I've loved every minute of the lockdown, except not seeing family and friends.
When it first started, the first thing I noticed was how quiet Failsworth was. It was like I remember it was when I grew up, hardly any cars on the road. Just the sounds of birds, not cars, was amazing. The cul-de-sac I live on has always had great neighbours, but together it became almost magical and everyone pulled together.
We did a lot of walking as a family, saw lots of new walks and places right on our doorstep I've not seen before. We also noticed how much friendlier everyone was as well - people who were in their garden as you walked by would stop and talk!
Work life balance has been brilliant - my wife has been home schooling our son brilliantly and I've loved being able to work from home. I love my job, and not being in the office has made me MILES more productive and I think our company are going to embrace homeworking now. It's been great being able to start at 7 and finish at 3 when it's been sunny!
I've loved just pottering about at home, cooking new things and generally realising how much I love where I live and who I live with. That's something I knew, but the lockdown made me realise it so much more.
I totally agree with what
@willipp says. Our life will be different now. I've had a taster of what it
can be like and it's not going to be easy giving it up. I really don't want to go back to "normal" and I think there will be a lot of other people in the country thinking the same...