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Word of the Week 22 – Not Going Out

May 29, 2020 by Anne Sweet Leave a Comment

Hello and welcome to the home of Word of the Week. A nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. The idea of the linky is to reflect back on your past week and share it with us. It’s great if you can sum it up in a word or phrase, hence giving us your Word of the Week. My phrase this week is ‘not going out’ and you can read more about that below.

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MY WORD OF THE WEEK – Not Going Out

not going out, image shows a woman from the back walking in the countryside

Last week I was feeling stressed because of not being able to leave the house, the kids having issues with getting on with their school work and the worry of Star going back to school next week.

Well, the last one was settled for me because the school phoned to say they couldn’t accept Star back. It’s half term so no work for the kids this week which has made us feel much more relaxed. But I still haven’t been out.

Have you ever watched Not Going Out? I’m not a huge fan of sitcoms but Not Going Out has always managed to draw me in, I think I must have a secret (even to me) crush on Lee Mack or something. It started in 2006, and although it was cancelled in 2009 it made a comeback in 2011 and is still going strong. My favourite episode has always been the Escape Room, but the Halloween special last year was so good too. It’s totally daft, but it’s just what life feels like right now.

As for not going out, I don’t think I will be going anywhere anytime soon. I can’t believe what a mess this country has become. With no clear rules, everyone has made up their own. Life is returning to normal for so many, but for us few with medical complications, life will be staying very much the same for a while. I’m staying home.

If I though that for one minute that I could trust the British public to carry out the suggested/requested idea of track and tracing contacts if COVID19 touches their lives, then maybe there would be a chance of defeating this. But, honestly, I have no faith. If those who make the rules can break them then others will too. But to be fair, it’s not as if a lot of people have not been breaking the rules all along anyway.

I can’t blame people being wary of the app. the technology that can track the virus. I can’t blame people worrying about their privacy and who’s hands their personal information can end up in. I can’t blame people wanting to go out and earn a living, meet up with their friends and family and get on with life. But, COVID is still out there, it’s still a threat. And I don’t want it touching me or my family. So. I’m not going out.

Now, it’s over to you. What word or phrase sums up your week this week?

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Word of the Week – Stress

May 22, 2020 by Anne Sweet 11 Comments

Hello and welcome to the home of Word of the Week. A nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. The idea of the linky is to reflect back on your past week and share it with us. It’s great if you can sum it up in a word or phrase, hence giving us your Word of the Week. My word this week is stress and you can read more about that below.

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MY WORD OF THE WEEK – Stress

a white piece of paper with the word stress written on it in red pencil.

How’s your week been? Did you know it was mental health awareness week this week? I used to keep track of awareness weeks and promote them when I could. At the moment it’s hard enough keeping track of what day of the week it is.

Our household is not your typical household. We have four adults and three children living here. That’s seven people! But, if I’m honest, this lock down seems to be working out okay. Different sleeping patterns mean that we are not all under each others feet all the time. The younger kids get to do what they want when the older kids are not around and vice versa. At first I stressed that it wasn’t healthy, but it’s working so I’m not thinking of it as broken and I don’t want to fix it anymore. Basically, the last couple of weeks have been quite peaceful.

So why the stress?

I guess I’m feeling bored and just want to escape this house. But I can’t. Not only am I most at risk, I can’t go alone and no-one else seems willing to help me. I found somewhere nearby we could go which could be fairly quiet, but no-one else seems to want to do anything other than sit on their screens, or play their games, or get off their backsides. Yes, my family have turned into lazy slobs! The Little Man is the only one who gets any exercise in the garden and that’s not for very long. It’s not much fun playing on your own.

I’m also feeling the stress of school. The kids have done pretty well keeping up with their work. We’ve had a mixture of good and bad days/weeks which is to be expected. But, I feel the stress of making sure they are doing some work at least. Star is year 10 and can go back to school in June. But, although she wants to, the risk is high with vulnerable people at home. Also, she wants to go back on her terms, she wants to know exactly what hours she will be doing and where she will be taught. And none of that information is not forthcoming despite my asking. I guess the school don’t know themselves. But Star can’t cope with not knowing and we have just one day to decide if she is going in or not.

Maybe next week will be less stressful being half term?

Now it’s your turn, what word or phrase sums up your week this week?

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Word of the Week 19 – Playing Games

May 8, 2020 by Anne Sweet 9 Comments

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My Word of the Week – Playing Games

It’s been a bit of a weird week this week. Does anyone else think time is flying by in lock down, or is it going slow for you? It was a bit of shock to think that we have been stuck at home longer than the entire school Summer holiday already.

This week I decided to treat my kids to some time playing games. The Little Man had a game, Scrap Mechanic, on his laptop and the girls had, My Hero, Justice Two (or something like that) on the Switch. I also decided to revisit a game myself and I’ve been playing The Sims. The eldest two have been playing some prison escape game and Graham has been playing Uncharted Four.

They are all very different games so it’s been a whole week of computer gaming and maybe that’s why it’s gone so fast. Time flies when you are gaming that’s for sure.

Of course we have still been home educating too, but we get an extra day off today, Yay! The Little Man is still working the hardest, but that’s probably because he has to do all his work under my supervision. I’m trusting the girls to work independently.

Other than that we’ve had a couple of nice days and managed to get in the garden for a little while. We picked some dandelions from the garden last weekend and made some cookies with the petals. They were delicious but the kids were not keen to try them because they had flowers in them. I tried to explain that sugar and flour comes from plants too, but they still only had a nibble. I have strange kids!

That’s all from me this week, let me know what word or phrase sums up your word this week?

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Word of the Week 17 – Sunshine and Rainbows

April 24, 2020 by Anne Sweet 11 Comments

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MY WORD OF THE WEEK – Sunshine and Rainbows

Here’s the rainbow, you may have already seen it on my Sunday Photo, but I’m thinking of making another today.

crochet rainbow. sunshine and rainbows — My rainbow

Hasn’t the weather been lovely, quite typical when we are in a lockdown that the sun should shine. I’m not complaining though, at least we have a garden. I sat out in the garden on Wednesday for an hour doing my crochet and listening to my e-book while soaking up the sunshine. It was so warm.

I’m writing this on Thursday and we are currently preparing to have a BBQ for dinner seeing as it’s such a lovely day. We’ll be eating al fresco. I ordered some stuff in the shopping delivery and we ended up with a few substitutions…. most things were substituted for burgers and sausages, we now have 60 sausages and 48 beef burgers…I know we are a big family but that’s a bit much. We also have some chicken drumsticks, salad and corn on the cob.

Home School

We are still plodding on with schooling at home. The kids are not over keen but I’ve found keeping to a routine has helped.

My kids are not the type to be wanting to be playing out in the sunshine, and it’s hard work to get them out there. I hear the neighbours kids outside all the time, but my three would rather spend their ‘non-screen’ time with their noses stuck in a book. (Apart from the little man.)

We’ve been playing some games and I spent some time playing Mancala with Boo the other day. I haven’t played for a while but it’s one of those simple games that are fun and easy. I’ve had my set over 16 years now!

We also love our Gamely Games, like The Pretender and Jibbergiggle. If you go to the Gamely Games Facebook page you can nominate someone with a lockdown birthday to receive a free game! They also went around their neighbourhood delivering free games to people who had a rainbow in their window. How lovely is that!

Sometimes, it’s okay to forget about lessons and play games instead isn’t it? Especially if it makes you smile. Sunshine and rainbows are what have made me smile this week.

Star decided she wanted to make a fruit salad. She did well, just look at this rainbow of deliciousness.

Now it’s over to you, what word or phrase sums up your week?

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Word of the Week 16 -Sad

April 17, 2020 by Anne Sweet 6 Comments

Hello and welcome to the home of Word of the Week. A nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. The idea of the linky is to reflect back on your past week and share it with us. It’s great if you can sum it up in a word or phrase, hence giving us your Word of the Week. My word this week is Sad and you can read more about that below.

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MY WORD OF THE WEEK – SAD

sad, photo of a a girl leaning against a wall with her head hung down in a sad position

Last week I tried to keep things bright and happy but this week has just been sad. The Easter weekend went okay, we had eggs. The Little Man had me hide them for them and the girls were not so impressed. But it didn’t matter. Everyone was happy with their chocolate stash and we even had a nice dinner and peaceful day.

Easter Monday was weird, it didn’t feel like a Monday and although I usually get my shopping delivered on Monday’s I had to wait an extra day. We had plenty to rummage from the cupboards and freezer though.

On Tuesday things started to go pear shaped, starting with me having my bank account emptied by thieves who took advantage of the bank holiday weekend and spent everything I had and more. Thankfully I sorted it out, but I still don’t know how it happened. It could be that my Paypal was hacked, or my card was cloned at a cashpoint that my husband used last week. I really don’t know and that’s what stresses me out the most.

The rest of the week has passed in a blur and my health has deteriorated a lot. I just want a break. I just want this horrible nightmare to stop right now and find out what is going on with my body. I had plans of trying to speak to my consultant knowing his clinic was on Wednesday, but then I forgot what day it was and it was only at 8pm that I realised that Wednesday was actually over! Now, I’ll have to wait until next week.

I can’t seem to concentrate on anything lately, my reading and crochet, the two things I enjoy, are just not satisfying me. I start watching something on television but I just don’t feel interested.

I guess the only thing I can do is hope that I get my mojo back soon. I just need something to smile about. This week I am Sad. I know I’m not the only one. I know others have so much more to deal with, but that doesn’t actually make me feel any better.

Now it’s over to you, what word or phrase sums up your week this week?

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