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Day 9 Wednesday 1st April 2020

My son's Playstation broke last week. You could be forgiven for thinking he had lost a limb with the way he reacted. Unable to cope with a miserable 18 year old for the next 6 months, I dipped into the rainy day fund and bought him a new one. It arrived today and he is now quite happy to be quarantined in his room for the next few months (only resurfacing for food). Poppy asked to do some work this morning so home learning commenced again, having fallen off the bandwagon for a while now. I was then treated to a fashion show in the garden, where I was forced to appalled and whoop as she strutted her way down the path in a variety of princess dressing-up costumes. Her finale was Wonder Woman and she has remained in it all day. I'm not opposed to it though as the washing basket seems to be forever full at the moment. We are at home all day, how are we managing to get through so many outfits?! Spent half an hour on the trampoline with Poppy...still aching from it now.
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Day 8 Tuesday 31st March 2020

It's now been over a week. Poppy returned home from her dad's house (dressed as a mermaid) with bags of toys (because she obviously doesn't have enough here) and a Wendy house-castle thing, because there isn't enough shit in the dining room already. She has also now claimed the space under the stairs in the downstairs hallway and it resembles a crèche for dolls-a highchair, bouncer, pushchair, pram and car seat for her (many) babies. She, and her toys, are slowly taking over the house. (Contemplate if now is a good time to make-over the shed and turn it into a playhouse for her and her ever growing collection of baby paraphernalia. *Must tell her dad to stop sending her home with more things*) Cohabiting has sadly come to an end as the boyfriend needs to go be with his family and the reality of the virus has become very close to home. In order to keep the children safe, we won't be seeing each other for a while now.

Day 7 Monday 30th March 2020

Work day AKA the first day I have put make up on in over a week and worn actual clothes rather than pyjamas. Home by 4pm (a complete novelty for a Monday) and normality, as I now know it, is restored with PJs promptly put back on. Covid Cohabiting is going well. Not wanting to sound smug but I have found a good one. Nightly foot rubs whilst I fall asleep on the sofa, help with keeping Poppy entertained and he is very good at making sure my wine glass/tea cup/coffee mug is well topped up. Hopefully seeing me today with some make up on and my hair brushed will remind him that I can look presentable and he hasn't coupled up with a Yeti.

Day 5 Saturday 28th March 2020

Beginning to lose all track of time and it's feeling like that time between Christmas and New Years, except there is less chocolate and no one can come round for left overs. I haven't felt great today and obviously spent a lot of the day Googling my symptoms (mainly just feeling tired, most probably down to my party antics on Whats App last night). Poppy goes to her dad's this afternoon. I am concerned about her moving between households but he isn't at work and won't be coming into contact with anyone, so for as long as we are both healthy then it shouldn't cause any disruption to her routine. 6pm The first time night in over a week that I haven't had to do the bedtime routine and I am making the most of it by putting on a podcast and going to bed myself. Crazy Saturday night!

Day 4 Friday 27th March 2020

Home schooling has pretty much gone out the window. The dishwasher has been used more in the last few days that it has in the last year.  Poppy decided to play 'Teachers' with her dolls so I'm chalking that up as her quota of learning for the day.  The boyfriend really is a keeper, keeping Poppy entertained this evening whilst I had a drink/video call with my besties, realising it has been ages since I actually saw them. (And that drinking wine whilst on the phone is a dangerous game!)

Day 3 Thursday 26th March 2020

Woke up again at 5:30am just for the luxury of having an uninterrupted hour before another day of lockdown and trying to keep Poppy busy. The novelty of doing school work first thing in the morning has already worn off and by 10am there still isn't a phonic card in sight. Yesterday I was still finding Aquabeads on the floor and today Poppy is adding to them with beads from her bracelet set. I have very quickly acclimatised to the fact that the house is going to be a mess most days but as long as she is happy and busy, that's all I care about. Whilst she's busy doing that, I also have to accept the fate that my acrylics need to come off. Except I have no nail varnish remover so it's going to be more of a butchering of my nails and the likelihood that small bits of acrylic will remain until they grow out. Whilst I napped yesterday, Poppy took full advantage of the boyfriend's more lenient rules and took out boxes of toys from a cupboard in her room that has