineLife
• Daily structured exercise having a profound effect on overall wellbeing:
- better sleep
- less vivid, disturbing dreams
- better digestion
- improved motivation
- improves fitness
• Daily structured exercise having a profound effect on overall wellbeing:
- better sleep
- less vivid, disturbing dreams
- better digestion
- improved motivation
- improves fitness
Day 66 of #QuarantineLife
• Managed to get some work done
• Managed to do some chores
• Managed to cook a meal
• Managed a bit of time in the sun
• Managing ok
• Managed to get some work done
• Managed to do some chores
• Managed to cook a meal
• Managed a bit of time in the sun
• Managing ok
Day 70 of #QuarantineLife
• Took a day trip - abiding by all social distancing rules
• Observed every single person around us also abiding by the rules & acting sensibly
• Wore jeans; felt almost normal
• Took a day trip - abiding by all social distancing rules
• Observed every single person around us also abiding by the rules & acting sensibly
• Wore jeans; felt almost normal
Day 71 of #quarantinelife
• Repotted seedlings that 10yo planted in 1st week of quarantine
• Living in lockdown is now so normal that it feels strange keeping a diary of the journey
• Apprehension about returning to ‘normal’ life whatever that might be
• Repotted seedlings that 10yo planted in 1st week of quarantine
• Living in lockdown is now so normal that it feels strange keeping a diary of the journey
• Apprehension about returning to ‘normal’ life whatever that might be
Day 72 of #QuarantineLife
• Technically day 1 of May Half Term. Got the kids to pair the socks
• Winning half term as a result
• Pruned 3rd & final camellia and was struck by how I have no idea of how to prune camellias so I hacked at some holly to make up for it
• Technically day 1 of May Half Term. Got the kids to pair the socks
• Winning half term as a result
• Pruned 3rd & final camellia and was struck by how I have no idea of how to prune camellias so I hacked at some holly to make up for it
Day 73 of #QuarantineLife
• Planted some (probably highly unfashionable) pretty flowering shrubs in the garden caring far more about the bees and nature than having a modern back yard
• Dog pooed directly between newly planted shrubs
• Planted some (probably highly unfashionable) pretty flowering shrubs in the garden caring far more about the bees and nature than having a modern back yard
• Dog pooed directly between newly planted shrubs
Day 74 of #QuarantineLife
• Spent £20 on food colouring & £2.56 on the shittest self raising flour in the universe just so 9yo can make ‘rainbow cupcakes’
• Spent 90 minutes walking around the local area just so 9yo could see his friend (from an acceptable distance)
#halfterm
• Spent £20 on food colouring & £2.56 on the shittest self raising flour in the universe just so 9yo can make ‘rainbow cupcakes’
• Spent 90 minutes walking around the local area just so 9yo could see his friend (from an acceptable distance)
#halfterm
Day 75 of #QuarantineLife
• How I treated myself before lockdown: a cheeky snack & drink from a cafe or an unnecessary piece of clothing
• How I treat myself now: give the back garden a thorough watering without giving the water meter a second thought
• How I treated myself before lockdown: a cheeky snack & drink from a cafe or an unnecessary piece of clothing
• How I treat myself now: give the back garden a thorough watering without giving the water meter a second thought
Day 76 of #QuarantineLife
• Main goal for today: sunbathing even though nobody will see my tan
• Grey roots incredibly alarming
• Baked rainbow cupcakes with 9yo (reduced sugar to less than 50% of original recipe) - cakes look pretty cool 🌈
• Main goal for today: sunbathing even though nobody will see my tan
• Grey roots incredibly alarming
• Baked rainbow cupcakes with 9yo (reduced sugar to less than 50% of original recipe) - cakes look pretty cool 🌈
Day 77 of #QuarantineLife
• Enjoyment of garden & sunshine cut short by rowdy neighbours
• Cannot believe we are entering 12th week of isolation tomorrow
• Enjoyment of garden & sunshine cut short by rowdy neighbours
• Cannot believe we are entering 12th week of isolation tomorrow
Here ends my #QuarantineLife diary. I think this is reality now and I sort of wish I had a pre-lockdown diary to look back at. Over & out.
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