Win a £20 Amazon Voucher
It’s safe to say these past few months have been somewhat of a roller coaster for pretty much everyone. Back in March, when lockdown restrictions were implemented. I never for one second imagined that when Olivia went to stay with her dad for a week, she would still be living there almost full time come August. Would I have still sent her? Probably. We were both working on what we thought was best for her at the time. I doubt either of us would have done anything differently. Olivia has thrived at her dad’s and me, well I have been relishing my time alone.
OK, so at first, those weeks at the beginning of March and April were insane. Working for an independent greengrocer we had our hands full. It was 10-12 hour days 6 days a week. I would come home, shower, eat, clean the house where I had touched things, and go to bed ready to do it again. I was making sure I got at least 8 hours of sleep, and my evening meal at least contained salad or vegetables.
Things did not stay this good for long and once I got wind of takeaways opening, I was there. A lot!
My Life At Home in a Lockdown.
Since then, I have been keeping myself busy and getting some things done around the home. I mean, who hasn’t! Most of us have made at least some small changes to our home during this time. I finally got the new carpets and flooring I have been after for my hall, stairs, landing, and bathroom. Over two months later, I am still thrilled with it!
Olivia’s room has had the most stunning takeover. It isn’t fully finished yet but the difference a change in colour scheme has made is crazy!
I have all my new wallpaper for my bedroom along with the most stunning 3D effect white daisy wallpaper for the living room. I have redecorated the hall and stairs in the same white paint with silver glitter. Olivia too will be having white walls with rose gold glitter and I will probably go for white walls too.
The kitchen has had new accessories as I swapped my tired purple, black, and white scheme to a black, white, and chrome colour scheme. It’s amazing what you can get done when you have nothing else to do, isn’t it! There are plans to add a white distressed brick wallpaper to the diner part of my kitchen.
However, the biggest change however is reserved for the garden. It has taken over three months but honestly, it is the best thing I have ever done.
Before.
After.
Blogging in a Lockdown.
I haven’t had much time to really sit down and write. I have had paid work which I have published on the blog. But I am still missing that desire and urge to write fiction. I’m acutely aware that my last fiction series has been left hanging. It desperately needs finishing off.
Hopefully, that will come back to me soon. Although, I did have a lot of fun putting together some lockdown hampers for my family thanks to a campaign with Swizzels.
For now, I am focussing on getting some posts on Fibromyalgia written and published and just waiting for the fiction bug to bite me once more to get back into the writing habit.
The thing is, for me, this blog isn’t about sharing every minute detail of my life. My personal life is my personal life and sometimes I don’t want to go into everything. My blog is an extension of me. In real life, you wouldn’t find me sharing everything or telling everyone about my life so to do so on here wouldn’t really be me and it would basically be me sharing for views and clicks. That isn’t what I am about at all.
The £20 Amazon Giveaway with One Frazzled Mum
I know I have been very fortunate during the lockdown. Other people haven’t had things as easy as I have. With this in mind, I would like to pass this on to my followers with a small competition to win a £20 Amazon voucher. Use it to treat yourself, your family, or put it away for a birthday or Christmas present.
All you need to is to show my blog some love and follow the entry options on the Gleam widget. Sharing is the theme of this giveaway so make sure you share this with someone else who would like to win too!
Terms and Conditions
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- The prize is for 1x £20 Amazon voucher for one winner only.
- UK Entrants Only
- Over 18 years of age
- Must enter all Gleam options carefully.
- Multiple entries from the same IP address will be deleted
- Competition ends on 31st August 2020
- Competition is run by One Frazzled Mum
- Winner will be contacted within 7 days of the competition ending
- Winner consents to detail being shared with One Frazzled Mum
- Winner has 28 days to respond to contact from me before a new winner is chosen
- Voucher will be sent via email.
- Prize is non-transferable
- Cash alternative is not available
Comments
It would be nice to see the prize winner’s name, on what was the gleam.
l realised l worry too much about small things that really dont matter
Spent an hour or two every day walking and talking with hubby on the quiet lanes and farm tracks around our lovely village
I’ve had more time to look after my skin, so it’s looking much healthier.
I spent ages working in my garden and got it looking lovely.
I normally don’t hear from my son from one week to the next but we spoke on the phone every day and have kept in much closer contact since
I’ve been learning to take care of myself better x
Great giveaway thanks
I worked hard on my anxiety and overcame night terrors and panic attacks.
had plenty of time to learn how to calm down and de- stress
Got to spend lots of time with hubby
got to spend quailty time with my daughter xx
I got to spend lots of time with my partner and pets and lots of time out walking in nature which was very relaxing
I saved money from not commuting and also my job is safe as some people have been made redudant at my company.
Got to spend quality time with my children and my youngest learnt to write her own name!
good quality time with the whole family – even the teenagers had some family bonding time playing board games etc.
Enjoyed watching the wildlife and my other half made me a bug hotel and a ladybird house x
My daughter taught us to make Korean and Japanese Food delicious & great fun
Last year we had an emergency placement of a foster child, aged 7 who had had a horrific life. Just before lock down we decided that he could stay with us forever. Lockdown has been challenging as he has ADHD on top of all his trauma, and needs to be occupied all the time…BUT what great bonding time it has been! He started lockdown calling me Amanda and now he calls me Mum….what more can I say
I learnt to chill out more,
We managed to save some money
Practising for sports test and 11+ with my son to prepare him which went well
its gave me chance to renovate our new house
i managed to lose weight and am nearly at goal weight
My family and I got to spend more time together and do things as a family, we all loved cooking together and have started cooking healthier meals.
My late husband got ill in 2016 and my interests and hobbies mainly went by the wayside.
Since he passed in 2018 I have had no inclination to take them up again. I have though been kept busy and have a fullfiling active life.
Life has slowed down in some ways and not in others in lockdown. I decided it was time to take those interests back up again.
I have now returned to my Greek studies snd doing Zumba at home.
Lockdown as also enabled me to reflect on life and my husband passing. Its given me the opportunity to explore new projects and I have completed some online courses
I’ve started walking more, had to make room for all the cakes I’ve been eating
I enhanced my relationships with my grown daughters !
saved lots of money
I managed to perfect my scone making skills. They were always so flat and dry. Now they are light and lovely. Although the downside is I am now the not so proud owner of a podgy tummy
I got to have my son living with me, it was brilliant to have him back home
Having to go to work meant I saw people as I was a total Billy No Mates the rest of the time.
My daughter graduated from uni and got a first
I realised that I was a terrible teacher. But my baking skills have improved
I survived severe Covid-19!
Learning so many new skills through shielding – hairdressing – still a novice
We’ve transformed our garden-it looks magnificent
We really enjoyed going on lovely walks as a family, and made some lovely memories and saved lots of money! Xx
Spending some much needed quality time with the family, as well as improving my general knowledge trivia no end!
I’m going to be honest, I came here for the comp but unlike many blogs I come across as a comper, I can identify with this one and like it and not just because you are a fellow fibromite. You have a genuine follower in me.
We learnt a lot of new recipes in lockdown and cooked a lot more healthier meals from scratch.
I have had lots of fun adventures with the family
I have had more time to spend with my family and I have a new baby granddaughter.
I got round to sewing up my long outstanding knitted items for charity. Yay!!
the garden is looking good
I baked with my mother, it was lovely to spend time with her.
I’ve lost over a stone, and I’ve also set up my own Etsy shop
Well i have to say the garden is looking the best its ever looked and i have had a good sort out through the house
I didn’t have to commute to work which meant I could stay in bed longer 🙂
I took more exercise put put on weight – grrr!
Fabulous prize!
Taught my daughter to ride her bike
During lockdown, I have learned to be a bit more frugal with my food and shopping. I’ve not wasted a crumb! I’ve made my own pastry, made cakes such as pineapple upside down, Cinnemon swirls and chocolate concrete. If I’ve not needed a crust from a load of bread, I freeze it to make bread crumbs. I’m quite proud of myself.
I celebrated my wedding anniversary
I grew 13 beautiful sunflowers
I caught up with every DIY chore possible and then created some more!
nothing as yet still waiting
I have taken up birdwatching and photography during lockdown, plus we finished unpacking after our house move.
I got pregnant and bought a new house!
I mastered asian cooking and decorated my bedroom that I have put off for months x
Been sorting out the garden quadrupoled the size of the veg patch
During lockdown I won a £100 restaurant voucher plus a £50 rail voucher and a £50 theatre voucher. So we have something to look forward to when things finally get back to normal – my husband has been in the shielded group and is still relucant to go out other than for brief exercise walks :o)
We welcoming a new great granddaughter to the family
We welcomed a new ragdoll kitten to our family!