Lockdown 2.0, Day 8

I'm obviously becoming a bit immune to the news. 317 cases overnight - I know that's a huge number, but it doesn't upset or shock me like previous record numbers have. If it stays at that level for more than a few more days though then I'll be worried (not that I'm not worried now, but I'm hoping that this is just catching those people who were infected around the time the lockdown started, and that soon we'll start to see the results of isolation. Assuming that enough people have actually been doing what they should be and staying at home when they can. There were a lot more masks worn in Yarra Glen today - the first 4 people I saw in the IGA had masks on, and I've probably only seen 4 there at all over the past several months.)

I stayed in my slump overnight - slept badly and woke with a bad headache, and just felt really low. I slept until after 8 which is really unusual for me, although is happening sometimes now if I am awake a lot during the night. I didn't do much in the morning apart from a long, hot shower which helped a little with my headache. I took Caitlin back to the nurse to have her hand checked and dressed again - there's a little bit of blistering and swelling but on the whole it looks pretty good. We did a really quick grocery shop, then came home so I could have my counselling appointment over Zoom. It was  a good session and helped me to feel calmer about a few things and gave me some ideas for how to improve some stuff that's been bothering me.

I watched Gilmore Girls with the girls and played on my phone for a while, then we went for a walk. The girls just went around the dam then headed home, I went across the creek and way down the back and chatted to a friend as I walked. It was a mild afternoon and the late afternoon sun made the clouds quite pretty. I felt a lot better by the time I got back - my mood had lifted and my headache not so overwhelming. I did a bit of work on the driveway, chatted with Tony and did some proofreading while Caitlin cooked nachos for dinner. I did the dishes then played Unocorns (a Unicorn themed version of Uno) with Amelie. I watched Liam play Get Over It for a while - he makes it looks so easy! He showed me a video of someone doing a speed run through the game - it looked amazing! It was nice to hang with Liam for a bit - he's quite nocturnal at the moment so some days we don't cross paths much. I'm feeling really tired now though quite happy so it's a nice way to end the day.

Lockdown 2.0, Day 7

I hit a bit of a slump this afternoon, even though I'd had a really good day. I was thinking we were about to hit a week of lockdown and somehow from there things got exhausting. So I've spent the last couple of hours playing games on my phone and watching Gilmore Girls with the girls, it's been fun.

This morning was pretty relaxing, I had several hours by myself and did some housework, some outside time, some creative stuff and spent some timing sorting the kids old clothes (which I've jusr realised are still all over my bed). I played Monopoly Deal with Caitlin for a while and then was doing some photography research when Caitlin burnt herself with hot oil, over about half of her hand. We ran it under hot water for 20 minutes and she was feeling pretty numb by then, and I wasn't sure if there was still oil on the skin. I took her in to the doctor at Yarra Glen - it was so weird with only 4 chairs in the waiting room and lots of social distancing signs. The nurse dressed the burns (which didn't look too bad, and we wondered if we'd overreacted, but the nurse said they might get much worse overnight and wants us to come back tomorrow) after the doctor had checked them. Caitlin ended up with one of those finger sock things on her middle finger which looks pretty funny. We did a bit of shopping in Yarra Glen once we were done, including getting supplies (and paint) for painting our kitchen cupboards which was pretty exciting.

By the time we got home Caitlin was in a lot of pain so she had painkillers and put Gilmore Girls on to lie down and rest. I went for a walk just before sunset then tried to help Amelie find some fabric for something she wants to make and then crashed.

Feeling apprehensive about the thought of further restrictions but also feeling like not a lot will change - unless I can't get Amelie's phone back from the repairer before it gets locked down - that would be pretty disastrous. Wish I hadn't thought of that...

I'm going to go now and clear the bed off, make a cup of tea and go to bed and read for a while.

Lockdown 2.0, Day 6

We all got a bit loopy this evening - don't know if we're succumbing to quarantine madness, or it was just our general Tuesday evening craziness. Lots of laughing and giggling and saying things that made no sense at all. It was nice to all be together - the girls and Tony and I watched Breaking Dawn Part 2 to finish our Twilight marathon - Liam didn't want to watch with us but did come out towards the end and got caught up in the silliness which was fun.

It was a good day overall although I am tireder than I feel like I should be. I was up early and had a couple of hours on my own, on the computer and a bit of time outside. I went over to Yarra Junction to get the milk and some eggs, then stopped in Healesville to grab bread and some meat for dinner (wiener schnitzels, which I crumbed tonight, and they were delicious). Once I was home I hung out with Caitlin, we watched some YouTube and played Monopoly Deal for a while, with help from the cat. Amelie was watching Hilda while we played, which is now my new favourite TV show. The script is so clever, and a couple of characters are hilarious in a really understated way. I love it.

In the afternoon I had a Zoom meeting for our Yarra Glen Homeschool group. There were 3 other mums on the call and it was lovely to see them and catch up with how everyone is adjusting to lockdown. Again. The girls joined me on my bed where I was talking to them, and we stayed there after the meeting and chatted about another TV show Amelie's been watching (Cat Noir?). Caitlin and I decided to watch The Politician, then the fruit box arrived so we went out to see what yummy fruit had arrived, then all got something to eat, chatted to Liam a bit, then a friend called past to pick up some eggs in a socially distancing way, then Caitlin and I took Luna for a walk as it was getting close to sunset. We saw the new lambs in the field across Houghtons Lane (although they were way over the other side of the field - Caitlin saw them closer up yesterday). Once home, we finally watched a couple of episodes of The Politician, ate our dinner, then we watched the Twilight movie.

It was a fun day and I do feel like I'm relaxing into things again, happy to take it easy and get through this feeling stable.