A whole year already? Damn, it hardly feels that long at all :O The past year has been CRAAAAZY, and scary in so many ways. This time last year we had just had my granddad's funeral, and then it all started happening. I have only left my house for grocery and doctor's visits and dog walks, though I did go and visit my grandmother in Nottingham once. I've only been in a city once when I accompanied my mum for a hospital appointment. I have basically not interacted with anyone beyond my mum and brother for a whole year. It feels so weird to say that. My mum sold our car sometime in August so I haven't left my village since then. We are getting a new car tomorrow so we should be able to go on dog walks further afield. And of course we are moving in the next week or so, so that's going to be a Whole Thing.

Lockdown is being eased in the UK and things are slowly getting back to normal. 15th of April I think they said, though I personally think it is too early to ease lockdown. Lockdown WORKS and we should stay locked down. The government essentially has decided that the people who will die are acceptable losses.

They have given the vaccine to all the most vulnerable, carers of the most vulnerable, and the over 65s so far. I am waiting for my vaccine still, but it should be soon. Things are opening up and soon non-essential shops will be open. Masks are still required, but tbh I think I'll be wearing a mask for a long time yet.

It's weird that it's been a whole year.....

(sorry this post was so long it even had paragraphs lol)

@totalanimefan: We were very lucky and had power the whole time so no damages here.

And yeah I think it's been about a year now. o_o Crazy.

mind if i hop in? ^^;;

in my case with being quarantined for a whole year, i personally have struggled, especially during the later stages. if i remember correctly, i'd come down with a cold RIGHT before our first case of covid was found here (patient zero, as my sister calls me). my dad broke the news to my family that one of the elders here had gotten sick, and a two-week quarantine was issued by the governor. well... two weeks became four weeks, then a month, then the cases spiked rapidly... it was very scary! especially since my parents are susceptible to covid, since they're in their mid-fifties at this point, and they still had to work during these times. my mom was exceptionally busy since she was an essential worker, as she actually works in one of the more important departments where we live.

come august 17th, i started online classes. it was a bumpy start since this was a new mode of learning, but i settled in quick with all the new programs i'd be using to attend classes and doing work. however, because i was so used to just lounging around, i quickly started to suffer during school, specifically with turning in my work. i ended my first semester with two failing grades. i started off my second semester fine, i was turning in my work, but i then immediately fell back into the same rut i was in back then. i guess this is my fault since it's so easy to just do the work and turn it in, but i'm really not the best at that! i was raised in an environment where i never had to work as hard, since at home i had siblings who did all the heavy lifting (not anymore, they've moved on), and i was just the baby who had to be looked after. now it's just me and i'm trying to make it work before i even graduate, so...

tl;dr: i'm not the best, but i'm trying to make it better!

also: restrictions nowadays have been lifted a bit, but i'm still being cautious whenever i have to go out in public! not only that, vaccines had come in a few months ago, and our elders here are being vaccinated including my mom, and hopefully my dad! i can't wait until i can get vaccinated, but it's gonna be a while until that happens.