Lockdown 2020 and on

 A noisy night...Andy was wearing his mask some of the time, but when he wasn't he more than made up for the time he was! It was a rough night in my head as well. Thankfully I rarely remember dreams (unless I am under the effects of Propofol) but I do remember that last night was decidedly upsetting and uncomfortable. As a result I do not feel rested at all. My one achievement today has been to get dinner started! All I have left to do is stick dome potatoes in the oven to bake and the slow cooker is taking care of everything else! I even managed to get around to lunch today so I guess it is a major win!  Mikey is still being unbelievably loud. He needs time outside, letting off steam. Hopefully the forecast for tomorrow is correct and it will at least be dry and cold. I'm finding it impossible to remember a time when it wasn't raining. This weather is really not helping my state of mind. I can't go anywhere and why on earth would I want to go for a walk around here? Es...

 It is safe to say I am now feeling totally drained. My throat feels as though it is full of razor blades and I have no idea how long my voice is going to be around for. Having lunch was just too much so I didn't bother. At the moment I would rather just go back to bed and wake up once all this is over and finished with. The positive with this idea is me in a coma means I lose weight as I can't nibble hobnobs. Whoever invented those has so much to answer for... Mikey managed Maths this morning, but there was no way I could pressure him into doing anything else - plus he has isolated himself in his bedroom and there is no way I'm venturing into there on my own! We have had the list of 'live' lessons for next week. Getting him to attend those really does take the pressure off me (always a good thing) plus I can also fit my phone consultations next week around them. I am starting to get a little concerned about the Stone Clinic, but nothing is going to be operated on (...

Last night was a good sleep, maybe I had too much blood before! This could be a whole new field of study, does your volume of blood have an effect on the amount of sleep you get!?!? So that is now my good idea for today - as I've peaked I think I am going to curl up with my kindle and start to explore the written world of the Bridgertons! Mikey is currently in the middle of a maths lesson on Zoom. I don't feel that much attention is being paid, apparently one of his friends has the same glasses on as me! He is now gazing into the distance, nothing has been written down but I'm hopeful the extra questions will be done after the lesson has finished! He has another lesson at 2pm (a much better time so far as he is concerned) which is apparently about some notes/research that he did actually do yesterday. I feel most of his research was on Horrible Histories - but at least he did some writing! In the last lockdown he avoided that completely! Misty is not in a good mood today. S...

 Todays excitement was a trip to WHH to have my bloods done... Joy of joys, the 1st phlebotomist couldn't find a vein, but luckily the 2nd is the lady who usually managed to extract blood from me - and as usual she found a source and tapped it until all vials were filled. I had to stop off at my GP on the way to WHH as he wants the results sent to him. |Why he can't just look them up is beyond me. So I froze outside waiting whilst some weird looking bloke refused to let anyone else use the intercom!  My next challenge after the GP was to find the blood room...they have moved it and I walked straight past it at first! As all appointments now have to be booked it is nowhere near as busy as it used to be. They also have lots of staff off ill or isolating. But the new chairs are decidedly more comfortable than the old ones! As I left Mikey was finishing a maths lesson and on my return he was meant to be paying attention to his Adventure Trail. Attention  was mixed - but he ha...

 I have really had enough. My head is horrible and I am feeling totally paranoid and excluded from everything around me. Mikey is also refusing point blank to do anything and if I try to push he just shrieks at me and makes me feel even worse. I am on the verge of tears all the time and it is not fair on Andy that I can't support him. I honestly feel that everyone would be so much better off without me.

Last night was marginally better than the night before...at least I stayed in bed!! Sleep itself was still decidedly broken and when I tried to get up my legs did not appear to be in agreement and the first attempt resulted in a bit of a collapse. Hopefully no new bruises that I will have to explain away tomorrow. Mikey was also not in a sleeping mood and appears to have snuck down to collect his phone and headphones. Unfortunately the headphones only stop Mum and Dad from hearing whatever he is watching and are not able to stiffle his giggles! As a result we have only just done his maths - but he does seem to have got the hang of it so long as we can get him engaged and focussed. I have printed off some spelling 'games' and puzzles for Mikey and Dad to work on tomorrow whilst I am in hospital - at least we won't all be wasting the afternoon that way! Although I am half expecting to get a call cancelling it! Our genius is now upstairs creating quite a racket and stomping al...

 Really feeling the struggle right now. Last night Andy was really comfy and snoring away happily, even folding a pillow arounfd my head didn't block the noise so I got up at 1am. Mikey was still awake as well so came downstairs with me and spent 20 minutes of so explaining his latest City Skylines creation to me until I sent him back to bed! Rory was sat with me once Mikey disappeared and was so cold he even snuggled up! Quite an amazing happening although when I stroked him the little sod bit me! Andy did appear at one point, but not for long and he disappeared back to bed. I left him to it as at least one of us got some rest! I also started watching Bridgerton again...I really need season 2 NOW!!! I am now seeing nuances I missed on the first viewing so it is really worth a second watch! I went back to bed at 8.50 after looking out of the window and seeing a world which at first glance looked like snow, but was actually a very heavy frost! Apparently when I got into bed Andy tho...