In India we are at the 5th week of lockdown while at work its 6th/7th week of lockdown.
Well, how has life been.....
Initially I laughed of at corona disease as something funny and strange as in last 40 years of my life I
have not heard or seen anything like that . The funny and strange thing changed to fear as lot of news of deaths came from all parts of the world..... slowly another realization also came that this to here to stay much longer and has a serious impact.
In the first week of lockdown itself my younger one feel sick with severe toothache , the dentists place was closed as it was not an essential service . I called the lady doctor , and requested her to see my younger one. She accepted graciously to come and opened the clinic, and did an x-ray to show his tooth decay and prescribed some medicines .I thanked the dentist and her husband for opening the clinic at this time on my request. Undue respect for all the health workers..
Lots of plans during summer vacation especially all related to my favourite gardening had to be postponed because of lockdown. Disappointing indeed! I had plans to beautify my garden, visit couple of orchid gardens, and learn. Everything went for a toss... in summer the schools are closed, so parents do get some time to plan on their activities. This year it won't happen. While most of my plans changed, there are lot of positives which came later.
My husband helped me with dishes daily, my eleven year old son helped me with the mops, I watched my younger one count on his little fingers, so cute. Never ever I have spent so many days with them. All the while there was guilt that I don't spend enough time with them... Now it was so much time with them, outside of the working hours though..
From myside I pulled out all my craft supplies from inside, I took out time to combine few plants together and make this...………………….
I took out time to clean my closets and my children closets too. I pulled out a peepal weed on the road and started a bonsai which I have never done before. Here is the look prior and after planting.. and my younger one's toys are a priority in it :) . Waiting for it to survive and thrive, so that I could give a shape to it..
It was peak summer and me and my husband watered 50 young trees in our layout and I am proud to say we took care of them and thanks to few summer rains, they are thriving and healthy. As a family we took out and prepared 6-7 grow bags and pots and put in few vegetable seeds. They are sprouting now and its an absolute delight to watch them. I cleared another small patch and sowed more vegetable seeds....
I started making few dishes as going out is ruled out … and my kids are also enjoying a bit of baking too...
Bonus of all...
My parents stay nearby but I never spent so much time with them before. Now I go out for a walk with them daily for 30-40 minutes and they are happy to see me spend time with them. I lost 3 kgs of weight dieting in the night with soup or fruit. Believe me from last few years I have never been able to do that and feel happy about the new me. Two zoom calls with college friends and catching up with few after 18years was lot of fun. Overall it has been a good 6 weeks of my lockdown life so far.. Watching the sun set daily and the mix of all colours in the sky has been my favourite too... we rarely get this chance while at work .. The little pleasures of life...
I do miss office a bit, my lunch friends and longing to see a bright and healthy future for my kids and the entire human kind in all. My prayers and best wishes for all the health workers, together we all will overcome , until then stay home and stay safe. I have paid my maids in full even when they haven't worked in full for me... please be emphathetic towards them. Here's me signing off...
