Living in lockdown

It's coming up for two weeks now since Boris told us to lockdown and it seems I'm in a different world, but one of the lucky ones.  There are four of us at home with one away.  Three of us are working from home and we're lucky to have the space, although our broadband is under strain and it drops at the worst possible times but I'm sure we are all facing that challenge.  I was never one for going to the pub but as soon as you can't do something, oh how I'd like to walk in and order a pint!
Social media has been a distraction and with some good humour which has made me chuckle.  I can see some people depending on it and other apps like Zoom which until two weeks ago I hadn't heard of.  Yesterday I had my first post run coffee meet up through zoom (I actually ran after it) and it was great fun catching up with my pals that I'd normally be running with on a Saturday morning.  Who'd have thought a month ago we'd be doing this and who knows what I'll be writing about in 10 days - two weeks when we reach the peak of the virus?  Rumours are they might ban daily exercise due to idiots not listening to the government guidance on social distancing - as always it's the selfish idiots that spoil it for everyone else and if they do fall ill it will be the NHS who will put their lives on the line to save them. Rant over.
It's been a steady training week and the highlight was going out on my bike - yes I took the stabelisers off!  It must be 2 years since I've been out on my bike and the roads were almost empty.  What a joy but I was quickly reminded you only need a couple of cars on the road to have near misses!  I'd forgotten the feeling of climbing a big hill and running out of gears and having to grit my teeth and get on with it.  It gave my feet a rest and did them the world of good.
Some good steady running to and I'm getting used to the walkers scattering with a look of fear on their face as they think I've got the plague.  Honestly I normally sound like that when I run, I'm not ill.
The lack of cars is strange.  Still queuing for 20 minutes to get into Sainsburys is now normal although I try and go to the small shops such as the butcher, baker and fishmonger.  A much more pleasant experience.  As our kids are away from home it's really nice to have 2 of them home and sharing making dinner, eating it together and clearing up has been an unexpected bonus - especially with the dishwasher out of commission!
We can't sell our house at the moment and the new house we're building is "moth balled" until the lockdown is over so we can only imagine how long it will be before we are living there.  By that time hopefully we will be over the worst of Covid-19 and life will probably be different following the experience we've being through, but that might be a good thing.
Please stay safe, this is only for a limited period of time.  Make the most of this time especially if you've been furloughed.  Take up guitar or learn a language.  It's unlikely you'll get this chance again.  There are plenty of online yoga classes or exercise classed to help work of the excess wine you've been drinking.  I think getting my bottle bin to the top of the drive might be classed as a weights session - think my neighbour must be using it as well!!!  Till next week for some more ramblings, and by then I may really be rambling, take care.