U is for Utilities (A-Z Challenge 2020)

In January of this year my hubby and I decided that it was time to move on to the next stage of our lives and move house.  I deliberated long and hard about whether it was a good move to take part in the A-Z Challenge this year (pun intended) given that we could be very busy, but decided on balance that having something to focus on might not be a bad idea.  Of course the decision on a theme was much easier to make – Moving House!  

Then Covid-19 put a stop to any ideas of moving so I’ve had to regroup and rethink my posts.  Which means I’m not as prepared as I’d liked to have been but here goes:

U is for Utilities

Ha, who wants to talk about utilities right now.  Well I had to talk about my gas earlier in the month when the hot water stopped getting hot - all fixed now.  And I definitly wouldn't buy a house with no gas supply - got to be able to boil a kettle if the power goes down.  Satellite or cable?  I'm easy on that front depending on the price.  That about covers that topic!

Plan B - Understanding.

I think we're all a little short on the understanding of what's going on right now.  How did we get into this mess?  When will we get out of it?  What's everyday life going to look like after we start easing out of lockdown?  How long will it take (if ever) to get back to some sort of normal?

Tough questions I know and I certainly don't have any deep, intellectual or scientific answers.

I do know that we need to be a little more understanding about one another at the moment .  

Some people are sailing through this lockdown period.  Enjoying the peace and quiet, or enjoying making lots of noise, making endless silly videos etc or just doing whatever it takes to get through.

Many I'm sure, like me, have good days and bad days or bad nights, when we wake up in the early hours and wonder when we'll see our families again.  That's the killer for me.  Facetiming the kids is great and watching all the videos of things the little ones are doing is lovely but also hard.  Blogging is a good outlet for venting your feelings or sharing some positivity when you can.

Social media and the news can be quite draining.  The news seems to be on a continuous loop with nothing changing very much apart from the death figures going up and the Government trying to tell us how well they're doing.  To be fair I don't think whoever was in power would be having an easy time of it now and yes, there may be questions asked later about how prepared we were against how prepared we should have been balanced by how prepared we could have been but hindsight is a wonderful thing.  

I certainly wouldn't want to be in one of those top jobs having to make difficult decisions and trying to work out the best way forward through this pandemic.  I'm guessing that many of the politicians, medical and science experts would rather not be either. 

Staying positive is hard work.  But constantly spouting negativity, running other people down, giving air to conspiracy theories and finding fault with everything makes it even harder.  So lets be a little understanding of one another, cut each other some slack and keep those uplifting videos, memes etc coming.  I might be withdrawing into my own little shell right now but I do appreciate those who are trying to make it easier to keep poking my head out.  Please don't snap it off.