Currently, there is a global emergency due to the threat that imposes COVID-19, the virus that has killed nearly 30000 and has infected nearly 600000. In order to prevent the further spread of the virus, many countries have been put on lockdown by their governments, including the United Kingdom.
This means that no one is allowed to leave their house, with only a few exceptions:
- Exercising once a day in an open area
- Emergencies
- Necessary food shopping
- Travelling from and to work if absolutely necessary
Shops have been closed, restaurants only offer deliveries and the streets are empty.
When the lockdown was first announced people began to panic once again. Supermarket shelves were left empty, as everyone was panic-buying:
In order to stop people from panic-buying and using food shopping as an excuse for people to go out, supermarkets decided to put out new policies. People are allowed to buy 1-3 units of each item, and before entering the supermarket everyone must stand in a queue, two metres away from each other, in order not to spread the virus. The supermarket shelves are now full again, and if anyone needs to buy food it will be available for them.
I spent the first couple days of the lockdown on the couch, watching Netflix and eating nonstop. I’ve always been quite an extroverted person, so sitting at home made me feel trapped. Apart from that, not going to school made me feel useless as I felt like I had nothing productive to do.
It wasn’t until a few days into the lockdown that I finally accepted that this was my new reality and that I had to adapt. I knew that if I kept being lazy and doing no activities my behaviour would take a toll on my mental health, and I wanted to avoid that. So I decided to create a routine for myself, something that allowed me to be active and productive, and therefore stop me from getting bored.
Every day I wake up at around 9:00. I eat breakfast and then I take my dog Roxy on a walk in the big park next to my house. This allows me to get some fresh air and some exercise.
When I get home, I do some school work until 12:00, which is when I do exercise with my mum who is a personal trainer. For me, the best part about the fact that we are in lockdown is that I have the time to do exercise. I used to go to the gym three to four times a week, but once I started 2 Bachillerato I had no time to do so, and on top of that I was always tired! Now I have all the time in the world to do one of the things I love most. I’ve been doing this in my garden lately as lately the weather has been extremely hot and sunny! When it’s sunny I also sunbathe and play with my dog, who loves to run around in the grass 🙂
I then take a shower and have lunch. After lunch, my family and I all sit together and watch a film. Most of the time I end up having a nap from how tired I am! Usually after my nap I have to do more school work.
At around 21:00 I have dinner while I watch some Youtube videos, and sometimes I do more homework, while other times I call my friend on the app Houseparty. This app allows groups of up to 8 people to join a call at once, and it lets me socialise even though I’m stuck at home!
I usually stay up quite late talking to my friends, and I go to sleep after that.
During the quarantine, I have seen a lot of challenges going around in social media. Many of the challenges involved toilet rolls, as they were the item that everyone kept panic-buying! I attempted to do one of the challenges, where the objective was to touch the toilet roll 10 times, however, I failed miserably. Hopefully I will be able to complete one of the future challenges!
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