Hello to whoever might be reading this, I haven't decided whether I'm actually going to share this blog with anyone yet or if it's just going to be my own record of this lockdown/isolation/quarantine thingy we're currently experiencing. So if you've found this by accident or if at some point I decided to share it, Hello. For reference we currently have a 3.5 year old and an 11 month old, neither of whom are used to staying at home, we've always gone out and done stuff pretty much every day.
This (24 March) is day 3 for us of self-isolation due to T having some symptoms (is it the real thing? who can tell at this point). So far the rest of us are symptom-free but we're staying in just in case. Last night Boris Johnson announced a national lockdown so I guess this is kind of day 1 for everyone else but I'm going to stick calling it day 3.
This first post is going to be a quick run down of what we did the first 2 days and then I'll document today properly later.
So, Day 1:
The first day was all a bit of an experiment. We'd already decided (and done a few days of whilst in social distancing mode) to do a kind of family morning prayer each day, we've basically just ripped off the church toddler group's format because we know it works. So we start with a Christian kids song, then we read a story (currently 1 page of M's action kids Bible per day), then we each say a prayer around a candle, and then we usually finish with the Grace (because what 3 year old doesn't love the Grace?!)
Day 1 was actually remarkably nice, I was braced for a really rubbish day, cos yno, the staying home all day thing. But it turned out really well. We coloured in some masks, spent a lot of time in the garden and did lots of painting, including a rainbow to put in our front window for the other children to spot on their walks, although apparently I have no pictures of that so you'll just have to take my word for it.
The churches together had called for everyone to put a candle in their window to pray for everyone affected by the virus so we finished the day with some prayers and lighting (another) candle. Apparently global pandemics turn us into candle-lovers, Who knew.
Day 2:
Day 2 went slightly less well. It started out bad because C decided to wake up about a million times overnight so I was tired and kind of cranky before we even began. Which always bodes well. It was the kind of morning I'd have been really grateful for nursery. But nope. As it turns out she cut tooth number 6 that day so that at least excuses her a bit.
By this point we had decided that time in the garden in the morning was mandatory. Thankfully the Spring finally seems to have arrived and it's been beautiful and not that cold outside so far. So we spent some time in the garden (the washing has been outside every day this week and I'm loving it), and we watched our first virtual toddler group. This one was prerecorded and basically just one adult singing to us, neither girl was hugely impressed but I think as time goes on and that gets more normal they might warm up to it. Then we spent some time playing board games and then I attempted (failed) to get C to nap. During which time T's new tv he'd ordered (other people panic buy toilet roll, I personally panic bought craft supplies, T bought a tv. I don't know either). Anyway, point being there was now a really big box sitting in our hallway so I cut it open and M used it as a giant colouring book for a while, whilst C and I both took a much needed nap.
That was honestly it for day 2. We didn't do much at all. Which is both because and why it wasn't such a good day.
However day 2 did bring our first external care package for which I will be forever grateful. We realised, to our horror, that 2 days into a 14 day lockdown we were running out of both bread and milk and I put out a plea to my local mummy friends and both were delivered to our doorstep by about 9am. I think if this process is going to teach us anything it's how important those communities are. I'm an extrovert, I really miss talking to people. But it's also just so important to look after each other. I really hope we get to repay the favour later (not that I'm wishing the virus on anybody obviously).
Thus endeth my thoughts on days 1 and 2.
This (24 March) is day 3 for us of self-isolation due to T having some symptoms (is it the real thing? who can tell at this point). So far the rest of us are symptom-free but we're staying in just in case. Last night Boris Johnson announced a national lockdown so I guess this is kind of day 1 for everyone else but I'm going to stick calling it day 3.
This first post is going to be a quick run down of what we did the first 2 days and then I'll document today properly later.
So, Day 1:
The first day was all a bit of an experiment. We'd already decided (and done a few days of whilst in social distancing mode) to do a kind of family morning prayer each day, we've basically just ripped off the church toddler group's format because we know it works. So we start with a Christian kids song, then we read a story (currently 1 page of M's action kids Bible per day), then we each say a prayer around a candle, and then we usually finish with the Grace (because what 3 year old doesn't love the Grace?!)
The churches together had called for everyone to put a candle in their window to pray for everyone affected by the virus so we finished the day with some prayers and lighting (another) candle. Apparently global pandemics turn us into candle-lovers, Who knew.
Day 2 went slightly less well. It started out bad because C decided to wake up about a million times overnight so I was tired and kind of cranky before we even began. Which always bodes well. It was the kind of morning I'd have been really grateful for nursery. But nope. As it turns out she cut tooth number 6 that day so that at least excuses her a bit.
By this point we had decided that time in the garden in the morning was mandatory. Thankfully the Spring finally seems to have arrived and it's been beautiful and not that cold outside so far. So we spent some time in the garden (the washing has been outside every day this week and I'm loving it), and we watched our first virtual toddler group. This one was prerecorded and basically just one adult singing to us, neither girl was hugely impressed but I think as time goes on and that gets more normal they might warm up to it. Then we spent some time playing board games and then I attempted (failed) to get C to nap. During which time T's new tv he'd ordered (other people panic buy toilet roll, I personally panic bought craft supplies, T bought a tv. I don't know either). Anyway, point being there was now a really big box sitting in our hallway so I cut it open and M used it as a giant colouring book for a while, whilst C and I both took a much needed nap.
However day 2 did bring our first external care package for which I will be forever grateful. We realised, to our horror, that 2 days into a 14 day lockdown we were running out of both bread and milk and I put out a plea to my local mummy friends and both were delivered to our doorstep by about 9am. I think if this process is going to teach us anything it's how important those communities are. I'm an extrovert, I really miss talking to people. But it's also just so important to look after each other. I really hope we get to repay the favour later (not that I'm wishing the virus on anybody obviously).
Thus endeth my thoughts on days 1 and 2.
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