I don't think the rules in BC were too harsh. I certainly will not look back at 2020/2021 in ten years from now and think that my quality of life suffered because I had to wear a mask and could not travel for 18 months.

This was a temporary 'blip' where we all Netflix'd and chilled, certainly nothing in comparison to the events that took place between 1939 - 1945.

Yes, we have been following the rules since mid march last year. The supermarket is our most frequently visited location. We have missed not seeing friends in person, quite a few of them are in the US. On the plus side, I have spoken more frequently to my parents than in years past. We've had zoom calls and it is great to see as well as hear them
We did have a trip to Jamaica planned for last April, but it was cancelled form their end, so that was annoying, but understandable. When the official conditions allowed we did pop back to the local pub, which did fell a little odd, but was great. There are been fairly frequent walks around the neighbourhood, mainly to get fresh air. No, we don't wear masks when out walking, there would be a max of three of us, and we keep more than distanced from others, of which there tend not to be many.

I do, slightly, miss the commute to and from work, but only very slightly. I did work from home a few days a week before the unpleasantness, and so switching to full-time remote work wasn't too bad. Sure, there are days when it'd be nice to pop to the pub for lunch with co-workers. It is also interesting having others also working / schooling from home.

To be honest, I'm more concerned about my son. I feel he has lost a heck of a lot of learning when doing remote schooling. He really does need in-person learning, and I feel really bad for him. He did manage to have a very small, and outside only birthday party, which was great. We did have some things planed for the moved spring break, but alas they all got cancelled. We suspect he's not going back to in-person learning until september. We have no idea what the heck is going to happen over the summer vacation. Will there be camps? if there are will you be able to get a spot? If not, what the heck do you do with a kid if they cannot really go anywhere? It's seriously tough on kids.

We have it pretty easy living in a village. Easy access to trails when the river, we have a lovely back yard so we get plenty of exercise and talk to others out walking. I thought I'd spend my time reading and painting but I've hardly done either, I've no idea why but time passes. I miss seeing my friends, I'm sad that I haven't seen my mum in England for 18months and wonder if I'll ever see her again as she's 92. Especially sad tgat my husband is still waiting for a cardiac procedure that keeps being postponed because of COVID.
We follow the rules but when I see people hosting their family from the GTA and other high risk places it makes me spit tacks.

My sisters daughter struggled in school while in distance learning mode, her grades went down 1-2 levels, they went back in class a couple months ago, and her grades went back up, so yeah some people simply wont learn at the same level doing it distance at home.

I tried distance learning as an adult, I quickly found I need the structure of a classroom and routine of leaving home and going to campus, distance just doesn't work for everyone.

It’s been difficult, we are in the process of moving. Back and forth between Vancouver to Surrey each weekend. The full move happens in under 2 weeks.

We have trades in installing new carpet, painting, doing drywalling etc.

Sanitizer is everywhere in the townhome not just because of covid but because of the dust and dirt with the renovations.

I’m also trying to get things for the house ready for when little one comes along so it’s trips to Home Depot, Ikea etc.

The plan is the house is mostly finished start of June and then I can relax for a bit. When the baby comes, I’ll be spending most of my days at home.

The otherside of this has been the apartment building - I’m clawing at the walls waiting to finally get out and leave downtown. As someone mentioned above, not everyone is social distancing in the elevator or wherein gong masks in common areas. I also think next door has been having some highly suspicious parties!

Yes, have done. Britain seems ready for a big re-open later this month (indoor pubs, dining, etc) which will somehow make things more difficult (having to decide whether to go or not go). I wonder if society will become divided into the "get on with it crowd" and the "don't want to risk it crowd". As a perfectionist, I'd unfortunately fall into the latter.