Oh no! FOMO!!

I am sitting at my computer typing this and wishing I was somewhere else! That somewhere else is a particular place, which is my bowling club playing Tuesday morning bowls. I have started going to the ladies morning on a Tuesday and in the last few weeks I have also stayed for the afternoon roll-up. We wake up this morning and it was looking like rain, but trying – unnaturally for me – to be positive, even getting my uniform on and going down to check out the club in case the rain stopped. I got to the club and there was nobody there. Just a few minutes ago an email came through from the club secretary saying the greens are closed. I only have tomorrow and Thursday to get at least one roll-up in, or I would have missed opportunities to play.

This week has been one of FOMO all over the place. FOMO – in case some of you are not familiar is ‘Fear of missing out’.

Here’s what I am missing out on this week so far…

• Monday morning I usually go to the local pool for aqua jogging and a good natter. However, it was a public holiday and although the pool opened, it didn’t open till 10am. I didn’t fancy a rowdy pool full of children. So no pool that day.
• Monday morning I have started going to play cards at the local library. The game goes for about two hours and I am enjoying it. It was not on due to the public holiday. So, missed out on cards on Monday too!
• Tuesday morning, aka today! Ladies bowls cancelled this morning and roll-up this afternoon. The next bowls is Saturday and we will be in Wellington visiting our grandsons and our son and daughter-in-law. So, no bowls on Saturday. That makes two days of bowls I am missing.
• I may be able to get to the pool on Wednesday, but Friday I will be in Wellington, so no pool on Friday. I’ve lost two days of pool.
• My husband and I would normally at least go for a drive and maybe have a nice lunch at Riverside in the city or somewhere else nice. It’s been too rainy to set foot outside the house some days.

So, I am really missing the opportunity to get out and socialise and have fun. While it is always lovely to spend time with my husband, I do need outside opportunities to do all the things above to keep me connected socially.

For this week though it’s not a case of FOMO (Fear of missing out) more a case of AMMO (Actually majorly missing out)!

Hopefully, things will get back to normal soon.